Director of Sport

Location: THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF GUANGZHOU

Start Date: 1st August 2026

The British School of Guangzhou – a Nord Anglia Education school and the world’s leading private school’s organisation is recruiting a Director of Sport.

At Nord Anglia Education, our teachers and leaders inspire students to achieve more than they ever imagined possible. As part of our global family, you’ll deliver transformational learning and additional experiences focused on Physical Education, School Sport and Club Links; in addition to overall academic excellence, creativity, wellbeing, and international connectedness. We empower our educators to innovate, embrace change, and shape their roles in a fast-growing, dynamic environment.

The Director of Sport is expected to oversee curriculum implementation, student engagement and development through school sport (competitive and participation), and outreach to develop links with local sports clubs.  

If you have a global mindset, enjoy thinking outside the box and are prepared to go above and beyond to find solutions, then a career at Nord Anglia is for you.

The Role

We are looking for a highly qualified and experienced Director of Sport to offer leadership, inspiration and guidance to an outstanding team of PE teachers and colleagues commitment to supporting sports teams. The British School of Guangzhou has an enviable reputation as a school where children achieve excellent academic results and have a great time doing it. The successful candidate will need to be a leader who can build on this current in school practices to help us to achieve opportunities for all studest within BSG. 

You will oversee the Physical Education, School Sport and Club Links programme across the whole school. The successful candidate will be someone with excellent people skills who is able to inspire and lead our team of dedicated professionals and demonstrate the drive and commitment to achieving our promise. 

In addition, you will be a key member of the school’s Extended Leadership Team and will need to be able to work closely with Senior Leaders, (Principal, Heads of Phases and Director of Admissions and Marketing) to guide the overall strategic direction of Physical Education, School Sport and Club Links across the whole school.

The Successful Candidate will possess:

• Recognised teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE, HDipEd, or equivalent).
• Hold a current Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure for all countries lived in.
• Compliance with visa requirements for working.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils, and a willingness to undertake appropriate child protection training when required.

See full job description, here. 

The Person

Will have a Bachelor degree or above, with a minimum of 3 years leadership experience in the UK schools or a reputable British Curriculum International School. Will be an excellent communicator, who gets on well with colleagues, students, parents, technology and change.  Amongst other things, you will be dedicated to creating a love of learning amongst the students and understand the importance of enjoyment in the education process. You will need to be well organised; have a good sense of humour and an understanding of the expectations of high achieving international parents. While we are keen to attract applicants with high expectations, they will also need to have a flexible nature and an understanding that things do not always go to plan within China. If you are not able to deal with frustrations in a culturally sensitive manner this is not the post for you.

In fulfilling the requirements of the post, you will demonstrate essential professional characteristics, and in particular will:

• Actively promote a love of learning as stated in our mission;
• Meet the expectations of parents for an academically strong curriculum;
• Inspire trust and confidence in students, parents and colleagues;
• Be passionate about children and their education;
• Have experience and knowledge in Physical Education, School Sport, Club Links;
• Be driven to help a high achieving school get even better;
• Clearly understand the needs of students who are learning English as a second or third language;
• Have the ability to build team commitment with colleagues;
• Be able to engage and motivate students;
• Be an innovative and creative thinker;
• Have experience of using assessment to improve the quality of students' learning;
• Lead the strategic development of our PESSCL Strategy;
• Act as a role model in promoting our core values;
• Be willing to go above and beyond to help our School reach its full potential;
• Be willing to work collaboratively with other Extended Senior Team Leaders for the benefit of the whole-school

About Us

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading international schools organisation. Our 90+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 101,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education.  We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.

Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we’re at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.

By joining Nord Anglia Education you will become part of a committed and innovative team.  As a member of the world’s leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world.

We encourage individuals to join us with our “Create your Future” mindset – we will provide you with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance your skillset and you will be given the autonomy to grow your career. 

To Apply

On-line applications need to be directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV.

APPLICATON CLOSING DATE: 30th January 2026

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world-class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils where we embrace all race, abilities, religions, genders, and cultures.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.

We welcome applications from suitable qualified persons from all diverse backgrounds.

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.