Assistant Principal
International School of Geneva
Founex Switzerland
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 01.09.2020
- Apply by:
- 18 November 2019
Job overview
To complete our team at the secondary school, we are looking for an experienced and well qualified
Assistant Principal
Full-time
Responsibilities:
● Pedagogical and pastoral leadership of Years 10 to 13, (roughly 600 students) including IBDP Coordination
● Contribution to the development of the Secondary school through membership of the senior leadership team
● 25 % teaching responsibility
Candidate requirements:
● Good degree and teaching qualifications with passion for pedagogical innovation
● Successful IB Diploma Programme leadership and teaching in an international school context
● Track record in raising standards and challenging students and staff to be the best they can be
● Vision for curriculum development in Years 10 and 11
● Mother tongue (or equivalent) English or French with a good working knowledge of the other.
About International School of Geneva
- International School of Geneva
- Route de Morillons 11
- CH - 1218 Grand-Saconnex
- Switzerland
The International School of Geneva is a mainstream, all-through, co-educational, independent, non-denominational school for children aged 3-18. It is situated across three campuses in and around Geneva in Switzerland. There are over 2000 students across the campuses.
The school was founded in 1924 with just 8 students and a rabbit. It was founded by local educators and officials of the League of Nations and ILD to provide an international education based on the programme of educational principles of the education nouvelle movement.
It is the oldest and largest functional international school in the world.
It has a bilingual foundation and it encourages students to master French as well as English. The school offers a range a qualifications including The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, International Baccalaureate Programme, Maturité Suisse, IGCSE and High School Diplomas.
There are three campuses, one in central Geneva, one in La Chataignerine in Founex just 20 minutes outside of Geneva and the third is in Geneva’s International quarter. Each campus welcomes students aged 3-18 and they share the same values and objectives.
Director General
Conrad Hughes
Values and vision
The school benefits from a breadth of educational expertise with 570 members of teaching staff from around the world and the school shares the International Baccalaureate’s aims to “develop, inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people.”
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