APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Malvern College International Schools Required for January 2016 or sooner www.malverncollege.org.uk DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Malvern College International Schools Job Title: Director of Education, Malvern College International Schools Responsible To: Director of International Schools Background In September 2012, Malvern College opened its first sister school, Malvern Malvern College International Schools is a division of Malvern College College Qingdao, in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong. Since Enterprises Ltd, the College’s trading arm, and is managed by the then the school has grown to around 300 pupils, with 450 expected in Director of International Schools, who reports through the Bursar to the September 2015. The College will be opening its second international Headmaster. The Headmaster and Director of International Schools are school in Chengdu, south-west China, in September 2015, its third school, both members of the Executive Board of each overseas school, and the in Cairo, in September 2016, and its fourth in Hong Kong in 2018. It is likely Director of International Schools himself has overall responsibility for the that further international schools will follow over the next 5-10 years. relationship between each school and Malvern College UK as well as for the business as a whole. To support this rapidly growing area of business, the College now wishes to appoint a full- time Director of Education to take lead responsibility for all educational matters at the College’s overseas campuses, to assume responsibility for the quality assurance process undertaken annually at each school, and to be the principal academic liaison between Malvern College UK and its overseas schools. This is a senior and highly important role for the College as it further develops its ambitious overseas expansion plans. Malvern College Director of Education JD v6 page | 2 DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Malvern College International Schools Main Roles & Responsibilities Existing International Schools ● Plan and oversee the inspection process to be carried out at each ● Advise and assist each school in the recruitment of teaching staff and overseas school on a regular basis, acting as the Reporting Inspector senior management staff in liaison with the Director of International in each case. Schools and Malvern College’s Head of Human Resources. ● Make regular visits each year to each school (including inspection visits) ● Ensure that the quality of academic staff appointments meets the as a means of carrying out continuous quality assessment. It is expected requirements of Malvern College. that the post-holder will generally need to visit each school at least ● Proactively develop academic links between the College’s overseas twice per year. The post-holder may also be required to represent the schools and respective academic departments at Malvern College UK College at events such as school openings, prize-giving etc, where it for the wider benefit of the Malvern family of schools as a whole. is not possible for the Headmaster of Malvern College to attend such ● events personally. Oversee arrangements for pupil exchanges between the overseas schools and Malvern College UK. ● Attend Board meetings where these coincide with visits to the schools. ● Ensure that educational standards, the curriculum and educational ● Advise each school’s Board and management team on all educational policies and procedures at each school are consistent across the matters, ensuring that each school benefits from up-to-date academic group and in keeping with Malvern College’s ethos, values and thinking, curriculum developments and advice on all other academic brand guidelines. matters. ● Develop and implement, where appropriate and applicable, a strategy ● Maintain close and regular contact with the academic staff and for sharing best practice, resources, CPD and exchange opportunities management of Malvern College to ensure that the educational within the Malvern family of schools. provision at each school remains closely linked to that of Malvern ● College. Assist the Director of International Schools in planning and hosting visits at Malvern College UK from staff and other stakeholders from the ● Carry out academic CPD for teaching staff at each school, where this overseas schools. is requested during visits to the schools. Malvern College Director of Education JD v6 page | 3 DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Malvern College International Schools Planned New International Schools ● Provide advice on educational requirements, curriculum and other relevant set-up requirements. ● Provide educational advice as it pertains to the planning and design of the campus and as it is relevant to the content of any contractual agreement with the College’s business partners. ● In conjunction with the Director of International Schools and Malvern College’s Head of Human Resources, and in association with the College’s overseas business partners, co-ordinate the recruitment of the Head and Deputy Head. ● Once the Head has been appointed, maintain a regular and detailed dialogue with the Head to advise him/her on matters to include: • Curriculum • Timetable • The co-curriculum • Tutor and pastoral systems • Drafting an appropriate set of policies and procedures. ● Where necessary, assist the school with the initial recruitment of teaching staff. ● Conduct site visits where necessary to assess progress in academic- related matters and to liaise regarding academic matters with the College’s business partners. Malvern College Director of Education JD v6 page | 4 DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Malvern College International Schools General Requirements Salary: competitive In accordance with the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act Holidays: 8 weeks per annum plus public holidays 1974 (as amended) and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Contributory pension scheme with Scottish Widows. Regulations 1999 (as amended) you must take reasonable care not to endanger yourself or other persons whilst at work. You must co-operate Death in Service Insurance cover and Personal Accident Insurance cover with the College to enable it to comply with its legal duties for Health and Generous membership terms (family and personal) for the College Safety. Sports Facility. Malvern College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all employees to share this commitment. Employees must, at all times, have regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in line with the provisions of the Children Act 2004 (as amended) and Keeping Children Safe in Education (as amended) and be fully aware of, and understand, the duties and responsibilities that apply to their role in relation to these requirements. All employees must attend appropriate training in accordance with College and local Safeguarding Board stipulations. It should be noted that the above list of duties and responsibilities is not necessarily a complete statement of the duties of the post. It is intended to give an overall view of the position and should be taken as guidance only. Malvern College Director of Education JD v6 page | 5 DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Malvern College International Schools Person Specification ● Significant experience of working at SMT level at a UK ● A strategic and intuitive thinker, abreast of change and understanding independent school. the need to inspire great learning and outcomes. ● Sound and sophisticated understanding of what makes international ● An educationalist with total integrity and wisdom. schools successful both from start-up to steady state. ● An understanding of both primary and secondary level education, ● Ability to relate to the needs and challenges of school leadership, and their associated management structures, curricula and understanding motivation but also the need for structure and teaching practices. consistency. ● Collegiate and collaborative skills, a team-player capable when necessary of careful liaison and management with an instinctive feel for the correct relationship between the Principal, the Director of International Schools and the Headmaster of Malvern College. ● Experienced and highly skilled educationalist with genuine interest in the curriculum and innovation, a passionate and internationally minded person who will identify with the Malvern College’s special ethos. ● Knowledgeable about boarding, its particular needs and the opportunities it unlocks. ● An efficient and effective administrator capable of using initiative and working independently, business and IT literate as well as excited by today’s changing educational world. ● A confident and impressive communicator who will command the interest, confidence and respect of both the school principals and the headquarters team in Malvern. Malvern College Director of Education JD v6 page | 6 DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Malvern College International Schools HOW TO APPLY Anthony Millard Consulting Closing date: Monday 31st August Anthony Millard Consulting was established in the summer of 2004 to provide the British education sector, both in the UK and internationally, Interviews will be held week commencing 7th September with first class strategic and recruitment consultancy. In addition to managing the search and selection of Heads, Bursars, Candidates wishing to apply should: Marketing and Development Directors advice is provided on governance, management structures, development planning, marketing / PR and ● Visit the AMC website,