School Director

Our school

Brit-Magyar (British-Hungarian) school is a private school located in the second district of Budapest founded in 2020. The founders of the school are British and Hungarian with extensive experience in international education. Our vision is to be Hungary’s leading school through a passion for progressive teaching methodology and by providing a broad-based education so students become complete global citizens. We utilise a combination of the local state bilingual curriculum as well as an English curriculum based on the Cambridge International programme. Our curriculum is supported by all the best learning materials and facilities.

Our staff

At the core of our programme is the need to have the most enthused and talented teaching staff. We are developing a strong in-house Professional Development programme for teachers to run throughout the year for all teachers with one-to-one coaching and group learning. The benefit for staff of a start-up school is that you have the opportunity to help shape the curriculum, teaching methodologies and best educational practices. Our culture is consensual and we make decisions and plans through discussion.

The Position

An ideal role for a leader who seeks the challenge of forming and shaping a school still in its formation period. You will be excited by how much change you can implement in a short period and design practices, systems and policies based on the very best of current educational thinking. To support the growth of our student base, we need to recruit a highly talented educational leader to our team. An educator with the following experience, skills and attributes is preferred:

·     Fully qualified educational leader with at least 8 years teaching and leadership,

experience in High school and preferably one other area of a school.

·     Leadership experience with a proven track record of achieving change through

others, preferably in more than one country.

·     Experience of managing all aspects of a school, both educational and non

educational.

·     Experience with managing curriculum in a bilingual school is preferable.

·     Strong cognitive skills and intellectual curiosity, able to develop strategic plans to

achieve the vision.

·     Demonstrable people management and team building skills. 

·     Evidence of managing and merging the needs of a local curriculum with the

curriculum for England and Wales.

·     Experienced in setting performance targets and measurement of them.

·     Practiced in teaching and leading the implementation of the curriculum for England.

·     High level of positive energy and a strong desire for personal development.

·     Fluent English speaker.

What we offer

We offer an excellent salary package and training support. Budapest is a wonderful city with a cost of living 40% lower than a typical UK city. Please send your CV, your qualifications and an explanation as to why you might be suitable for this position.