Director of Studies

Concorde International; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Job summary

Concorde International is seeking an exceptional EFL leader and course designer to transform the school’s academic portfolio and operations in the UK. Reporting to the Principal, you will steer curricula development, CPD, and quality assurance, influencing strategic learning and teaching across the organization.

The ideal candidate will have strong ELT expertise, extensive leadership experience, and a track record of delivering high-quality language education in adult and junior contexts.

Qualifications

• Qualified in DELTA/DipTESOL or Level 7 TESOL with a recognised degree.
• Proven leadership of English language teaching teams and curricula.
• Extensive experience in academic provision management and QA.

Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum design and CPD activity for EFL teachers.
• Oversee academic operations across multi-site contexts.
• Drive quality assurance and accreditation readiness with external bodies.
• Shape strategic learning and teaching visions in ELT.

Skills

Curriculum design

Academic leadership

Quality assurance

Blended/online learning

ELT knowledge

Education

DELTA / DipTESOL or Level 7 TESOL

Degree

British Council / UK accreditation qualification

Tools

LMS / VLEs

QA frameworks

Job description

This is a rare career opportunity to play a defining role in the evolution of the academic provision for a long-established international English Language School. We are seeking an exceptional and ambitious EFL leader and course designer to contribute to the transformation of the school’s educational portfolio and academic operation. Reporting to the Principal, you will play a pivotal role in delivering on the school’s strategic learning and teaching vision. The ideal candidate will be an astute academic leader with demonstratable knowledge of the contemporary English Language Teaching context, an outstanding and demonstratable curricula design ability, and have an evidenced background in successful academic operational management – preferably at scale.

Person specification

Minimum Qualifications

• DELTA, DipTESOL or equivalent Level 7 TESOL qualification.
• Degree
• British Council recognised or UK accredited Language Teaching qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• A minimum of four years' successful experience in an academic leadership or management role, with responsibility for leading English language teaching teams, curriculum development and quality assurance.
• A minimum of five years' successful classroom teaching experience within a language teaching context.
• Evidence of successfully managing academic provision in both adult and junior contexts
• Experience of designing high-quality language teacher development courses and CPD activity within a formal development framework.
• Experience of leading blended, online and in class curriculum design and educational product development in English Language Teaching.
• Extensive knowledge of academic operational systems, procedures and protocols.
• Extensive knowledge of the contemporary ELT context.
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills.
• Eligibility to live and work in UK (we unfortunately cannot support a visa application to work and live in the UK).
• Experience of management in an international English summer school environment
• Experience managing muti-campus or multi-site academic operations
• Experience of trends in AI and language learning
• Experience of educational VLEs and LMSs
• Experience of British Council inspections and accreditation frameworks
• Experience of delivering ESOL provision
• Experience of working with formal UK language examination bodies/boards
• Experience of working with EFL publishers
• Company pension

Experience

• Academic leadership or management role: 4 years (required)