Deputy Head – Early Years
Hastings School - Bendicion de Campos
Spain
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2016
- Apply by:
- 5 May 2016
Job overview
Hastings School is well situated within the city and teaches English National Curriculum to pupils between the ages of 2-18. Our pupils achieve high standards in our friendly, motivating environment. The school is well established and looking forward to expansion in September 2016. The school requires for September 2016:
An experienced, resourceful and adaptable leader for one of our Early Years sections. This is a new Deputy Head position and the successful applicant will be one of three deputy heads all reporting to the Head of Primary.
Essential:
- Applicants must be UK trained and have a recognised teaching qualification
- Teaching and some leadership experience in the British Early Learning Foundation Years Curriculum for children aged 1-5 years old
- Please refer to the attached job specification for more details
We aim to maintain and continue to develop our forty year tradition of successfully providing a caring and supportive structure that enhances pupil learning and develops confidence, equipping them with the diverse skills and open outlook needed to embrace the 21st century.
We are proud to offer:
- A supportive senior management team
- A talented team of friendly, dedicated staff
- Enthusiastic, multi-lingual, happy pupils who willingly embrace new experiences and challenging styles of education
- Supportive parents
- Well-resourced and newly refurbished learning environments
Our new teachers will:
- Be enthusiastic and adaptable to new surroundings and ideas
- Have the vision to make every child the best they can be
- Possess excellent communication skills
- Be a supportive, flexible team member
- Be committed to the continuing development of the school
Please apply by Friday 6th May using the attached application form, a concise cover letter and the names and contact details of 3 referees to: headofprimary@hastingsschool.com
Further details will be sent to short-listed candidates only.
Cognita schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
Interviews will take place in late April or early May in Madrid.
Attached documents
About Hastings School - Bendicion de Campos
Hastings School is a co-educational independent British school in Madrid for pupils aged 2 to 18. Part of Cognita, one of the world’s largest families of schools, Hastings School fosters academic and co-curricular excellence alongside a truly international outlook in all of its pupils. Based on five sites in the heart of Madrid, the School has almost 1000 pupils, with 60 percent from the local community and the remaining 40 percent from 40 different nationalities. The School follows the National Curriculum for England teaching in English, with students also learning the Spanish language and culture.
Principal
Neil Tetley
Values and Vision
Hastings School is one of the most popular British Schools in Madrid. It is a friendly, happy and welcoming school, with a broad and balanced curriculum and an enriching range of extra-curricular activities.
BSO
“Throughout the school, pupils are very well cared for and describe their pleasure of being members of a family community. The school provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs is coordinated most effectively. Pupils’ behaviour and their spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness are of high quality. From the youngest classes upwards, pupils’ personal and social development is fostered extremely well.”
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