Director of International Studies
RGS Guildford
- Expired
- Salary:
- Highly competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 November 2018
Job overview
Based at the RGS Guildford, applications are invited for the position of Director of International Studies.
The Royal Grammar School, Guildford (the RGS) is a leading HMC boys’ day school with a rich 500-year history. The RGS has a national reputation for academic excellence and a distinctive ethos in which each student feels valued and can flourish within a supportive, nurturing environment. A defining milestone in the recent history of the RGS has been the 2016 opening of The Royal Grammar School, Guildford in Qatar (the RGSGQ) and, with it, a new and exciting chapter in the life of the School as it extends its brand internationally.
The Director of International Studies is a newly created role to support the School’s continued international development. The Director will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer, who takes the lead on international development. The successful candidate will bring academic expertise and an understanding of the international school market, preferably gained in the Middle East and Asia. The Director will help define the educational offer for new RGS schools, offer support and challenge as they grow and shape a vision for collaboration across the family of schools.
Alignment with the RGS values and ethos is essential, as is the ability to embed those values into a diverse family of schools throughout the world. The ideal candidate will be self-directed and able to fulfil both the strategic and operational elements of the role. With a strong track record of successful school leadership, emotional intelligence, cross-cultural awareness and the ability to manage diverse stakeholder relationships, the Director will help bring into reality ambitious school projects. It is a fascinating opportunity that will help to shape RGS Guildford’s international future, bringing challenge and reward in equal measure.
Although based in Guildford, the role will include some travel to visit the RGSGQ and future international schools.
For an informal conversation regarding the opportunity, please contact
Jean Sullivan on +44 (0)7885 879887 / jeansullivan@rsacademics.co.uk
Aaron Ashton on +44 (0)7584 564944 / aaronashton@rsacademics.co.uk
Keith Clark on + 44 (0)7941 018042 / keithclark@rsacademics.co.uk
Further information about the role and details on how to apply can be found at: rsacademics.co.uk/vacancies
Closing date: 10.00am (GMT) on 8th November 2018
Preliminary interviews: (via Skype) between 15th – 20th November 2018
Final Interviews: 28th and 29th November 2018
Please note: The Royal Grammar School, Guildford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and their international equivalent, sight of original qualification certificates, satisfactory references and a medical. The post is also subject to a negative response to an enquiry as to whether a prohibition order has been made by the Secretary of State.
About RGS Guildford
Located in the historic town of Guildford, the Royal Grammar School, dating back to 1509, is a leading independent day school for boys aged 11 – 18. Consistently regarded as one of the top three boys’ schools in the country, the RGS combines academic excellence with a passionate commitment to pastoral care and co-curricular opportunity in a friendly, supportive community of approximately 950 students and 120 teaching staff.
The original Tudor building, constructed between 1557 and 1586, is still used by the students; in addition, development of the site continues to provide facilities conducive to teaching and learning in the 21st century and to performance in all areas at the highest level. The School is committed to nurturing its staff and a structured, bespoke approach to professional development means that the whole community is united in a desire to improve, progress and be enriched.
Headmaster
Dr JM Cox
Values and vision
The RGS believes passionately in preparing our students for the challenges of a rapidly-changing, global future, as well as providing them with excellent foundations so that they can have the most ambitious of aspirations at university and beyond. Our bespoke Learning Habits nurture and develop all those transferable skills which will set up our young men irrespective of their chosen path: thinking critically, being independent and creative, being resilient and self-motivated; collaborating and working together, and being equally confident as leader or as part of a team.
Our timeless School Values – inclusivity; scholarship; integrity; respect; tenacity; and service – which are embedded in the curricular and extra-curricular life of the School ensure RGS students emerge as humble, grounded and decent young men committed to making the very best of each and every opportunity and to making a difference to others.
ISI report
“Pupils show an acute sense of respect for each other and recognise the school’s important role, underpinned by its inclusive values, in creating an academically challenging, positive and welcoming community where they can develop and flourish as true individuals.”
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