Opportunity

The Education Evaluation Centre of Shanghai Private Education Association is looking for a UK partner to jointly develop evaluation frameworks, standards and criteria for private education in Shanghai. Specifically, it is looking to:

• Develop evaluation frameworks, standards and evaluation criteria for the private education sector, including schools, vocational institutions, and higher education institutions.
• Recruit a UK expert to deliver a presentation on the UK’s private education evaluation system at a workshop involving representatives from Shanghai’s local education authorities and private schools and education institutions.

Benefits for the UK partner

The UK partner will have the opportunity to:

• build a long-term partnership with one of the top education evaluation centres in China, with potential for further expansion and collaboration in the future
• raise their profile and brand awareness in China
• receive financial reimbursement for their support, to be further negotiated

Areas of responsibility for the two collaborating parties

The selected UK partner will be expected to work with the Education Evaluation Center to:

• jointly develop evaluation frameworks, standards and criteria for private education

The Education Evaluation Centre will be responsible for:

• covering the costs related to the UK expert attending the workshop, including international and domestic travel, as well as accommodation and meals

About the Education Evaluation Centre of Shanghai Private Education Association

China’s private education sector has been developing rapidly over the past few years, and Shanghai now has more than 500 kindergartens, 180 primary schools, 100 middle schools, 15 polytechnic colleges, and nearly five universities in its private education sector. In order to ensure their quality, Shanghai is now enforcing inspections on private education institutions.

Shanghai Private Education Association’s Education Evaluation Center was founded in 2012 as an independent quality assurance and evaluation agency. Last year, it developed a ranking of private schools and education institutions in Shanghai, which was commissioned by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.