The success of educational partnerships is measured through teachers, schools and students. Since 2019, SinoUK ITDC has supported professional growth, school improvement and UK-qualified teacher development across British international schools in China.
Four indicators of sustained UK–China educational partnership.
Working with British international schools in China.
Supported to UK Qualified Teacher Status through the University of Sunderland Assessment Only Route.
Sustained relationships with schools and university partners.
Combined teaching, mentoring and school-leadership experience.
Professional development is most effective when it is embedded within everyday school life. Through mentoring, classroom observation, coaching and assessment, SinoUK ITDC supports teachers in developing confidence, reflective practice and internationally recognised professional standards.
Photographs from CPD workshops, mentoring sessions, university partnership activity and school recognition events.
Four strands of recognised outcomes drawn from the programme's work with teachers, schools and university partners.
The SinoUK UK QTS Standards and Practice Guide sets out an internationally benchmarked pathway assessed in partnership with the University of Sunderland's School of Education.
Teachers who complete the assessment route receive UK Qualified Teacher Status — a recognised professional standard for international school teaching.
Lesson observations, evidence review and mentoring take place across multi-year engagements with British international schools in China.
Continuing Professional Development, coaching and reflective practice are delivered alongside senior leaders and subject departments.
“We believe sustainable school improvement comes through long-term partnership, evidence-informed mentoring and professional trust.”
The Centre's work is grounded in continuous collaboration with school leadership and academic partners — not one-off events, but cycles of teaching, mentoring, assessment and review carried out across successive academic years.
Whether you represent a school, university or educational organisation, we welcome conversations about long-term professional development and partnership.
Whether you lead a school, university or education authority, we welcome conversations about mentoring, CPD programmes and long-term collaboration.
