Principal

PRINCIPAL, Karachi Grammar School, Pakistan

Ideally Required for September 2016 but the Governing Board of the School is prepared to wait to appoint the right candidate

Co-educational • 3 – 19 years • 2400 pupils.

Karachi Grammar School commonly known as KGS is an independent, English-medium school in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a highly selective, coeducational day school serving approximately 2,400 students aged between three and nineteen years.

Established in 1847 by the Reverend Henry Brereton, the first chaplain of Karachi, as a school for“English and Anglo-Indo children”, it is the oldest private school in Pakistan and the second oldest in South Asia, a member of the Winchester International Symposium.

Since the 1980s, Karachi Grammar School has expanded from a school with a population of a few hundred students to a large institution that now occupies three sites and teaches more than two thousand students.

There are three Heads who each take charge of one of the three major sections of the School, i.e. Kindergarten & Junior(Nursery to Class VI), Middle(Class VII to IX) and College(Class X to A-level). There are also Assistant HMs for Kindergarten, Junior, Middle, Cambridge International O-level and A-level, making an Internal Management Team, including the Principal, of 9 persons.

The school are now seeking a Principal who:

• can deliver a strategic vision for all of the Sections of the KGS and demonstrate an ability to articulate and indicate that he or she has the professional skill base and experience to deliver that vision.
• promote academic rigour to develop all aspects of the School’s teaching and learning for the benefit of ALL pupils.
• can appoint staff of the highest calibre and manage their performance through the provision of appropriate induction, training and appraisal and performance management systems.
• is a dynamic and inspirational educationalist preferably with independent international experience who is prepared to operate as a Principal not a Headteacher.
• is committed to thinking strategically.
• can demonstrate cultural awareness.

Closing date: 25th May 2016

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Nigel Woolnough on +44 (0)7717580189 or at nigel@anthonymillard.co.uk

Karachi Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.