Principal - Lower and Middle School
International School of London - London (UK)

International School of London - London

Job Description

Job Title:                 Principal – Lower and Middle School
Reports to:             Director – ISL UK
Deputised by:        LL (G7-10)
Campus:                   Lower and Middle School

0. General

To provide leadership in the creation of an Action Plan

1. Leadership

• Chair of London SLT meetings
• To undertake annually, in liaison with the CEO, Director of ISL UK Schools, CAO and the SLT decisions about staffing, annual school schedule, budget and School Action Plan
• Develop a 5-year rationale for continuous development of the ICT administrative and communication tools
• Ensure that every member of staff adhere to a personal professional growth plan
• Develop a 5-year rationale for ISL participation in conferences
• Lead the development of the ISL Open World

2. Personnel

• Lead recruitment process and coordinate orientation and induction process
• Professional learning, internship and mentoring coordinator
• Monitor and appraise existent staff and coordinate evaluation of new staff
• Monitor covers, duties, attendance, and staff professional conduct
• Whole school Subject Coordinators line manager

3. Accountability

• Meet monthly with the UK Director to report and advise on all aspects of the London School
• Produce the London Annual Report and the London Annual Action Plan
• Ensure that accrediting agencies recommendations are actioned, that resources and professional capacity is adequate to meet the demands of the plan.
• Implement new or revised policies and review the London Procedures Manual
• Participant in the ISL Principal Forum
• To monitor effectiveness of SLT and review school meeting minutes
• Chair London Staff, PTA and Adm meetings

4. Academic Quality

• Conduct frequent teaching and learning observation
• Supervise Student Reports and Parent – Teacher conferences
• Evaluate the quality of feedback students receive, quality of assessment and reporting to parents on a two-year-cycle
• Ensure that information displayed in corridors and public areas of the school is relevant and up-to-date
• Facilitate professional learning, monitor quality of teaching and supervise coordinators.
• Review the Assessment procedures regularly
• Act on concerns about the quality of teaching and learning as quickly as possible

5.Chronology

• To manage the space, resources and personnel efficiently and effectively to ensure that it meets the needs of the curriculum and H&S regulations
• Set the London yearly calendar framework, the London annual calendar of staff meetings, parents meetings, reports, block weeks, in-service days and residential week
• Set annual events: Graduation, Sports Day, Special Events, School Photograph etc.
• Set staff teaching allocation, homeroom groups and sizes, teaching groups and G9-10 blocks of option choices
• Supervise duties and covers

6.Community

• Promote the school events to the outside community
• Establish partnerships with local schools
• Encourage cross campus development of curriculum material and curriculum policies (e.g. language, assessment, learning support and academic honesty policies)
• To establish an on-going relationship with local clergy, social services, fire office, local Member of Parliament, police force etc.

7. Administration

• Review of job descriptions, staff procedure manual and parents handbook
• Approve Student Handbook, PYP and MYP guides

8.Communication

• Ensure that the London marketing material reflects ISL identity and that the London advertisements are in line with ISL branding and identity
• Report to UK Director about Action Plan alignment to the wider Strategic Plan
• Review internal communication procedures regularly
• Chief Editor of the weekly School Newsletter
• Main link with Admin staff, PTA Chair and ECIS
• Responsible for visitors to the school
• Lead and oversee London Open Days / Evenings

9.Finances

• Create the London campus annual budget
• School operations budget, PD budget and Office budget holder

10. Care & Guidance

• In charge of whole school assemblies
• Track holistic progress indicators for all students
• Admissions supervisor
• Monitor behaviour at start and end of school day
• Child protection, risk assessment and H&S officer and liaise with external professional social services
• Arbiter of student grievances
• G10 and G5 Graduation Speech

Qualifications:

Essential

Fully qualified teacher, with either;
• BEd. or equivalent; or
• First degree plus post-graduate qualification in teaching

Desirable

• Leadership and management training
• Masters in Education or similar

Experience:

Essential

• A minimum of ten years teaching experience
• Able to demonstrate success in school leadership and change management
• Significant experience as a Principal, Vice-Principal or other Senior Leadership post
• Evidence of success in: building, leading, motivating and developing teams and individuals

Desirable

• Experience with IB PYP and/or MYP or other international educational programmes
• Experience of working in an international setting
• Experience in monitoring and improving learning at a school level

Competencies:

• to be acknowledged as an outstanding educator and educationalist
• to demonstrate good judgment, and possess a proven track record in pastoral and academic management
• to communicate well with colleagues, pupils and parents
• to show leadership and creativity, contributing to the development of the school as a whole
• to set an example as a first-rate teacher, a hard-working colleague and through involvement in out of school events
• to be an outstanding organiser and administrator.

To apply or if you require any further information about this role, please contact David Cope of Search Associates  dcope@searchassociates.com, as soon as possible and at the very latest by 30 January 2015.

Applications should include:

Current CV (no longer than 4 pages)
A recent photograph
Letter of application
A statement of your educational philosophy
Contact details of 4 professional referees
(including one from a senior person in your current school)

The ISL Board hopes to make the appointment by the end of February