Academic Director Preschool and Primary School Level
La Escuela de Lancaster
Mexico
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- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 February 2022
Job overview
“There is more in us than we know if we could be made to see it; perhaps, for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less.” (Kurt Hahn).
Lancaster has a reputation as a vibrant, forward-thinking and diverse educational establishment. While the school offers a strong educational program, combining local and international curricula, from preschool to sixth form, the focus is on helping students develop their own individuality and sense of purpose.
The Lancaster School is a non-profit, private bilingual school founded in 1979 and is located in the south of Mexico City. With 850 students spread across two sites there is a strong sense of community and this drives much of what we do in our daily work. Lancaster also has a reputation for being an unconventional school and this is, in ways large and small, indeed true. Many of us at the school believe Lancaster offers a unique teaching and learning experience which enriches our professional lives.
The school is keen to appoint an Academic Director for Primary and Preschool that is confident and supportive whilst having a view to leading the continual development of this well-established school. The ideal candidate will be motivated and willing to learn as much as to lead, with a view to enhancing the school’s ability to provide a rich education for our students. They will have a genuine passion for education and a desire to work with students, colleagues and the community together in building on the school’s unique strengths. Experience working with PYP/ IPC is desirable, be reflective practitioner, be able to see the bigger picture and the detail, staying calm under pressure, excellent interpersonal skills, be analytical and creative thinking skills be able to show initiative and innovate while ensuring agreed procedures are followed, be strong team player who enjoys working on their own initiative in a collaborative environment and have excellent organizational skills and ability to work to deadlines.
Some of your activities will be:
• Promote and model the school philosophy and values in order to develop and maintain an inclusive and collaborative school culture
• Ensure the quality of teaching and learning across Pre-school and Primary in line with the school’s philosophy and vision
• Actively engage in pedagogical leadership, providing example and support for teaching and learning in preschool and primary
• Lead and promote a culture of continuous improvement and high expectations for all students and staff
• Liaise with Director Lead Teacher to ensure successful transition between primary and secondary
• Collaborate with all staff in the strategic development of the school, consistently seeking to improve standards in all areas.
Some of what we can offer at Lancaster includes:
● Ongoing support for professional development
● Good local salaries & benefits
● Two-year, renewable contract
● Return airfare at the end of the contract
● Furnished accommodation
● Comprehensive Health & Dental Insurance
● Free weekly Spanish classes at beginner and intermediate levels
More details can be found on the School’s website.
To apply, send a letter of request including the reasons for your request (no more than two sides of A4) and a copy of your current CV, including:
● contact telephone number
● Skype or FaceTime address
● names of three professional referees with contact details, including email addresses.
All application should be addressed to the Headteacher: Charlotte Crossland at fernanda.cordero@lancaster.edu.mx.
Lancaster School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including the collection of reference checks with previous employers.
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About La Escuela de Lancaster
- La Escuela de Lancaster
- Prolongation May 5 # 67, Colonia San Pedro Mártir, Tlalpan Delegation
- México City
- 14650
- Mexico
“The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and star saying ‘I will.’ Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities”
- Charles Dickens
The Lancaster School is a non-profit, private school founded in 1979 and is located in the south of Mexico City. From small beginnings, the school has grown in size and quality, while keeping a strong sense of its individualism and identity, in line with the School’s Mission and Philosophy. From the start, Lancaster has offered all our students integrated programs combining the Mexican and British education systems, taught through both English and Spanish.
Lancaster has a unique educational philosophy, based on our long-standing view that the real aim of education is to allow each person to embark on a life-long journey of self-discovery, so constructing our own identity. As such many of our school systems are focussed on supporting Lancaster students discover who they are and who they want to be. Mariana, one of our Lower 6 students, wrote about the school as part of an anthropology class assignment:
“The Lancaster School has a sense of freedom, diversity, respect and empathy. Lancaster allows you to see the world from a different perspective. They teach you how to be a human being and not a machine. Teachers don’t let you fall, but rather, hold your hand to guide you. They let you be free.”
Lancaster has a reputation for being an unconventional school and this is, in ways large and small, indeed true. This stems from our philosophy and the reality that we are, as our mission states, a community of learners. The central idea is that we are engaged in the development of our individual identity, applies to the adults in our community as much as our students. Each of us who takes up the challenge of working at Lancaster finds that we have to examine some of our most cherished beliefs about education. It is our aim that during their time at Lancaster all our staff grow as people, in ways planned and perhaps unplanned. As a community, we welcome diversity in all its forms and the complexity that goes with this.
To be happy and successful at Lancaster teachers need to be: passionate about what they teach, be open-minded, and be reflective. They also need to be adaptable and believe that learning is a process, not a task for our students and ourselves. If you find yourself agreeing with this we would be happy to talk to you about becoming a member of the Lancaster team.
For more detailed information about Lancaster please read our 'General Information for Candidates' document, which you can find at this site.
October 2022
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