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Head of Student Recruitment
The King’s School, Canterbury International College
Kent
- £40,000 - £50,000 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- £40,000 - £50,000 + excellent benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 May 2024
Job overview
King's International College is a proud part of The King's School, Canterbury, the oldest school in the UK. We provide a leading education for international students aged 13-17.
The school is looking for a new Head of Recruitment to play a pivotal role working closely with agents, families and students helping them find out about and make the decision to pursue their education at our school.
Ideally with a university degree or equivalent, you will have a track record of successful international student recruitment in schools or universities and of managing relationships with international educational agents.
With excellent communication skills, you will have a high level of initiative and the ability to network and build strong relationships.
The King’s School is a supportive and welcoming community working across five sites in and around the historic city of Canterbury. From senior academic leaders to members of the extensive support services, all of our colleagues play a key role in supporting our pupils, both local and international, to experience an exceptional King’s education.
We are an inclusive employer and recognise the benefits that diversity brings to the work environment. We welcome applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for positions at King’s will be based on individual merit.
If you have questions about the post, or would like an informal discussion to learn more, please contact Jo Prior, Joint Principal, by telephone: 01227 287253 or email: jap@kings-school.co.uk
For further information and to apply online, please visit: Opportunities - The King's School, Canterbury (kings-school.co.uk)
Closing date: 13 May 2024.
Interview dates: 16-21 May 2024.
Early applications are encouraged, and interviews may take place before the closing date.
The King’s school is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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About The King’s School, Canterbury International College
- The King’s School, Canterbury International College
- Malthouse Road, Canterbury
- Kent
- CT2 7JA
- United Kingdom
The King’s School, Canterbury has been educating children of all ages since 597, though it actually only acquired its Royal Charter during the reign of King Henry VIII in 1541.
In September 2018, the school’s new International College opened its doors to a pioneering cohort of international students. The College is very much a global community within the context of a British boarding school. It provides students from all over the world with a supportive and empathetic environment, where they are able to acclimatise academically and culturally, before moving on to the senior school, or indeed schools further afield.
While they join the senior school for all activities and games sessions, all academic lessons take place at the College and are delivered by staff with extensive EAL and pastoral experience. Classes are limited to 12 students and are often much smaller.
The Year 9 course follows a broad curriculum, which give students new to the UK the opportunity to gain an understanding of how different subjects are taught, and what subjects they might like to choose for their GCSEs, when they move on from the College.
Students who join for the two-year programme in Year 10 are able to sample different subjects in their first year, while also starting on the GCSE syllabus in core subjects such as Maths and the Sciences. They are then able to join the one-year GCSE courses in Year 11, having gained a real insight into what subjects might suit them. Over the course of Year 10, many of our students discover hidden talents in subjects like Music and Art, for example, and then choose to take these as part of their selection of one-year GCSEs.
The most popular programme is the one-year GCSE course in Year 11. In many countries around the world, the transition from middle into senior school falls exactly between our Year 10 and Year 11, which usually makes it impossible for international students to make a successful move into the system at the start of Year 11. At the College we allow them to take a realistic number of GCSEs in just one year, enabling them to make informed decisions when it comes to A level choices. In addition, since the A level reforms that scrapped AS exams, gaining some GCSEs before joining King’s or another school for A levels will strengthen their UCAS application. All students take English (first or second language), Maths, Science (single, double, triple), Global Perspectives, their first language where it is available as a GCSE, and a feasible number of options, such as Economics, Art, or Music.
A number of staff joined the College with international experience, having worked or lived abroad themselves. We encourage our students to work hard and to be kind, as we believe this will allow them to make the most of their experience in the UK.
You may view our prospectus by clicking here.
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