Principal
The British School of Geneva (BSG)
Geneva, Switzerland
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2016
- Apply by:
- 13 July 2015
Job overview
The British School of Geneva is to appoint a Principal
The School:
The Board of Directors of the British School of Geneva invites applications for the role of Principal from January 2016.
Founded in 2005, BSG occupies a unique place on the landscape of private education in the Geneva region as the only school to offer the full English National Curriculum from Year 1 through to A-Levels, and the only international school to offer A-Levels to students of all nationalities and educational backgrounds. Today, the school welcomes around 170 students from over 40 nationalities.
Students are at the heart of everything that happens in school, and accordingly all teachers and administrators are committed to helping every one of them thrive and confidently attain their full potential. The concepts of inclusion, respect, motivation and achievement are fundamental and permeate every aspect of school life.
BSG has a declared and practiced policy of inclusion and welcomes children with different levels of ability across the age range. Strong board support ensures that appropriate and adequate resources allow the Senior Management Team to provide the required individual care and attention to all students. In addition, and as part of this commitment, class sizes are limited to 16 students in primary and secondary and 10 students per class at A- Level
The British School of Geneva is owned and managed by ASC Education Group, one of the largest privately-owned educational institutions in the area. (www.asc-ih.ch)
The Role:
The current Principal has been in post since the school was founded and will step down in December 2015. She will remain as a local advisor to the new Principal for the first 3 months of 2016. The new Principal will have full staffing, budgetary and logistical responsibility for BSG. He or she will work closely with the Chairman and Senior Leadership Team to implement development plans and will maintain the standard of excellence in teaching and management as the school continues to expand in size and scope.
The Principal will be the main driver within the school of Senior Leadership Team’s plans for growth and continuous improvement in quality and breadth of provision. A credible and capable leader, the Principal will advocate BSG’s strategic vision, philosophy and objectives and will secure commitment to these amongst existing and new staff, current and prospective students and their parents, and community partners. S/he will translate this vision into tactical and operational plans and oversee their successful implementation.
The Principal will be responsible for ensuring a culture of excellence, encouragement, personal attention and openness, with zero tolerance for bullying of any kind. S/he will be responsible for developing a regular, friendly and constructive communications programme across the school community, including alumni, and will be comfortable working with Group Marketing on promoting the school appropriately within the context of its offering.
The successful candidate will:
- Have demonstrated strong educational leadership, ideally with experience of both Primary and Secondary levels, either in the UK or in an international school outside of the UK.
- Have proven classroom experience before having moved into management.
- Have experience managing all elements of a school, including recruitment and supervision of staff, setting and working to budgets, curriculum development, working with external exam boards and managing physical premises.
- Be friendly, energetic, flexible and open-minded, and will have excellent communication skills
- Be an enthusiastic team member, able to work independently and proactively with Group Senior Management, teachers, students and their families.
- Be passionate about supporting and encouraging the whole child, and will have experience working with children in a multicultural environment.
- Have a particular interest in and experience with children with special needs.
- Hold a recognised teaching certification (PGCE or equivalent).
- Have sound knowledge of the English National Curriculum and familiarity with the International, Swiss and French curricula.
- Have a high level of written and spoken English. A working knowledge of French would be an asset.
Remuneration
The successful candidate will receive an appropriate salary (Swiss salaries are substantially higher than in the UK and deductions are substantially lower), and excellent terms and conditions. The quality of life in Geneva is regarded by many independent observers as being among the best in the world.
Application Procedure:
Candidates are requested to send their CV along with a cover letter to Ms. Mercedes Taza, Human Resources Director, ASC Education Group, by email only to:
mercedes.taza@asc-ih.ch by 13th July 2015, mentioning the position title in their application.
No further information about the position will be provided prior to first interview.
About The British School of Geneva (BSG)
The British School of Geneva (BSG) is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, independent all-through school in Switzerland, serving students from the age of 4-18. The Geneva based school welcomes pupils from over 50 nationalities.
The British School of Geneva was founded in 2005, originally as a sixth form college. It has continued to expand to an all-through school throughout the years and in September 2017, it will welcome its first reception students. The school follows the English National Curriculum and is the only school in the district to offer British A-Levels. Classes are kept to a maximum of 18 students to ensure student benefit from a personalised learning experience.
Director General
Douglas Crawford
Values and vision
The British School of Geneva is proud of its international community and wants all pupils to benefit from an enriching learning experience where they can strengthen their knowledge, skills and future opportunities through an Anglophone education. The all-through school wants all pupils to reach their full potential and achieve to the highest of their ability, offering personalised teaching in small classrooms, where dedicated teachers work to help nurture students unique skills and talents. It is important to the school that parents play a core role in their children’s education and are encouraged to keep in regular contact with teachers to ensure everyone is working on the same level for the benefit of the students. A wide range of extra-curricular activities are offered to students to allow for them to gain new experiences outside of the classroom, such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award, where they practice their role as active citizens through community service in the local area.
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