Working at Wellington College and Living in Tianjin, China 

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Welcome from the Master 

Welcome to Wellington College International Tianjin, and many thanks for your interest in working at the College. This information package is designed, firstly, to supplement the details to be found on the school website, and, secondly, to try to address the many questions you might have both about the College and living in Tianjin, China, as you ponder the possibility of coming to work here. I hope it encourages you to pursue your interest in joining the founding teaching staff at Wellington, and to help in making the College a success. 

Wellington College International Tianjin opened its doors for the first intake of students, aged two to seventeen, on 22^nd August 2011. The College occupies a substantial inner-city campus just to the north of the centre of Tianjin. Though the College is therefore only at the very beginning of what I know will be a long and illustrious history, our ethos and values, as outlined here on the College website, are firmly traditional in nature, being built upon our close relationship with the prestigious Wellington College in England.  

The close ties with Wellington College will be apparent from the moment you enter the College, with the uniform, the house names and the language, where, for instance, ‘prep’ is used rather than homework. However, we are very keen to take the relationship much further, with staff and student exchanges, and common INSET and professional development initiatives. Dr Anthony Seldon, the Master of Wellington College, is one of two Wellingtonians, who sit on our governing body. This will give everybody at Wellington in Tianjin the opportunity of remaining closely involved with developments in England, while working in undoubtedly the fastest growing centre of international education in the world. 

The first section of this information package will, I hope, tell you all you need to know about working at Wellington College in Tianjin. Working in a new school is never easy, but an immense amount of work has gone into building a state-of-the-art facility, in addition to resourcing all the furniture, equipment, books etc. which we have needed to start the school. We are looking for teachers who can carry the tradition and prestige of Wellington College to Tianjin through commitment, enthusiasm and the desire to work and succeed as a team. I hope this information package encourages you to apply for a teaching position at the College and, if so, I look forward to meeting you in the future and to discussing this most exciting of educational ventures.    

Yours faithfully,

David Cook