Founding Head of Junior School
King's College School
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2025
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2024
Job overview
King’s College Wimbledon International School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
King’s International seeks an outstanding Founding Head of Junior School to lead the pre-prep (pre-nursery to year 2) and prep (years 3-6) sections of King’s College Wimbledon International School in Ho Chi Minh City, opening in September 2026.
This is a unique opportunity for an inspirational and dedicated leader to establish a King’s College International Junior School in Ho Chi Minh City, with the full support and educational expertise of the King’s International team in Wimbledon and the Founding Head of school.
The successful candidate will bring a track record of strong leadership experience, ideally within the prep sector of education. They will be able to innovate, inspire and form strong relationships with staff, students and parents. The Founding Head of Junior School will shape and direct academic strategy for the pre-prep and prep sections, whilst ensuring that the campus is a happy and secure environment for every pupil and teacher. The Founding Head of Junior School will be responsible for ensuring their section of the school contributes to this institution becoming one of the leading international schools in Asia.
The Founding Head of Junior School will be required to be in post by 1st September 2025 (although a later start may be considered in certain circumstances).
The deadline for applications is Friday 6 December 2024 at 10:00 (UK) / 17:00 (Vietnam).
However, applications will be processed and reviewed as they are received and candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as early as they are able. Millennia Education and King’s College School Wimbledon International reserve the right to make an appointment ahead of any published deadline.
For a preliminary, confidential conversation about the role, please contact Jean Sullivan at RSAcademics – JeanSullivan@RSAcademics.com
Applications should be made electronically to RSAcademics. Please apply at www.rsacademics.com/current-vacancies/kcswi_hcmc. You will be taken to an online portal where you will be able to download an application form. Please follow the instructions provided to complete and submit your application.
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Attached documents
About King's College School
King’s College School, Wimbledon is one of the most successful schools in the world, and our vibrant and caring community is a special place to learn and grow for boys aged 7-18 and girls aged 16-18. With over 1,500 pupils and 400 staff, we are located in one of the most attractive and peaceful parts of London, opposite 1,140 acres of countryside of Wimbledon and Putney Commons and just a short walk from the picturesque Wimbledon Village.
Head
Dr Anne Cotton
Values and vision
Our school was founded in 1829 by Royal Charter as the junior department of the university, King’s College London, and as such, intellectual aspiration and a progressive spirit are our heritage.
Today, we offer an education of the whole person, in Mind, Spirit and Heart, the enduring ethos of our foundation. Our guiding mission is to look outwards, to the world beyond school, and to life at 25: we look to the lives we are preparing our young people to lead, so that when the time comes, they are ready to forge the pathway they choose, and to make a purposeful impact.
We aim for each of our pupils to enjoy an exhilarating adventure of learning and to pursue academic excellence within a fun, caring, welcoming environment. Academic outcomes at A level, IB and GCSE consistently place King’s amongst the very top schools nationally and globally. Supporting our pupils to grow strong in spirit, in the shared values and qualities of character that will ground them, is equally important.
ISI report
"The academic standards achieved by pupils are outstanding... Pupils achieve outstanding academic, musical, sporting, linguistic and dramatic distinctions, actively encouraged by a strong culture of participation and the uncommonly wide choice of extra-curricular activities and range of opportunities on offer..."
"[Pupils] are confident to be themselves and find staff supportive and approachable in the school’s safe and friendly environment...The way in which pupils engage in contributing to the lives of others in the school, the local community and wider society is outstanding... Pupils demonstrate a great deal of respect for diversity within society... and the way in which they work with others is excellent."
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