Job Description
Job Title: A-Level English Teacher
Start Date: August 2026
Location: Beijing, China
School Type: International Bilingual School (K-12)
Located in Beijing's Chaoyang District, this well-established bilingual school is seeking an A-Level English Teacher for an August 2026 start, offering a collaborative 1:1 Chinese-to-foreign teacher environment, a diverse student body, and a competitive compensation package.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver A-Level English Language and/or English Literature lessons
Develop lesson plans, assessments, and marking schemes aligned with exam board requirements
Track and support student progress, providing feedback and academic guidance
Prepare students for external exams and university-level academic English
Collaborate with both Chinese and international teaching staff
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or higher in English, Literature, Education, or a related field
Recognized teaching qualification (PGCE, QTS, State Teaching License, etc.)
Minimum 3-5 years of experience teaching A-Level English
Stable employment history
What We Offer
Competitive salary
Contract completion bonus
Housing allowance
Health insurance
Fully paid summer/winter holidays
Work visa sponsorship
Beijing: Where Ancient Souls Dance with Modern Dreams
Imagine standing on a thousand-year-old city wall, the sun setting behind glowing crimson palaces—then turning around to see a futuristic skyline piercing the neon-lit night. That’s Beijing. Not a museum piece. Not just another megacity. It’s a living, breathing collision of emperors and entrepreneurs, hutongs and hyperloops.
Culture That Breathes
Walk into the hutongs—those winding alleyways where time slows down. Here, old men play chess under locust trees, the aroma of zhajiangmian (noodles with fried bean sauce) drifts from courtyard kitchens, and bicycles outtalk cars. This isn’t a postcard; it’s everyday life. Around the corner, the Forbidden City still whispers tales of dragon thrones and secret concubines. At the Temple of Heaven, retirees practice tai chi with swords, their movements as fluid as the dynasties that once prayed there.
The City That Never Sleeps (But Dreams in Red)
By day, Beijing hums with ambition. Tech giants rise in Zhongguancun, art rebels bloom in 798’s factory galleries, and designers in Gulou remix silk robes into streetwear. By night, the city transforms: Wangfujing snack street sizzles with starfish-on-a-stick and candied hawthorns, while Sanlitun’s rooftop bars pour cocktails under the glow of the CCTV Tower. Want magic? Climb the Drum Tower at dusk—drums boom, and suddenly, the entire city turns the color of ancient clay.
Food That Fights and Hugs
Forget chopsticks-and-silence. Beijing food is loud, messy, and unforgettable. Peking duck? It’s a ceremony: crispy skin dipped in sugar (yes, sugar), then wrapped with scallions and sweet bean sauce in a tissue-thin pancake. Hot pot is a lava lake you tame with lamb and sesame paste. And lamb spine hotpot? You eat with your hands, gnawing every tendon like a happy wolf. For the brave: douzhi (fermented mung bean juice)—it smells like a wrestling match, but locals swear it cools you like nothing else on a summer day.
Why Beijing Stays With You
You won’t just see Beijing—you’ll feel it. The weight of history under your feet at the Great Wall. The surprise of finding a jazz bar inside a Qing-dynasty temple. The warmth of a stranger handing you er guo tou (cheap, fierce sorghum liquor) at a night market. It’s a city of contradictions that somehow makes perfect sense. Come for the duck. Stay for the stories. Leave with a piece of its endless, beating heart.
Job Tags
Full time, Contract work, Summer holiday, Local area, Visa sponsorship, Work visa, Night shift