{"id":1073,"date":"2019-07-20T11:26:42","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T03:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2019-07-20T11:26:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T03:26:42","slug":"teaching-at-public-schools-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/1073","title":{"rendered":"Teach at Public Schools in China"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public school jobs in China for foreigners range from teaching at primary school level up to high school level. There\u2019s a significant difference between teaching at primary, middle and high school, from the level of English spoken by the students to the teaching style you\u2019ll use. Though you\u2019ll generally find yourself teaching every element of English, including reading, writing, speaking and listening.<\/p>\n

FINDING A JOB<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find work at public schools online or in person, with most first-time teachers in China applying online in advance.<\/p>\n

Just like teaching at a private language school, you\u2019ll still need to secure a \u2018Z\u2019 visa to legally get a job at a public school.<\/p>\n

WHEN TO APPLY<\/strong><\/p>\n

The public school year starts in early September, so May or June is a good time to start looking for work. It\u2019s tempting to start searching earlier, but bear in mind that lots of schools won\u2019t start looking at applications until 12 weeks before terms starts.<\/p>\n

TEACHING HOURS & CLASS SIZES<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll usually teach Monday to Friday, from about 8am until 6pm, with a long lunch break. There are usually between 30 and 50 students per class, but there can be as many as 70. Yes \u2013 you read that right, 70!<\/p>\n

As mentioned, the demand for English teachers is high in China, which can often result in large class sizes. This may sound a little overwhelming at first, but it\u2019s worth remembering that teachers are well-respected in Chinese culture, so you can expect well-behaved, attentive students.<\/p>\n

SALARY & BONUSES<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll earn between $1,150-3,050 per month, depending on your qualifications, the hours you work, and where you work in China. You may also be offered a completion bonus or performance-based bonuses. Other perks include health insurance, free accommodation and a flight allowance.<\/p>\n

VACATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll get all the Chinese national holidays off work as well as vacation time in-between terms \u2013 so you\u2019ll have plenty of time to explore China!<\/p>\n

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PROS<\/h3>\n
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  • <\/i>\u00a0Free accommodation, completion bonus and health insurance<\/li>\n
  • <\/i>\u00a0Comfortable wage and a lots of vacation days<\/li>\n
  • <\/i>\u00a0School books and a curriculum to follow<\/li>\n
  • <\/i>\u00a0A teaching assistant to help manage classes<\/li>\n
  • <\/i>\u00a0Weekends off to explore China<\/li>\n
  • <\/i>\u00a0Long breaks during the summer and winter holidays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    CONS<\/h3>\n
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    • <\/i>\u00a0Larger class sizes than at private language centres<\/li>\n
    • <\/i>\u00a0Less opportunity to play games or do activities<\/li>\n
    • <\/i>\u00a0Usually only two or three other foreign TEFL teachers working at the same place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Public school jobs in China for foreigners range from teaching at primary … ","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-in-china"],"en_md_date":"Jul. 20, 2019","thumbnailurl":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/2022013101470852.jpg","fr_down_url":"","author_avatar":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/avatars\/1.jpg","author_name":"Elite RE","author_url":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/me\/1","post_views":"1054","parent_cat":"Live in China","cat_id":2,"cat_names":"Live in China","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}