Director of School
Cambridge International School (Bratislava)
Central Europe
- Expired
- Salary:
- Package to attract and retain an exceptional candidate
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2020 latest
- Apply by:
- 20 December 2019
Job overview
After nine years at the helm, our founding Director is retiring in August 2020. We are now seeking an exceptional candidate to guide the school over coming years, able to start by agreement between April and August next year.
All applicants must:
• be fluent English speakers;
• be UK qualified teachers;
• have significant senior management experience, either as a school Principal/Director or as Head of Primary/Secondary with responsibility for at least 400 students.
• have a right of residency in the UK/EU.
The outstanding qualities we are seeking for the post include:
• organisational skills;
• initiative;
• flexibility;
• independence;
• enthusiasm;
• a strong belief in a child-centred approach to education.
A warm, friendly, happy disposition is a must as a harmonious family atmosphere lies at the heart of our ethos and is highly valued by our children, their parents and our staff.
We offer a renewable contract, outstanding package and excellent working conditions within a very spacious, well-equipped new building. Apply by email, including a full C.V. and letter of application, along with the contact information for three referees including your current supervisor (e.g. Director/Principal/Head of Governors). Significant information about the role, which MUST be referenced in your letter of application, can be found in 'Information for Applicants' attached. Only personal and specific letters will be accepted – TES or other forms of standardised application will not be considered.
Submit your application to: recruitment@cambridgeschool.eu. Mark the subject of your email Director.
Initial interviews will be held in the UK or by Skype – please provide a Skype name if you have one. Selected candidates will be invited to the school for final interviews.
Visit the school web site at www.cambridgeschool.eu
Attached documents
About Cambridge International School (Bratislava)
- Cambridge International School (Bratislava)
- Uprkova 3, 811 04 Bratislava
- Bratislava
- 81104
- Slovakia
Cambridge International School (Bratislava) is a mixed, all-through international school catering for students aged from 2-18.
It is located in Central Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, and teaches in English, using native English teachers from the UK and other countries. The school has pupils from more than 20 different countries, and offers classes in maximum class size of 18.
The school curriculum is from the University of Cambridge, drawing on the English National Curriculum. The school teaches the Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A Level for students aged 14 to 18 years old.
Director
Aaron James Guthrie King
Values and vision
The Cambridge International School (Bratislava) believes in providing a safe, caring and stimulating educational environment in which its pupils can develop as individuals.
The school aims to deliver a balanced curriculum, using modern teaching methods in order to promote academic excellence. The school fosters the values of self-respect, self discipline, organisation and independence.
The school aspires to cultivate a community that facilitates effective teaching and learning. It seeks to develop a happy, stimulating and supportive environment that provides all members of its community with opportunities to achieve their potential both intellectually and physically.
Cambridge International School (Bratislava) values honesty, punctuality, honesty, kindness, creativity, independence, trust, empathy, humour and tolerance. It recognises the importance of communication, and encourages and supports effective communication between all members of the school community, whether pupils, members of staff or parents / carers.
A fundamental aim of the Cambridge International School (Bratislava) is to prepare its pupils for their role in what it sees as an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing world.
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