Vice Principal
The British American Pre-School and Bilingual European School (BAPS-BES)
Italy
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 1, 2023
- Apply by:
- 14 February 2023
Job overview
Bilingual European School offers a bilingual education from the age of six, combining the PYP Inquiry approach with the Italian state curriculum. We focus on the Learner Profile, student action and growth mindset to ensure that each one of our students reaches their full potential. Our students develop into well- rounded, bilingual global citizens who want to change the world.
At BES, the student is at the centre of our educational project. We challenge learners to strive for personal excellence, and we value the intellectual, social, artistic, and physical development of each student. We provide a stimulating environment that fosters a life-long love of learning. Our mission is to develop the intellect and character of each learner by providing the opportunity for an outstanding bilingual education with a global perspective.
Our students follow the Italian State Curriculum through the PYP Programme from Year 1 to Year 5 before moving to the Italian system in middle school. The middle school has interdisciplinary units culminating in an end of school research project.
The school is a proud member of Globeducate, one of the world´s leading K12 education groups with 55+ premium bilingual and international schools, and online programmes, educating 28,000 students in nine countries. For more information about Globeducate please visit our website: www.globeducate.com
We wish to recruit a Vice Principal of School, who will provide effective, dynamic and inspirational leadership to the school’s community. They will help lead, develop and improve the school, in line with Globeducate’s mission, values and the Platinum Standard framework.
The Vice Principal will ensure the school's future success by:
· Upholding the school and group's mission and principles.
· Maintaining and improving the quality of education that we offer.
· Through effective management by running the school in an organised and efficient way.
· Ensuring that we involve our students, parents and the wider community in our education and the breadth of educational initiative we offer.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
Essential
A recognised teaching qualification
This role has a partial teaching commitment so the applicant must be an excellent subject teacher at secondary school level
A proven track record in leadership positions and strategic planning
Strong experience working with the International Baccalaureate Programmes and/or IGCSE
Excellent level of English
Successful track record of improving standards; managing and monitoring student attainment data
Experience of leadership, coaching and mentoring and skilled at performance management and using intervention when required
Proven track record of developing and maintaining culture of high expectations, high performance and continuous improvement
Demonstrable successful execution of strategies around increasing parental and community engagement
Desirable
Qualification in school leadership
Masters degree in educational management
Good command of Italian a plus
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Our school is committed to the safeguarding of children and promoting child welfare. The appointment will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure or equivalent criminal record check from the countries lived in the last five years.
Please submit your application through the TES platform by February 14th, 2023.
For more information about Globeducate, please visit: www.globeducate.com
You will find further information about Bilingual European School on our website: https://www.beschool.eu/en
You must meet the following requirements for a visa or working permit:
- Teaching experience.
- A degree related to subject taught.
- Bachelors with Teaching Qualification, PGCE or PGDE or similar teaching qualification.
- Proficient in English,
- Criminal background check, References
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About The British American Pre-School and Bilingual European School (BAPS-BES)
- The British American Pre-School and Bilingual European School (BAPS-BES)
- Via Val Cismon 9, Milano
- 20162
- Italy
The British American Pre-School and the Bilingual European School prepare children aged 2 to 14 to be the travelers of the world, providing an outstanding educational journey that successfully lays the groundwork to meet the challenges of tomorrow, developing their natural talents both in English and Italian.
BAPS, founded in 1987, offers a full immersion English programme that combines the inquiry-based and child-centered educational philosophy with the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum (for the first three age groups) and Key Stage One (for Reception children). BAPS full immersion English approach centred on the “play based learning” and the “learning by doing” provides children with the necessary knowledge and skills for a smooth transition to the BES bilingual programme.
BES, founded in 1999, integrates the Italian Ministerial programme with the Primary Years Programme (PYP) of the International Baccalaureate, offering bilingual education of excellence with a global perspective. At BES every student is a unique and special individual engaged in hands-on, minds-on learning activities in line with the constructivist approach.
The stimulating learning landscapes, designed by the internationally renowned architect Rosan Bosch, give students the opportunity to foster a life-long love of learning. The school hosts a permanent Bruno Munari® art laboratory and an accredited LEGO® Education Innovation Studio. BES is also recognised by Avanguardie Educative as a centre of excellence for educational innovation and in collaboration with Project Zero is committed to building the learning models of the future.
BAPS and BES proudly joined Globeducate in 2021, combining the group’s forward-looking project with the school’s unique model of cognitive integrated bilingualism, recognized by an international team of researchers from the Goethe University Frankfurt as a role model for bilingualism in Europe and all over the world.
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