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Director of Studies

Director of Studies

King's College International School Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand

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Salary:
Leadership salary + housing + flights + medical + bonus
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
August 2022
Apply by:
28 January 2022

Job overview

"Intellectually exhilarating yet principled…A real golden ticket” 

-The Good Schools Guide on King’s College School, Wimbledon

The school:

King’s College International School Bangkok is a King’s College School Wimbledon International School opened in August 2020. We opened our senior school this year and currently have over 700 students aged 2-15 years old. We will grow over time to cater for 1,500 students aged 2-18, offering IGCSEs, A levels and pathways to the world’s best universities. 

We work closely with King’s Wimbledon to provide a well-structured education that aims to instil a love of learning, creativity and interdependence in our students. Our vision is to engage, inspire and extend our students. We want our alumni to be successful in their own ways. We do this with the values of kindness, good manners and wisdom in a friendly, welcoming and attractive environment.

We really value our teachers and we recruit the best. To help us do this, we offer an excellent package of international benefits including annual return flights, medical insurance, housing and a salary scale matched to the scale in King’s College School, Wimbledon.

The position:

An outstanding individual is required from August 2022 to be our inaugural Director of Studies at King’s College International School Bangkok. Details of the appointment are laid out below.

We are looking for an outstanding individual to work as part of the leadership team to help setup and manage the academic side of the school. This will be an experienced middle or senior leader who will be looking to develop their skills and help build a community of kindness.

This will involve many aspects of the School from organising our first set of IGCSE examinations, tracking student progress, timetabling, and coordinating across all areas of the school. The successful candidate will have the support and guidance of King’s Wimbledon and the Founding Head to help emulate the high standards built upon three pillars: academic excellence, a broad and varied co-curricular programme and an extensive pastoral care system.

This is an incredible opportunity to build something, putting your unique stamp on an outstanding international school. Whilst the job description is extensive, the role will be shaped around the individual. We are looking for an individual who is dynamic, solutions-orientated and positive. If you believe in educating the whole child, if you are flexible, interested in helping to build a world-class school and love working in education we would like to hear from you.

Applications

A completed application form with your full CV and cover letter in support of your application should be sent through the TES portal.  Early applications are welcome.

Important Note

King’s College International School Bangkok is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of an enhanced DBS disclosure/ICPC, a criminal records check, suitably translated if you teach outside of the UK, satisfactory references, and medical clearance.

Further details can be found on our school website at www.kingsbangkok.com

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About King's College International School Bangkok

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King’s College International School Bangkok provides a world-class education for girls and boys aged 2-18. King’s Bangkok seeks to engage, inspire and extend its students whilst focusing on our key values of kindness, good manners and wisdom. The alumni will be well-rounded young women and men with independent and enquiring minds; they will have a broad and varied set of interests and hobbies and will want to make positive contributions to society.

King’s College International School Bangkok is a King’s College School Wimbledon International School that opened in September 2020, and by August 2024 will range from pre-nursery to Year 13 with over 1,500 students aged 2-18, offering IGCSEs, A levels and pathways to the world’s best universities.

We work closely with our sister school, King’s College School Wimbledon, to develop our academic curriculum, our co-curricular programme and pastoral care system to ensure that our children are happy and enjoy coming to school each day. Our focus on kindness, good manners and wisdom means that we develop our students’ character and focus on giving them a great heart.

Important Note

King’s College International School Bangkok is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of an enhanced DBS disclosure/ICPC, a criminal records check, suitably translated if you teach outside of the UK, satisfactory references, and medical clearance.

Further details can be found on our school website at www.kingsbangkok.ac.th

The King’s Bangkok Campus

King’s College International School Bangkok is situated in the prestigious Ratchada-Rama 3 area of Bangkok, with easy access to the financial district and the city centre. Our state-of-the-art facilities will include:

- Modern and spacious classrooms for students, optimised for learning in the digital era.

- Whole school facilities include a sports complex boasting an Olympic-size swimming pool, a 10,000 sq. m FIFA-Quality Football Turf, a 625-seat auditorium, a concert hall, a dance studio with a sprung floor, Sports Centre with an air-conditioned sports hall housing three full-size basketball courts, an indoor jogging track and 7-metre climbing wall.

- There are also more than 10 state-of-the-art science labs, Design Technology studios and Robotics Labs, modern classrooms, and a seminar room for extension lectures and vibrant topic discussions as well as a rooftop garden for educational purposes and to encourage social interaction

- A bespoke Early Years Centre with outdoor and indoor play space, fully equipped and spacious classrooms, large playgrounds, bicycle tracks, a sandpit, a large multi-purpose hall, a swimming pool, a paddling area, and splash area.

King’s College School, Wimbledon

King’s College School, Wimbledon was founded in 1829 by royal charter. It is one of the most successful schools in the world, and in November 2017, was awarded the title of ‘Top Boys’ and Co-ed School in the UK’ by the Sunday Times Parent Power (2017-2019, and 2022)'. Alastair McCall, editor of The Sunday Times Parent Power, wrote: “King’s is the embodiment of everything you could want in a school.” This comes three years after King’s Wimbledon won the title of ‘The Sunday Times Independent School of the Year 2014/15’, having also won ‘IB School of the Year’ and ‘Best for IB’ twice from The Sunday Times and The Week, respectively. The school was named ‘Great for sixth form’ by The Week in 2018. Read more about King's College School, Wimbledon here.

We want to help our students become kind, curious and well-mannered people who are valued in society as well. This is because we believe that a great heart in central to future success and happiness. Moreover, our speciality is a ‘Pastoral Care’ system giving children the support and guidance they need to become successful adults.” - Mr Andrew Halls OBE, Honorary Principal at King’s Bangkok and Head Master at King’s Wimbledon (2008-2021); Andrew Halls is a leader in British education.

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