International Education Director
RGS Guildford
Surrey
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 November 2024
Job overview
This is an exceptional opportunity to make an impact on Royal Grammar School Guildford's educational offering on the international stage.
With schools in Dubai, Qatar, Oman and China, we have ambitious plans to extend our international offering. We are now looking for an individual with a track record of educational leadership to join our professional and committed team.
The International Education Director will bring dedicated, high quality educational expertise to our international team and will oversee all educational aspects of the business in relation to existing and potential schools. The role will be based in Guildford with a requirement to travel throughout the year.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Acting as the main link between RGS Guildford International and its international schools for educational matters.
- Ensuring the schools follow and live up to our educational ethos and standards.
- Supporting the marketing of RGS Guildford International and the development of new schools in line with our strategic objectives.
- Initiating, organising and overseeing collaboration between the schools, including student exchanges and summer camps.
- Developing relationships with the Heads and key academic personnel at our international schools.
- Advising on the educational offer in each school.
- Presenting at conferences and writing articles to promote our business.
- Supporting schools in achieving and maintaining accreditation from recognised bodies such as CIS, COBIS, BOS or BSME.
- Proposing and then operating within an agreed budget for the role.
In return, we offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including:
- Competitive salary
- Potential for hybrid working following successful completion of probation.
- 28 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
- Pension scheme with an employee contribution of 5% and an employer contribution of 10%.
- Medical insurance.
- Fee reduction for son(s) of staff is available (after a qualifying period and subject to success at the entrance examination).
- Interest-free loans for rail season ticket holders.
- Excellent lunchtime menu free of charge during term time.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
The ideal candidate will have recent experience in a similar role or be working in a senior leadership capacity within a school. You will be highly organised and self-motivated with an understanding of international schools, their context, challenges and opportunities.
Register your interest now to receive full details of the role and next steps.
About RGS Guildford
Located in the historic town of Guildford, the Royal Grammar School, dating back to 1509, is a leading independent day school for boys aged 11 – 18. Consistently regarded as one of the top three boys’ schools in the country, the RGS combines academic excellence with a passionate commitment to pastoral care and co-curricular opportunity in a friendly, supportive community of approximately 950 students and 120 teaching staff.
The original Tudor building, constructed between 1557 and 1586, is still used by the students; in addition, development of the site continues to provide facilities conducive to teaching and learning in the 21st century and to performance in all areas at the highest level. The School is committed to nurturing its staff and a structured, bespoke approach to professional development means that the whole community is united in a desire to improve, progress and be enriched.
Headmaster
Dr JM Cox
Values and vision
The RGS believes passionately in preparing our students for the challenges of a rapidly-changing, global future, as well as providing them with excellent foundations so that they can have the most ambitious of aspirations at university and beyond. Our bespoke Learning Habits nurture and develop all those transferable skills which will set up our young men irrespective of their chosen path: thinking critically, being independent and creative, being resilient and self-motivated; collaborating and working together, and being equally confident as leader or as part of a team.
Our timeless School Values – inclusivity; scholarship; integrity; respect; tenacity; and service – which are embedded in the curricular and extra-curricular life of the School ensure RGS students emerge as humble, grounded and decent young men committed to making the very best of each and every opportunity and to making a difference to others.
ISI report
“Pupils show an acute sense of respect for each other and recognise the school’s important role, underpinned by its inclusive values, in creating an academically challenging, positive and welcoming community where they can develop and flourish as true individuals.”
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