Headteacher
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Four-Forest Bilingual International School - Luzern - Primary
Switzerland
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- October 2024 or January 2025
- Apply by:
- 29 July 2024
Job overview
About the School
The FOREST-FOREST Group consist of FOUR-FOREST schools in Luzern and Zug and LMS-SCHULE in Luzern. The schools were set up as a family business in 2002 before being acquired by the Cognita Schools Group in 2023. Today up to 300 students attend our schools in Zug and Luzern. Around 60 dedicated and highly motivated staff are employed for teaching and support, in various full-time and part-time positions.
About Cognita
Cognita is a global leader in independent education. Founded in 2004, we are a growing community of 100+ schools in 16 countries - in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East - serving more than 85,000 students. Each of our schools are proudly unique, however our collective purpose is to create an environment where everyone can, ‘Thrive in a rapidly evolving world’.
About the Role
We are seeking to recruit an inspirational leader and custodian for our children, colleagues and parents as the Head of Four Forest School -Luzern within the Cognita group. The School are looking for a Head who will wholeheartedly embrace the existing ethos and possess the foresight to build upon it and to ensure continuous improvement in all areas to deliver a ‘Cognita Education’, a commitment to bilingualism, and the overall commercial success of the institution. The ideal candidate will have a good knowledge, or willingness to learn about the Lehrerplan 21 curriculum.
Please see the attached Candidate Brief for more information on the role and the type of person we are looking for.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit a completed Cognita application form and a covering letter addressed to Mr James Stenning, Executive Principal addressing the criteria outlined in this Candidate Brief and accompanying person specification. The letter should be no more than two sides of A4.
You can submit your application in English or German. A current CV can also be added but it cannot replace the completed application form. All applications should be submitted to our Recruitment Specialist Kamini Chouhan by email, kamini.chouhan@cognita.com and must be received by 5.00pm (CET) on Monday 29th July 2024.
The new Head will be expected to take up the post ideally, ASAP (October 2024 or January 2025)
Attached documents
About Four-Forest Bilingual International School - Luzern - Primary
- Four-Forest Bilingual International School - Luzern - Primary
- Maihofstrasse 95a, Luzern
- 6006
- Switzerland
The FOREST-FOREST Group consist of FOUR-FOREST schools in Luzern and Zug and LMS-SCHULE in Luzern. The schools were set up as a family business in 2002 before being acquired by the Cognita Schools Group in 2023. Today up to 300 students attend our schools in Zug and Luzern. Around 60 dedicated and highly motivated staff are employed for teaching and support, in various full-time and part-time positions.
Our ethos is built on the foundation of mutual respect, fostering a calm and friendly learning environment that nurtures a joy of learning and promotes the independence of children and young people.
Vision Statement: Our nurturing, bilingual community celebrates every child’s individuality and equips them with the skills to become confident and compassionate global citizens.
Values: Curiosity Integrity Community
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