Head Teacher
Aldenham Prep Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Attractive tax free salary + Accommodation + Ex-Pat Benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 23 February 2023
Job overview
The Aldenham Education Group seeks to appoint a Head of Aldenham Prep School Riyadh, to take up their post from September 2023.
Aldenham School has provided outstanding academic, pastoral and co-curricular care and opportunities for young people since its foundation in 1597. Today, The Aldenham Foundation maintains its reputation for Excellent All-Round Education across all its schools. Its growing portfolio of overseas links continues to expand the contribution made by the Aldenham Foundation to international education, through its international arm, The Aldenham Education Group. Aldenham Prep School Riyadh joined the Aldenham Education Group of Schools when it opened in September 2022.
The Head will be responsible to the Aldenham Education Group in fulfilling the following areas of responsibility:
- Leading the Prep School into its second year of growth and development
- The Launch of Year 6 (and 7 in due course)
- Recruitment of Pupils and Staff
- Representation and Marketing
- Asset Management
- Human Resources Management
- Pastoral Care
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, energetic and visionary leader to take a new Prep School into the next stage of its development as the Founding Head returns to the sister school in the UK. The Aldenham Education Group plans to open a Secondary school in 2025. There will therefore be an opportunity for this Head to support and develop that project.
Qualifications and attributes:
Essential
Bachelor’s Degree and PGCE or B.Ed. and QTS
At least 10 years’ teaching experience, including in the international context
A strong track record of inspiring and innovative leadership with at least two to three years’ experience in a school leadership role.
The resilience and creativity to thrive in a fast-growing school
Knowledge of the UK National Curriculum for EYFS and Key Stages 1 and 2
Outstanding communication skills
Desirable
A Master’s qualification or NPQH
Experience with the Fieldwork Education International Early Years (IEYC) and International Primary (IPC) Curricula
Experience in a start-up environment
Experience of a Prep environment up to 13+ or Secondary teaching
Experience of working in the Middle East
The Head is accountable for:
- Assuring the aim, character and ethos of the school stay central to its provision
- Assuring every child can develop his or her unique talents
- Assuring the performance and development of all staff
- Assuring the precise delivery of operational outputs using available resources efficiently and effectively and in full compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
The Head is responsible for:
- Leading the delivery of day-to-day management of the School, through the use of plans and structures which have been appropriately researched and developed
- Developing and deploying appropriate marketing plans, based on a realistic appraisal of the local market, to recruit and retain pupils, in line with agreed targets, and overseeing admission and entrance procedures
- Delivering effective communications to promote positive and productive relations with pupils, parents, staff and other schools and stakeholders
- Delivering the pastoral care and welfare of the pupils and staff
- Promoting continuous professional development amongst staff
- Maintaining excellent academic standards within the School through monitoring pupils’ progress and ensuring parents are provided with regular and appropriate feedback
- Creating the appropriate balance between all areas of school life and activity, including those areas such as art, drama, music and sport
- Delivering compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations
- Creating, reviewing and updating policy proposals for the approval of the Board, assisting the Board in the development of strategic plans, and implementing action plans to deliver strategic outputs
- Keeping abreast of trends in education, the requirements of the prep and secondary schools, the local jurisdiction in Saudi Arabia and of the National Curriculum and, where appropriate, recommend changes to policy and practice
There is an excellent package on offer to match the seniority and importance of the position. An attractive tax free salary will be paid in addition to free furnished accommodation and ex-pat benefits such as free flights, visa support, medical insurance and additional allowances.
Initial interviews are expected to be conducted online.
The Aldenham Education Group believes very strongly in the role of the school in safeguarding children and young people. All staff, whatever their role in the school, will be required to undergo rigorous background checks before commencing employment. If you are successful, you will be asked to apply for an International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC) (you can find further information here) and/or for a similar police check/clearance from your home/resident country.
An offer of employment is subject to local rules and legislation. A final offer of employment will be conditional upon satisfactory references, a satisfactory police check, medical check and visa approval.
If you are interested in this opportunity and you meet the criteria listed then please contact our recruitment partner - Roddy Hammond at Worldteachers Recruitment Limited. Please email your CV to roddy@worldteachers.net
Attached documents
About Aldenham Prep Riyadh
- Aldenham Prep Riyadh
- Al Noura, As Sahafah, Riyadh
- 13321
- Saudi Arabia
Aldenham Prep School Riyadh Offers Day Education for boys and girls from 3-11 to develop and thrive in a creative and caring environment.
Aldenham Prep Riyadh is part of the Aldenham Education Group and is integrated closely with Aldenham School in the UK, which was founded in 1597. Boys and girls have the opportunity for a smooth transition of education from 3-18 years, focussing on developing the whole child. An excellent all round education.
We are proud to be bringing this same quality of education to Riyadh, and the links between the two schools will be extremely strong. Such links across cultures and countries are ever more important in preparing our children for the global and interconnected world they will inhabit when they leave school.
Our Mission Statement states that:
‘At Aldenham Prep School, we provide a happy, nurturing and warm environment
where quality learning takes place and the needs of each individual child are fulfilled.’
The school is dedicated to ensuring the flexibility for each child to develop his/her own individual abilities and academic excellences whilst meeting new challenges. In short, we provide the highest standards of education, which promote the development of all-around talents, whether they be academic, creative, or sporting.
We offer all of our pupils exceptional opportunities. Our boys and girls are at the heart of all we do. The children are Aldenham.
Our Key Aims:
To encourage a love of learning in order to aspire to academic excellence and a broad education for all pupils
To foster good relationships and partnership between staff, pupils, parents and the wider community
To ensure that each individual pupil is nurtured and encouraged to make the most of their own special talents
To emphasise the importance of the social, moral and spiritual dimensions of community life in a modern society
To provide a well planned, well organised environment giving children rich and stimulating experiences
We believe very strongly in offering breadth within our curriculum, so that the all round talents of each individual child may be developed. This involves promoting the academic, creative and sporting facets of school life, as well as fostering children’s natural curiosity, in order to empower them with a life long love of learning.
The timetable consists of English, Maths and Science, as well as ICT, Art, DT, Geography and History. There is also specialist teaching in Drama, Music, PE & Games (including swimming).
Saudi culture and Arabic language
The Aldenham curriculum is tailored to fit with our local Riyadh setting. Arabic language, Islamic Studies and Social Studies are central and important components of our curriculum, and we are careful to ensure that our whole curriculum, whilst British in nature and based on our UK School curriculum, is set truely in the context of being a School in the Kingdom. Arabic language, for instance, is offered from the Lower School onwards and is delivered by subject specialist teachers.
Please click HERE to read Aldenham's blog which details what Riyadh has to offer.
Parents are kept well informed of their children’s learning through lists of curriculum topics and curriculum evenings at the start of each year.
Aldenham has a strong tradition of Sport. Games and Physical Education are a very important part of life at the Prep School. Each class has one PE lesson per week with a specialist teacher and a Games afternoon. There is also a weekly swimming lesson.
Major sports are Football, Netball, Hockey, Cricket and Basketball. The children also have the opportunity to experience a number of minor sports such as Badminton, Climbing and Trampolining.
Aldenham in the UK:
The Flagship of the Aldenham Foundation and founded in 1597, Aldenham UK is steeped in history with hundreds of years of academic excellence. It embodies the best of timeless traditions and universal values, along with a documented history of a forward-thinking culture that has differentiated it from its peers.
At Aldenham we remember that achievement is an individual matter, be it entry to an Oxbridge college, a sporting or cultural goal or it may simply involve growing up into a well-balanced individual. Dedicated teaching is at the heart of this endeavour as we help our students to focus on their own plans, while our teachers focus on our students.
In 1596, Queen Elizabeth I gave royal assent for the founding of a school to Richard Platt, a nobleman and philanthropist. Aldenham School was established and the foundation stone was laid in 1597. This School had, and still has, at its heart the concept of an all round education. Unlike some other schools established at that time, Aldenham looked beyond the solely classical education to include even such things as ‘archery’ in the curriculum, in recognition that body, mind and spirit all needed to be developed. This focus on educating the whole child runs deep through the Aldenham veins and we are proud that hundreds of years later it is still what we are famous for.
Aldenham School in the UK has been educating children on the same original glorious site, with easy access to central London and all that the capital offers. An Aldenham education has the perfect blend of history and tradition with a modern focus. We use our experience and wisdom from the past to prepare our students to navigate a path into the future.
Working for Aldenham
Brings great rewards. In addition to competitive salary and benefits packages, employees are joining an integrated global team where the ethos and culture of the UK Foundation runs deeply through all our schools internationally. We are NOT a franchised brand licensed to other operators. We ARE Aldenham.
Please see the document attached showcasing the modern accommodation that is included in Aldenham's job package.
Beginning a career with an Aldenham Education Group school opens the pathway to exceptional opportunities all over the world, positive professional development and a fulfilled working life.
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