Founded in 2002, Global Schools Foundation is a Singapore-headquartered, community-oriented education institution whose mission is to cultivate and nurture young minds into global leaders of the future and is significantly contributing to achieving significant learning outcomes for every child. In the last two decades, the Foundation has grown to 62 campuses in 11 countries. Our seven international schools are spread across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia.
Global Schools Foundation (GSF) is an education pioneer with a network of premier international schools. The Foundation schools infuse the best educational approaches from around the globe into a unique pedagogy which imparts value-based learning that goes beyond academics. The 62 GSF schools are spread across 11 countries in ASEAN & South Asia, Middle East and India which provide world class education to over 45,000 students from 70+ nationalities. The schools offer various.
curricula, including IB, Cambridge and CBSE.
As the GSF family of schools expands, we are looking for dynamic, committed, self-motivated leaders for our campus in Singapore who share our passion for equitable education and believe deeply in the mission of Global Schools Foundation. We hope to see leaders join the group in order to build their career with us and benefit from the many professional development and career-progression opportunities we offer across geographies.
The Deputy Head of School plays a critical role in assisting the Head of School in managing the overall operation of the School. This leadership position involves overseeing various academic and administrative functions, fostering a positive learning environment, and ensuring the policies and objectives are met.
Requirements
- Lead the Academic and Non-Academic functions in the respective campus in collaboration with Head Of School
- Articulate a strategic vision for the school and the ability to lead and manage change to achieve that vision.
- Design and deliver annual academic priorities and strategies in line with the organisation’s business plan
- Promote and support the mission, vision, and direction of Global Schools Foundation along with Head Of School
- Oversee the various curriculum in the campus (e.g. CBSE, Cambridge, International Baccalaureate, etc., as needed).
- Develop and provide appropriate learning, curriculum programmes and methods of instruction
- Work closely with Head of School to understand student achievements, results, and feedback in the campus, and to identify areas for improvement
- Evaluate teaching programmes’ relevancy and effectiveness relating to the development of students’ cognitive, physical, aesthetic, social, moral, and leadership capabilities
- Develop, monitor, and review strategic plans and processes to best employ expertise, talent, and resources for the campus
- Communicate regularly with faculty, staff and parents to improve the student experience and increase retention
- Effectively take the School forward in a variety of internal and external forums along with Head of School.
- Inspire and lead a structured leadership team in a results-driven environment
- Collaborate with the Senior Manager Admissions to increase admission numbers and strengthen the campus’s reputation
- Discuss the previous year’s data to determine trends and make predictions for the current year in terms of potential enrolment numbers and the various expenses
- Manage budgets effectively and according to school and faculty strategic priorities.
- Build and maintain effective collaborative partnerships within and external to the School to support the mission and objectives of the School, and foundation.
- Have a strong sense of equity, fairness and ethics to ensure a safe, diverse and respectful working environment which supports high performance and the development of staff.
- Can add look after regulatory requirements of affiliating boards and regulatory requirements of the school.
- Address parent, teacher and student forums
- Paper presentations at national and international forum
- Focus on Student and teacher well-being and retention
- Work effectively in cross functional teams across campuses and geographies
Master’s degree in education or equivalent
- 12-15 Years of experience in an educational leadership role, preferably as a Principal or Assistant Principal.
- In-depth knowledge and experience in the CBSE & IB Curriculum
- Strong understanding of educational principles, curriculum development, and teaching methods.
- Knowledge of Educational regulations and compliance standard
- People management and creative conflict resolution Ability to use digital technology for pedagogy, analytics and report reading.
5.5 working days
Onsite
