Founding Principal
North London Collegiate School (Singapore)
Singapore
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 29 August 2018
Job overview
North London Collegiate School International seeks an inspirational Founding Head to launch and lead NLCS in Singapore. Opening in September 2020 as a co-educational day school for pupils aged 3-18 years, this exciting new venture will bring NLCS’s ethos of rigorous scholarship, extra-curricular excellence and outstanding pastoral care to Singapore.
This is a unique opportunity to establish and shape the development of a school which aims to become one of Asia’s leading educational institutions. With the full support and educational expertise of NLCS International, the Founding Principal will establish NLCS (Singapore) as a thriving learning community offering the IB Continuum up to age 16 and the IB Diploma in the Sixth Form. The school’s focus on subject-based learning and individual pastoral care will nurture confident and committed scholars who are active international citizens.
The successful candidate will combine a track record of highly successful leadership experience, developed in the UK or internationally, with the cultural awareness, political nous and global perspective to inspire the entire NLCS community and manage diverse stakeholder relationships. First-class communication skills with the gravitas to act as a visible leader and ambassador are crucial, as is the commercial drive to establish this new venture. A genuine resonance with NLCS’s educational values and a commitment to embedding these in Singapore is essential.
To download the appointment details for this role, including information on how to apply, please visit https://candidates.perrettlaver.com quoting reference 3678.
The closing date for applications is 0900hrs (BST) on Thursday 30th August 2018.
About North London Collegiate School (Singapore)
- North London Collegiate School (Singapore)
- 130 Depot Road
- 109708
- Singapore
Since 1850, North London Collegiate School (UK) has maintained its reputation for providing an outstanding education. With two international campuses successfully established in Jeju, South Korea and Dubai, UAE, the school plans to open its third in the cosmopolitan city-state of Singapore in September 2020. NLCS (Singapore) intends to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) education to boys and girls from age 3 to 18.
The school boasts a built-up area of approximately 300,000 sqft, with a diverse array of learning spaces required to deliver an outstanding world-class education which caters to every possible interest and talent.
NLCS produces scholars and critical thinkers, and this NLCS Spirit is nurtured through exposing our students to opportunities which challenge them intellectually, physically and emotionally, on a day to day basis. Our team of highly qualified academics are committed to delivering an education that is tailored to each student to ensure they receive the appropriate stretch and challenge, in every subject while finding it enormously stimulating and great fun.
NLCS (Singapore) will retain a deep connection to our London ’mother’ school, and an unremitting commitment to replicating the NLCS quality and ethos. Our London school has a key role in recruiting and training our teaching staff. We benefit from regular monitoring visits and inspections and are committed to forging substantial links between students and teachers across all our schools.
At NLCS (Singapore), we understand that often it’s what students do beyond the curriculum that helps to shape their personalities and enables them to standout. Our Inspirational Teaching spills out far beyond the standard timetable of lessons into our enrichment programme. We aim to achieve excellence in scholarship, research, reflection, public speaking, debate and other pursuits.
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