Hutchin English School of Shijiazhuang is another disreputable institution to stay away from. My manager at Hutchin School was this Chinese flake named Simon. He claimed he was fair and impartial when dealing with foreigners but I later found he was just another tool.

I had a student try to assault me in class and naturally I raised my hand to protect myself. The student then claimed I tried to choke him, which is false. I had a room full of witnesses but Simon didn't care and blamed me for the incident. He decided to side with the school because he didn't want to upset the principal and risk the contract. It came down to money. Hutchin School puts money before it's foreign staff and education. So, I decided to leave Hutchin School. The end of the term was to be my final pay-day. The should have included my salary, airfare, travel allowance and the money to change my visa. I had to change from L to a Z (working)visa before I could work at hutchin School. Total visa expense was 7000MB and Simon told me before I came to Hutchin that the school would reimburse me for all expenses. I looked at my final pay sheet and it was missing the 7000rmb they owed me. I called Simon and he said he never promised me that money, another lie.

Hutchin English School cannot be called a school in the traditional sense. They don't care about education they only care about money. Go into the classroom and sing and dance or other. They want entertainers not teachers. Simon didn't care about results he only cared about happy paying stuents.

If your thinking about working in Shijiazhuang, please read IVAN YERKINOFF'S posts on the ESL forums. He is all about the TRUTH and he is right on the money with his assessments...
Jane