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Founding Head

Founding Head

King's College International School Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand

Salary:
Attractive salary, family accommodation and benefits
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
12 November 2018

Job overview

From September 2019, an outstanding Founding Head is required to lead a new and exceptional school in an excellent Bangkok location.

King’s Bangkok opens in September 2020, initially to students aged two to ten. At capacity, the school will cater for 1,500 students from pre-school to Year 13; boys and girls will be prepared for IGCSE, A level and leading universities.

This is a unique opportunity for a dedicated and wise leader with experience in primary, prep or secondary schools to establish and run a leading school of the world. Attractive salary, family accommodation and benefits.

Further details can be found at: www.kcs.org.uk 

Closing date: noon on Monday 12th November 2018

About King's College International School Bangkok

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+66 481 9955

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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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