The Vacancy
School Principal (British School), Georgia
c. £60k TAX FREE + accommodation, medical, return flights, visa
Georgia
International Schools
Senior Management
Summary
m2r Education are working with this COBIS accredited British international school based in Tblisi, Georgia. The need a Principal for an August ’21 SD.
Tblisi is EXTREMELY cheap in comparison to London, therefore your tax free salary will go a long way, especially as accommodation is also included. See here for more details.
The school is in the early stages of moving to a full IB curriculum with the hope that teaching at PYP and MYP will start in September 2021. The school is mainly staffed by Georgians with a predominantly Georgian student base too. Current numbers are 400 and there is room for growth.
Role:
- Management of Leadership and Administrative teams
- Oversight with appropriate delegation of all aspects of school life
- Lead on staff development
- Oversight of IB accreditation
- Ensuring quality assurance / standards
- Liaison with Directorate (governing body)
- Promotion of the school within community
- Liaison and communication with parent body
- Recruitment of new staff
- Performance mgt of staff
- Production and completion of school development plan
Experience / Qualifications:
- Ideally UK educated
- Relevant teaching and leadership qualifications
- Min 10+yrs leadership experience
- Abilty to work in a mainly non-expat environment
- IB experience is preferred
Package
- c. £60k TAX FREE
- Accommodation
- Free schooling (if spaces are available)
- Freight allowance
- Medical
- Annual flights
- Employment Visa
- 3yr contract, renewable
Aug ’21 SD start date.
For safeguarding purposes, a valid police clearance certificate / DBS is required, plus 2 professional references.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you have not been contacted within 5 working days of submission then please consider your application to have been unsuccessful.
Full Details and how to apply can be found on this link.
Agency details
Are you qualified to teach in a UK, US or IB Curriculum School?
The Majority of vacancies advertised on www.itrcjobs.com require you to have either a US teachers license or UK qualified teacher status (QTS). Different types of International Schools look for specific qualifications depending on the curriculum they offer, UK Schools require QTS, US Schools will need a US teachers licence and IB Schools will be mainly looking for teachers with a teaching qualification from one of the countries listed below or South Africa.
If you qualified in the UK your qualification (BEds, PGCEs, GTP,) will include training for QTS. Teachers who have qualified from the European Economic Area, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the USA, can apply for QTS here… It may take up to 4 months to process your application. If you’re successful, you’ll be awarded QTS or partial QTS. You won’t need further training and will be exempt from having to serve a statutory induction period.
Teachers who do not hold a US teacher license or QTS and who qualified in countries not listed above will normally need to complete an accredited training programme to achieve QTS. If you are interested in teaching internationally more details of how you can qualify are available here…
Details on the US teacher certification process can be found here…