Head of Training and Professional Development (Brighton College International)
Brighton College
Brighton and Hove
- Expired
- Salary:
- The salary for this role will depend upon skills and experience, and will be in line with the salary scales for a management role in the independent sector.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August 2024 (although a January 2025 start date will also be considered for the right candidate).
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2024
Job overview
Brighton College International is seeking to appoint an inspirational Head of Training and Professional Development for August 2024 (although a January 2025 start date will also be considered for the right candidate).
The role would suit an educational leader looking for a change in direction, most likely with experience of working in K-12 schools, although candidates with relevant experience in either primary or secondary will also be considered.
Executive Summary:
Due to the expansion of our international family of schools, this new post has been created to support the Deputy CEO, who is responsible for the educational delivery across all our international schools. This opportunity represents an exciting professional challenge for an experienced educationalist with the energy and vision to make a difference within our international schools. Candidates should share our aim of developing schools with the Brighton College DNA running right through them, producing well-educated, respectful and intellectually curious young men and women in our schools, who will be ready to take a full, active and positive role in the world.
All our leaders and teachers understand the values of a Brighton College education, the expectations of parents for the highest educational standards and the needs of our pupils, who will be motivated to learn. Brighton College International (BCI) has a vision to create a growing family of outstanding international schools that reflects the high-quality premium education offered by Brighton College UK.
The successful candidate will have leadership experience and a strong track record of leading staff professional development, resulting in improvements to teaching and learning, academic outcomes and pastoral care - all essential to the success of any Brighton College school.
Person Specification:
- Authentic leadership.
- A clear understanding of what constitutes a first-class senior school education in a premium school.
- Enthusiastic and passionate about expanding Brighton College globally with a sound understanding of what makes a Brighton College education a success.
- A positive, “can-do” attitude.
- The ability to develop and foster teamwork.
- Clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
- Flexible and adaptable to the varied demands of working in a premier school.
- Proactive in all aspects of BCI work.
- Exceptional organisational and administrative skills with the ability to delegate and empower colleagues where required.
- The ability to think strategically.
- Creative and innovative with an eye for detail and a determination to see tasks through from beginning to end.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced work setting and working under pressure.
- An enthusiasm for working towards KPI targets.
- A strong understanding of the needs and issues facing all BCI stakeholders.
- An enthusiasm and stamina for international travel.
For full details of the role and how to apply, please see the Job Description document below.
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About Brighton College
THE SCHOOL
Brighton College is one of England’s leading schools. The College comprises the Senior School, educating 1,181 pupils aged 13–18, and the Lower School, educating 89 pupils aged 11–13.
The Brighton College family of schools also includes Brighton College Prep School, St Christopher’s School, Handcross Park, and from September 2023, Brighton College Kensington, educating a further 1,450 children aged 3 to 13. Overseas, the College has opened Brighton College Abu Dhabi, Brighton College Al Ain, Brighton College Dubai, Brighton College Bangkok and Brighton College Singapore. The first of seven schools in Vietnam opens in Hanoi in August 2023. Brighton College educates over 6000 pupils globally.
The College was delighted to receive record-breaking A-level and GCSE results in 2022. The Times listed us as one of their top schools for our A-level results, with 99% of grades A*-B and a phenomenal 62% of grades at A*, which compares to 15% nationally. One in six Sixth Formers are offered a place at Oxford or Cambridge. At GCSE, our pupils excelled, with 94.13% of grades at 9/8/7. Almost 1100 9s were achieved in the 2022 GCSE exams, with more 9s than all the other grades combined. Not a single paper was failed, with nearly 2,000 GCSEs sat at the school.
The College was recently named ‘England's School of the Decade’ by The Sunday Times. The award was given on the basis of our exceptional examination results as well as our fundamental emphasis on kindness and social engagement.
The Sunday Times also named Brighton College ‘England’s Independent School of the Year 2019’, the second time in a decade the school has won this accolade. The Week magazine named Brighton College ‘Most forward-thinking school in Britain’ for two years running in 2017 and 2018. Tatler magazine awarded Richard Cairns the title of ‘Head Master of the Year 2012-13’, and Brighton College was named UK ‘Independent School of the Year 2013- 14’ at the Independent Schools Awards. The last full ISI Inspection in 2021 on educational quality and compliance awarded the top grade for both pupil attainment and their personal development, and the compliance section of the 2021 report (and the shorter 2018 inspection) confirmed that all aspects of the College’s operation were fully compliant.
There has also been major investment in new facilities over the last ten years. This has seen the construction of five major buildings on the main site, including the new £55m School of Science and Sport which opened in January 2020, which includes eighteen state-of-the-art laboratories alongside a new sports hall, 25-metre swimming pool, fitness centre and roof-top running track. Other recent additions include two new boarding houses, a state-of-the-art Music School and the Yeoh Building, a teaching building which includes 22 classrooms for maths, history, economics, politics and EAL, alongside an innovative Creative Learning Centre, opened in 2017. Our next new building will open in May 2024: this is an exciting development which will include a stunning theatre, a first-class Sixth Form centre, teaching and performance spaces for dance and drama, and modern, spacious classrooms for English, computing and music.
Above all, Brighton is a very happy place where staff and pupils feel fulfilled and purposeful. We are proud to have taken a progressive stand on diversity, equality and inclusion and we are committed to furthering this agenda through our teaching, and all aspects of the life of the school. We are a member of the School Inclusion Alliance and an important aspect of our vision for education is to increase diversity among our teaching staff to enrich all aspects of the life of the College and provide diverse role models for all pupils. We pride ourselves on being a warm, inclusive and respectful community, where our staff are welcoming and positive and our pupils are intellectually curious and kind.
LIVING AND WORKING IN BRIGHTON
The College enjoys its location in Brighton, one of Britain’s youngest cities and one of the most vibrant and progressive in Europe. A recent national survey identified Brighton as the ‘happiest city in the UK’ and it regularly features within the top cities for quality of life nationally. With an extensive beach and seafront, and proximity to beautiful rural areas including the South Downs National Park, the opportunities for recreation and leisure are varied and numerous. Transport links are also excellent, Brighton being within easy travelling distance of London (50 minutes by train), and 30 minutes from Gatwick Airport. Brighton is also a university city, and the College has good links with both the University of Sussex and Brighton University. Our annual involvement in the Pride parade has strengthened existing links with the local community.
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