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Chief Academic Officer

Chief Academic Officer

King's Group

Madrid, Spain

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Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
31 January 2019

Job overview

Who we are

King’s Group is an international education organisation. We own and operate an international network of British schools and UK Academies, and complement this with services providing children’s Academic Year Abroad programmes and Summer Courses, Adult Training and Catering Services.

Our school network is one of the most established in the world and currently covers the UK, Europe and Latin America. In recognition of our success the UK Government also awarded us Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) sponsorship status allowing us to manage state schools in England. With 50 years’ experience, King’s Group has over 1,250 employees across the globe, educating nearly 8,000 students at any one time.

King’s Group is ambitious, not just for ourselves but for the children and individuals that we educate and the families and clients that depend on our expertise.

We have spent the last 50 years offering the very best British education to children at our schools, young people on our summer camps & academic year abroad programmes, as well as adults who work with our Training divisions. Similarly, the quality seal of “Excellence” is also extended to our services division (Nexalia) who ensure that our catering provision matches the quality embedded in all the other aforementioned areas of our organisation.

As a result, we are experts at the delivery of a quality British education in an international context.

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The position

The Chief Academic Officer (CAO) is a member of the Senior Leadership Team and is responsible for leading on school improvement and quality assurance strategies across the Group of schools. This role drives, both strategically and operationally, the support, advice and guidance that enables the schools to succeed and ensures the consistent delivery of King’s principles, values and Academic Excellence.

Person specification and job description are available below.

The closing date for applications is 0830hrs BST on Thursday 31st January 2019. 

King’s Group Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and the Board expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post.

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About King's Group

  • King's Group
  • Oldwood Road, Tenbury Wells
  • Worcestershire
  • WR15 8PH
  • United Kingdom
+44 1905 814 020

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 Welcome to King’s Group

King’s Group is an international education organisation.

In 2019, we celebrate our 50th Anniversary, following our founding in 1969. Now, fifty years later and with a roll of almost 8,000 students, over 650 teaching and 600 support staff spread across five countries, two continents, ten British international schools and seven academy schools in the UK, with activities in summer programmes, logistical services and adult training, our Group has grown exponentially. We are proud to commemorate 50 years of academic excellence, making our school network one of the most established in the world.

In recognition of our dedication to providing a high-quality British education to our students’ across the globe; in 2018 we were awarded “Private Education Group of the Year” by The Education Investor Awards, at one of the most prestigious ceremonies in the education sector.

What we do

King’s Group is ambitious, not just for ourselves but for the children and individuals that we educate and the families that depend on our expertise. We have spent 50 years offering the very best British education to children at our schools, young people on our summer camps and adults learning English in our training rooms.

We are experts at the delivery of a high-quality British education in an international context.

Who we are

King’s Group is an international education organisation. We own and operate an international network of British schools and UK Academies, and complement this with services providing children’s Academic Year Abroad programmes and Summer Courses, Adult Training and Catering Services.

Our school network is one of the most established in the world and currently covers the UK, Europe and Latin America. In recognition of our success the UK Government also awarded us Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) sponsorship status allowing us to manage state schools in England. With 50 years’ experience, King’s Group has over 1,2500 employees across the globe, educating nearly 8,000 students at any one time.

King’s Group is ambitious, not just for ourselves but for the children and individuals that we educate and the families and clients that depend on our expertise.

We have spent the last 50 years offering the very best British education to children at our schools, young people on our summer camps & academic year abroad programmes, as well as adults who work with our Training divisions. Similarly, the quality seal of “Excellence” is also extended to our services division (Nexalia) who ensure that our catering provision matches the quality embedded in all the other aforementioned areas of our organisation.

As a result, we are experts at the delivery of a quality British education in an international context and the provision of quality catering services.

  Vision & Mission

Our Vision and Mission statements while the core focus is on excellence in education, these values of “excellence” transcend into the other areas of our Group: Excellence in Catering, Excellence in Training Services. Our overarching message is of international excellencepartnered with a quality British education.

“Our Vision is to be at the forefront of British Education Internationally”

Our mission is to provide high quality British education that delivers a transformative learning experience to all our pupils.

Engaging and effective teaching based on our core values and the best, most up-to-date UK educational practice enables children at our schools to achieve their academic ambitions and lifetime careers. At the same time we nurture their individual talents and emphasise the importance of educating the whole child with attention to their physical, emotional and social development.

We are determined to make a positive difference to the future of our pupils and their families, the careers of our staff, as well as contributing to the wider community.

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