Academic Director
Craighouse School
Santiago, Chile, South America
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- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- March 2020 or as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 28 June 2019
Job overview
One of South America’s leading Coeducational
Independent Day School’s for children aged 3-18
Craighouse School is a leading, independent, bilingual, coeducational day school of just under 2,000 pupils. The school has Chilean and British traditions and offers IB PYP, MYP & DP as well as following the Chilean national curriculum.
Inaugurated in March 2013 and scenically located in the foothills of the Andes, our new purpose-built campus provides excellent facilities in a stunning natural environment. We warmly welcome families, value open-mindedness, appreciate cultural and religious diversity and promote teamwork. Our family oriented Educational Project fully integrates the academic and formative areas so that each pupil reaches their full potential as a person.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced Educational leader who will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure the ongoing development and continuos improvement of teaching and learning throughout the school.
Reporting directly to the Headmaster, the Academic Director leads a team of three Academic Coordinators, ten Heads of Department, the Evaluation Team and the Inquiry Centres.
The successful candidate is a master teacher with further studies and experience in curriculum design, assessment and the methodological approach of the International Baccalaureate or innovation at school or wider level (state, county, regional). She/he must be a leader with exceptional interpersonal skills, bilingual (English-Spanish) and have an international outlook or personal life experience.
Required for March 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter, the contract is initially for three years and includes an attractive compensation and relocation package at international level.
Letters of application together with a Curriculum Vitae and contact details of three referees should be e-mailed to the Headmaster, email: headmaster@craighouse.cl
Closing date: 28th June, 2019
Skype interview: 15th June – 30th June, 2019
Shortlist interview: 2nd September – 8th September, 2019 - in London, U.K.
Final interview: October, 2019 - in Santiago, Chile
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About Craighouse School
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We are a bilingual, co-educational school with Chilean and British traditions. We warmly welcome families, value open mindedness, appreciate cultural and religious diversity, and promote teamwork. Our Educational Project fully integrates the academic and formative areas so that each pupil reaches his/her full potential as a person.
Together with the family, teachers and pupils, Craighouse School strives to build a positive school culture, and to ensure that every pupil feels safe and secure at all times. Our core values serve as guiding principles in the school’s day-to-day life and are expected to orient the decisions and judgments made by pupils, families and staff members. Both the academic and formative curricula in our school provide opportunities for pupils to develop their individual talents and interests in many and very diverse domains – including the mathematical and scientific, artistic and humanistic, as well as in languages, sports, and social, emotional and spiritual areas.
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