Assistant Head for Senior School with Teaching Responsibilities - Al Waha Campus - Required for August 2025

The British International School Riyadh (BISR) is an extremely well-regarded not-for-profit, co-educational school in the Middle East, catering for students aged 3-18 across its existing five campuses, providing high quality education to the expatriate community since 1979. The school is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and as a British School Overseas (BSO). BISR is also a member of the British Schools of the Middle East (BSME), the Association of British Schools Overseas (AoBSO), the Heads Conference (HMC) and the Council of British International Schools (COBIS). The school follows the English curriculum, greatly enriched by the local and international context. Learning is holistic, supported by a broad co-curricular programme, encompassing extra-curricular activities, student leadership, service learning and residential trips. Strong pastoral care supports student well-being.

We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, experienced, and highly motivated Assistant Head with the ability to teach GCSE and A Level in their specialism. We are looking for a leader who will contribute to the further development of our dynamic school, someone who can add to the existing vision and already very high academic standards..

The successful candidate will have a strong track record as a leader, exemplary classroom practice; demonstrable experience of target setting for students and use of student data to track progress; and a commitment to the existing vision and wider life of the school. We are specifically looking for a teacher who is willing to contribute to our three strategic pillars of learning, enrichment and well-being.

Interviews of shortlisted candidates will take place in the week commencing 1st December 2024. If you do not hear back from us by this time frame, your application has not been shortlisted.

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The successful candidates will:

• Be innovative, creative, enthusiastic, highly motivated and learning focused, with a strong track record of excellent classroom practice and pastoral care.
• Be committed to development of high quality learning experiences underpinned by a clear understanding of how learning is developed, where students are motivated and equipped to become life-long learners.
• Demonstrate a passion for learning, be a reflective practitioner, showing a strong commitment to development of outstanding classroom practice.
• Use high quality assessment and feedback strategies to ensure students make good progress with their learning.
• Ensure students flourish by creating a positive climate for learning, supporting the holistic development of each student, with a strong emphasis on well-being in an intercultural context.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills, high levels of emotional intelligence and a good sense of humour, effectively collaborating within a range of teams.
• Fully support the school Mission, Vision and Motto.
• Go the extra-mile for students, contributing to the wider life of the school, including the broad co-curricular programme and community events.
• Take on a whole school responsibility in addition to managing both curriculum and pastoral areas of the Senior School.

We can offer:

• Highly motivated and engaged students
• A school with a strong sense of community