Principal
West Island School - ESF
Hong Kong
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2016
- Apply by:
- 14 February 2016
Job overview
West Island School
Website: http://www.wis.edu.hk/
Principal: Ms. Jane Foxcroft
West Island School is a secondary school with approximately 1,200 students.
Responsibilities
West Island School is a leading IBO World Secondary School located in Pok Fu Lam on the west side of Hong Kong Island. West Island School has a population of over 1,200 students (Years 7 - 13) who come from over 40 different nationalities. West Island School is an independent, co-educational, secondary school within the English Schools Foundation - one of the largest independent schools organisations in Asia comprising 22 schools. West Island students attain high levels of academic achievement, enabling them entrance to prestigious universities across the world. In addition, our students engage in a large variety of leadership, creative, sporting, environmental and community service activities that enrich the life of the school. The West Island school mission is to encourage individuality; foster respect for difference and value learning from others within an international community school. West Island School strives to inspire and support all students in achieving their individual potential for a successful life as responsible global citizens.
Hong Kong is a vibrant and dynamic international city. It ranks amongst the world's leading financial centres and plays a pivotal role as a gateway to China and the rest of Asia.
We are seeking a Principal to lead West Island School from August 2016.
The rewards …
- The opportunity to work with outstanding students and staff in one of the world's most amazing cities;
- A competitive compensation and benefits package including international medical coverage, life insurance and education allowance. Further details can be provided upon request.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will …
- Have an educational philosophy that is inclusive, holistic and one that respects, values and celebrates diversity;
- Be passionate about learning and teaching and setting high expectations for every student;
- Have a compelling vision for education and be able to articulate this to all stakeholders;
- Be internationally minded and committed to international education;
- Be an inspiring, motivating and collaborative leader for our outstanding team of staff;
- Be creative and innovative;
- Be a learning-centred Principal, committed to a culture of continuous improvement;
- IBO experience is advantageous but not required.
Applicants will have a proven track record as a senior leader in a similar sized or larger secondary school; a professional teaching qualification; fluency in English and a desire to contribute in a challenging and rewarding environment.
Closing Date: 14 February 2016
For enquiries, please contact Paul Munder at paul.munder@esfcentre.edu.hk.
Applications must be submitted online through https://recruit.esf.edu.hk
Step 1: Go to the Registration tab and register. You will then receive an email with an activation link.
Step 2: When your account has been activated, login to the system and click "Job Listing"
Step 3: Check the box next to the job(s) that you wish to apply for and click "Apply & Continue" at the bottom of the page.
ESF is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Personal data provided by job applicants will be used strictly in accordance with the ESF's Personal Data Policy, a copy of which will be provided immediately upon request.
About West Island School - ESF
Strength from Diversity: A Better School, A Better World
Welcome from Hong Kong and from an outstanding International school comprising over 50 nationalities in the heart of Asia.
We are a happy, dynamic and hugely successful school established in the best traditions of the English Schools Foundation. The ESF exists to provide excellence in learning for Hong Kong based students of all abilities, nationalities, cultures and beliefs who would like to be educated through the medium of English.
Our school is housed in an exciting and innovative environment from which we can see the University, Hong Kong’s largest teaching hospital, the new cyber port and the busy shipping lanes which demonstrate Hong Kong’s key position on the global superhighway.
We have an outstanding record of high academic attainment through a careful crafting of curriculum to meet our students’ needs. We believe in using best practice from around the world, recruiting excellent practitioners from a variety of countries and using their knowledge and expertise. Our curriculum is taken loosely from the National Curriculum of the United Kingdom in our lower years, IGCSEs form our middle years academic programme and we offer three ESF diplomas to our upper school students with the option to pursue the International Baccalaureate or the Advanced or Intermediate Diplomas especially created for our student cohort.
Throughout the school we practice the belief that learning takes place within and without classroom walls. We believe in experiential learning, the value of creativity, action and service which are core to student experience throughout the school and the power of student leadership, choice and decision making through the empowerment of our “student voice”.
West Island School’s distinction lies in the pursuit of high achievement and attainment in learning through support, encouragement, praise and motivation. We believe that excellence in academic and co curricular learning experiences are of equal importance to provide a basis for a dynamic and enriching life. Central to our philosophy is that our school and those within it can influence the world of today and tomorrow. The quality of the relationships between staff and students and within the student body is excellent and draws upon a wide diversity of nationalities, cultures and beliefs which we believe enriches and strengthens our school. Above all else West Island school is a happy school where people are valued and where all individuals who are part of our community can fulfil their potential as learners: whether student, parent, teacher or para professional.
These claims were validated by the Hong Kong Education Department which after inspection categorized our school as an “Outstanding School”. We are the only international school in Hong Kong to have received this prestigious award.
The English Schools Foundation (ESF) was established in 1967 and is the largest education foundation in Asia offering a liberal education through the medium of the English language to children of school age. ESF now operates five secondary schools, nine primary schools, two “all-through” Private Independent Schools, five kindergartens and a school for students with special needs. Our 18,000 students are drawn from over 75 nationalities. Increasingly, our schools are also the destination of choice for local families.
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