Head of Junior School, Uppingham Cairo

The Role

Uppingham Cairo is delighted to invite applications for the post of Head of Junior School. Uppingham Cairo will be a K-12 day school and will open in September 2024. It is located at New Giza, approximately 15 km west of central Cairo and within sight of the pyramids at Giza. Construction of the school, offering class-leading facilities, is currently on schedule, and the admissions office will become operational on the school site in October 2023.

The founding Head of Junior School will be a key position, reporting to the Headmistress. We are seeking a high calibre candidate with the experience, energy and enthusiasm to thrive in this exciting leadership role. Working closely with the Headmistress, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing vision, leadership and direction, developing and implementing a successful strategy for the Junior School in keeping with the high standards of Uppingham Cairo. They will maintain and develop a warm, nurturing environment, where pupils will develop a lifelong passion for learning, acquiring key learning skills both inside and outside the classroom. They will promote the development of personal confidence, sound values of team spirit, resilience and respect for their fellow pupils. The successful candidate will also lead and motivate committed and enthusiastic teachers who will lead the way in inspirational teaching and follow best teaching practice commensurate with the standards of Uppingham establishing the School amongst the very best international schools both locally and regionally. Uppingham Cairo welcomes applications from experienced and dynamic candidates who believe they have the experience, qualities, vision and enthusiasm to contribute to an inspirational leadership team in this exciting and ambitious new school.

Background

Uppingham Cairo is the result of a collaboration between Uppingham School in the UK and New Era Education. Uppingham School is a leading co-educational English independent school with outstanding performance both in academic achievement and in co-curricular activities. Founded in 1584, the school has been a pioneer in education through the centuries and is now boldly embracing new technologies to prepare the leaders of tomorrow. Central to the school's philosophy is the desire to educate the whole child, through a truly holistic all-round education with great value placed on music, the creative, expressive and visual arts, service, innovation and sport. We inspire pupils to immerse themselves in their passions, to be challenged and inventive and develop a life-long love of learning.

New Era Education, established in 2018, is dedicated to establishing the highest quality educational institutions in Egypt. With expert management, leadership and local expertise, their aim through this partnership is to create a school which will become a beacon of excellence offering life-enhancing opportunities to both local and expat pupils.

Uppingham Cairo will have a very close affiliation to the mother school. Our aim is to combine the values and ethos of Uppingham with the cultural, artistic and linguistic opportunities afforded by being in such an outstanding location as Cairo.