Primary · China
FlyTeachers, Alliance Recruitment Agency and Educators Overseas and 6 more say they recruit primary teachers and name China as a destination.
Nine entries in our directory cover China and primary teaching, including two that are not classic agencies. Educators Overseas is a job board and school directory that claims 600+ schools in 150+ countries. Teacher Recruit is a hiring platform and app that says registration is free with no agency fees and claims roles across 100+ countries, with China among its featured roles. Among the conventional agencies, Teach East lists offices in Manchester, London, Dubai, Riyadh, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Fifteen of the 268 China schools we list show a primary phase, and 176 list the IB Primary Years Programme. They sit in Shanghai (three), Hangzhou (three), Guangzhou (two) and one each in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Fuzhou, Chengdu, Tianjin, Shenzhen and Haikou. A notice published by the Shanghai government says a unified work permit system for foreign workers has applied nationwide since 1 April 2017. Ask whichever route you use who applies for the permit and when.
Recruitment agency · London, United Kingdom
Recruiter for international school teaching roles; candidates create a free account to apply
Recruitment agency
Says it places teachers, professors and trainers in international schools, universities and training academies in 36+ countries
Job board
Job board and school directory for teaching jobs abroad (claims 600+ schools in 150+ countries in its directory)
Recruitment agency · Bridge of Weir, United Kingdom
Recruits teachers for international schools, primarily in the Middle East and also East Asia, Australasia, Europe and North Africa
Recruitment agency
Recruits teachers and school leaders for international schools; site states candidates placed in Europe, Middle East, Asia and South America/Caribbean
Recruitment agency
Describes itself as a specialist in international education recruitment with a teacher-matching service and job board
Recruitment agency · Ottawa, Canada
Places teachers in schools in the Middle East and Asia, many on British or American curricula
Recruitment platform
Teacher-hiring platform and app for international schools; says registration is free with no agency fees
Recruitment agency · York, United Kingdom
Connects teachers with international schools across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean
Guangzhou, China · COBIS
Shanghai, China · BSO, COBIS
Guangzhou, China · COBIS, IB
Haikou, China · COBIS
Hangzhou, China · COBIS, FOBISIA
Tianjin, China · COBIS
Chengdu, China · COBIS, FOBISIA, IB
Fuzhou, China · COBIS
Nanjing, China · COBIS
Our record calls it a platform. It describes itself as a teacher-hiring platform and app for international schools, and says registration is free with no agency fees.
Shanghai and Hangzhou have three each, and Guangzhou has two. Seven other cities have one listed school each.
Educators Overseas runs a job board and says its directory covers 600+ schools in 150+ countries. Worldwide Teaching also has a public jobs page. Neither is a substitute for checking the school directly.
See all agencies for China or all primary recruiters.