Vice Principal

Vice Principal, April or July 2022 start

The salary will reflect the seniority of the role and the experience of the successful appointee.

CATS Canterbury is a highly regarded international school, offering day and boarding provision to students of over 50 nationalities between the ages of 14 and 19. We offer the IB Diploma, A-level, GCSE and Foundation programmes. We are a member of the Independent Schools’ Association (ISA), and we are inspected by the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate (ISI).

CATS Canterbury is a co-educational, diverse and inclusive community. We aim to provide a friendly and supportive atmosphere where staff and students have every opportunity to fulfil their potential and to achieve their aspirations, both academically and otherwise. The school is lively, creative and caring. It is a happy place, with a strong family atmosphere, where independent minds, a sense of adventure, social responsibility and moral values are encouraged.

The role of the Vice Principal will be to support the Principal in developing the college’s strong and diverse academic profile as well as ensuring outstanding pastoral care and boarding provision. Working closely with the Assistant Principal Academic, the Vice Principal will ensure the curriculum is balanced, progressive and innovative, and delivered by a talented and committed teaching staff. This will include providing a range of opportunities for students to become flexible thinkers by stimulating intellectual curiosity through academic enrichment, independent learning, and a complementary curriculum. CATS Canterbury also prides itself in offering outstanding pastoral care and boarding provision, ensuring the well-being of students as well as staff. Therefore, the responsibility of the Vice principal will also be to work closely with the Assistant Principal Pastoral and the Head of Boarding to offer a school environment which promotes self-confidence, well-being, a feeling of self-worth, and emotionally resilient students. We offer a broad range of extra-curricular activities and opportunities to further support students in becoming confident, articulate, tolerant and responsible individuals who are ready to take their place and be agents of change in the modern world.

As Vice Principal, you will have responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the school, and you will be actively involved in its marketing and strategic development. Therefore, the role would suit someone with significant experience in a senior role with possible cross-functional responsibility, able to evidence substantial contributions to the effective leadership and development of a school. The successful candidate must be a dedicated educator with a child-centred approach and who eager to work with an internationally diverse student and staff body.

We are part of CATS Global Schools (CGS) and benefit from belonging to a forward-looking organisation with a strong educational vision. CGS includes three other CATS schools, all focused on international students.  If you are interested in taking on a major role in the leadership and development of CATS Canterbury and you feel that you have the attributes and skills we are looking for, we would love to hear from you.

If you are considering an application but would like to discuss the role informally before doing so, the Principal, Severine Collins would be very happy to meet with you. To book a meeting with Severine please email Talent@catsglobalschools.com

CATS Canterbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a range of Pre-Employment Checks including an enhanced DBS checked. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The closing date is Friday 28th January 2021