Deputy Head of Preparatory School
Kellett School (Kowloon Bay Prep and Senior)
Hong Kong
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- January 2017
- Apply by:
- 29 May 2016
Job overview
Commencing: January 2017 or thereafter by mutual agreement
The post has become available as the current Deputy is to leave Kellett, after three successful years, to become the Founding Principal of a new International School in Hong Kong.
Applications are invited from those who can fulfill the post brief and are available to commence either in January 2017 or thereafter by mutual agreement. Please indicate your availability in your application.
The successful applicant will be an outstanding and experienced primary practitioner who is committed to students achieving academic excellence within an exciting and challenging curriculum framework.
Applications should demonstrate:
- Passion and energy working with students, parents and colleagues
- Excellent knowledge of EYFS, KS1 and KS2 curriculum
- A track record of effective leadership including strategic management
- Working collaboratively to successfully deliver specific data management
- Ability to lead teaching and learning
- Personal resilience and the ability to engender the best in others
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
The Post
Further information on the position, and online application process, is available through the school web site:
http://www.kellettschool.com/481/working-at-kellett/career-opportunities
About Kellett School (Kowloon Bay Prep and Senior)
- Kellett School (Kowloon Bay Prep and Senior)
- 7 Lam Hing Street
- Kowloon Bay
- Hong Kong
Kellett School, the British International School in Hong Kong, established in 1976, offers an exceptional education comparable to prominent independent schools in the UK. We are proud to be one of Hong Kong’s leading international schools, a reputation built on our global outlook and unwavering aim to nurture a love of learning and confidence for life in every one of our students.
Throughout Kellett’s more than 40 years of history, the School has been known for its superb education, both in the classroom and beyond. We offer a challenging and stimulating environment where high academic achievement is realised within a broad English curriculum embracing creativity, the arts and sport, all the while taking advantage of our unique position in Hong Kong. The world does not stand still so we continually evolve our educational offering to ensure we are equipping our students with the right mind set to enable them to thrive - today and tomorrow.
Kellett is a through train school with campuses in Pok Fu Lam on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon Bay. The Pok Fu Lam campus is a Preparatory School (for ages 4-11 years old) in Wah Fu at the foot of Mount Kellett and overlooking Kellett Bay, while the Kowloon Bay campus houses a Preparatory and Senior School for students from 4 -18 years old.
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage and English National Curriculum, which includes GCSEs, IGCSEs and A levels. As our children progress through the school, they are encouraged to learn with growing independence in a challenging and stimulating environment. As a result, our students achieve consistently strong academic results with many going on to study at the world’s leading institutions.
In conjunction with our rigorous academic programme, our students enjoy access to a rich and varied programme of extra-curricular activities and a wide repertoire of performing arts, sports and volunteer opportunities.
Kellett School is a Not-For-Profit Association with a parent-led Board of Governors and highly skilled teaching and support staff, all of whom strive to provide an environment that enables our students to develop their own passions, broaden their outlook and achieve their full potential.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.