Head of Commerce
Queen Margaret College
Wellington, New Zealand
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2014
Job overview
Head of Commerce at a school with an International Perspective
Queen Margaret College
Join an Independent Presbyterian girls' school in downtown Wellington. For 95 years it has been offering girls the opportunity to learn in a school which teaches students to practice the concept of Christian Living through respect and consideration for others.
As Head of Commerce you may have been teaching for 2-3 years and are now ready to step up and advance your career. Working in a small department your energy and aspirations to lead in Commerce would be ideal. The ability to teach to Year 13 Economics, Business and Commerce and experience in an IB environment would be preferable as your expertise could be utilised. This school offers small classes, motivated students whom achieve outstanding results and a dual pathway for qualifications.
Queen Margaret College provides education from Pre-School to Year 13. They are an IB World School and the only girls' school in the lower North Island offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma. They celebrate the cultural diversity of their students, a feature of the school from early in its history, located close to embassies, high commissions and parliament. The perspective gained here is culturally rich and necessarily global.
The College is a unique and vibrant community where learning and relationships are at the centre of school life. They provide rigorous and engaging academic and extra-curricular programmes to meet the needs of girls at each stage of their educational journey. Technology is integrated across the curriculum ensuring that students are equipped for today's digital world.
If you are eager to find out more then please email through your CV's with the names of 2 senior teaching referees that we can contact for a reference to melanie@edperson.co.nz, alternatively you can call 0064 9 5200363 for a confidential chat.
About Queen Margaret College
- Queen Margaret College
- 53 Hobson St, Thorndon
- Wellington
- New Zealand
Queen Margaret College (QMC) is a private day school for girls in Wellington, New Zealand. The city of Wellington is the nation’s capital and has a population of 410,000. QMC is a Presbyterian denominational, and its motto translates from Latin as ‘by the light of truth’. The school is a member of the Independent Schools of New Zealand. The school is also a member of the IBO, and teaches the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The school provides English tuition for high school students between Years 7-13, and a variety of qualifications such as TEOEFL and Cambridge University Examinations for Speakers of English as a Second Language. International students are required to have a mentor. College mentors meet regularly with their student, attend parent interviews, communicate with parents and liaise with the college.
QMC has an exceptional performing arts programme, and in 2017 was the only school in the country with three members of Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ Young Shakespeare Company. QMC has a biennial group exchange with Lycee Baudimont, Arras, for senior students of French. There is also a group exchange biennially with St Margaret's, Chile, which is for senior students of Spanish. The school is named for Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI.
Principal
Carol Craymer
Values and vision
The school’s special character is nurtured by a religious education programme, assemblies and services where respect for spirituality and different beliefs is encouraged. Emphasis is placed on participation in community service in order to raise awareness of the needs of others. From the outset, Queen Margaret girls have taken part in community service both locally and internationally. QMC operates on the understanding that contributing to charity takes many different forms, from participating in street collections to organising and running community fairs.
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