That sounds like hell. I don't think I could describe a worse ESL job even if I tried to!
Reread what you wrote Farmed out/ long hours/ deductions/5 out of 10 and then you said "go for it"
By "go for it" do you mean " run from it"?
Why on earth would you tell someone to sign up for a year of that when they could take a comfortable job teaching in a public school?
less hours/ less stress/ no changing schools/ no offcie hours/ pleanty of free time/ a proper time table

Certainly wouldn't take that job indeed, lol.

Although Huadu is quite a cool, mad, little, place that is a tad grimey (at least in Xinhua town) with great street food, the most hilarious examples of Chinese disco clubs where you may struggle to even buy your own drink due to curiosity from the wealthier locals (don't be a freeloading twat though) and good cheap massages (and apparently good cheap whores too), there's not many good options for work there unless you are starting up your own sweatshop type factory, or simply living up there because of the cheaper rent and are willing to commute. A few of the Africans are now doing this as their trade work does not really require them to report in to an office everyday.

By the way, I got the chance to go to Shiling town once, that's a mental little migrant worker town, apparently there's a few fun places there.

The only two universities that I'm aware of in Huadu are Peizheng college, a private university with an absolutely terrible reputation as shown by posts on here and the administration college, which will probably never employ a foreigner. Most other working options comes from agents and private schools that are not licensed to employ foreigners. Most foreigners that do work there, only come up from central Guangzhou do work up there part-time on days off for extra cash.

That's another negative/positive in a comical way aspect of working in Huadu, it does attract some proper weirdos and nutcases. Teachers that are placed there by agents and have stopped giving a f**k about their work and get smashed and bang random tarts every other night, people on tourist visas, people who have spent time in prison etc.

Although one or two of the foreigners actually turn out to be a good laugh, you will get inevitably get bored of some of them of the fresh out of uni types telling you how hilarious it was to get stoned the other day. You are better off spending time up there with Chinese friends who actually find good places, not just that shitty barbecue next to the river. A lot of the Chinese people in Huadu are quite sound compared to those in central GZ, but the sleazier ones might offer you most shocking of whores in the most shocking of places.

I would not really recommend actually living in Huadu (it will corrupt your mind, haha), I'd only suggest staying there for the odd weekend to see a darker and grimmer side of GZ away from all the bright lights and flashy stuff of the centre. Don't bother staying in the Crowne Plaza or Sheraton though, they are miles away from everything. Just get a 7 days/Home Inn type room in a more central place.