Head of Secondary

DOVER COURT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (PTE.) LTD.; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 240.000 - 320.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Dover Court International School in Singapore seeks a visionary Head of Secondary to lead academic excellence and student wellbeing, fostering an inclusive culture where every learner is known and supported.

You will guide strategic leadership, curriculum development, safeguarding, and staff professional growth, while building strong teams and positive partnerships with parents and the wider community.

Formación

• Proven experience in senior leadership of a secondary school.
• Track record of improving student outcomes and wellbeing.
• Ability to lead curriculum reforms reflecting local context.

Responsabilidades

• Provide strategic leadership and school-wide vision.
• Oversee teaching, learning, and curriculum in the secondary school.
• Lead professional development and performance management.
• Engage with students, parents, and the wider community to strengthen safeguarding and inclusion.

Conocimientos

Strategic leadership

School governance

Staff development

Curriculum leadership

Descripción del empleo

The Head of Secondary provides visionary leadership for the Secondary School, inspiring students and staff to achieve outstanding outcomes while nurturing a culture of care, inclusion, and aspiration. This role is responsible for driving academic excellence, strengthening student wellbeing, and ensuring every learner is known, valued, and supported to reach their full potential.

Through collaborative leadership and a commitment to continuous improvement, the Head of Secondary ensures our students leave Dover Court as confident, resilient, and globally minded young people equipped to make a positive difference in the world.

Exceptional leaders are not defined solely by what they achieve, but by how they grow through challenge, inspire those around them, and continually refine their leadership practice. At Dover Court International School, we seek a Head of Secondary who brings academic ambition, strategic thinking, and the self‑awareness and relational maturity needed to lead a thriving school community.

We invite you to share the experiences, influences, and defining moments that have shaped your leadership journey and continue to guide your development as a leader.

About the Role

Strategic Leadership

• Embody the school's mission and vision in word and action;
• Gain and maintain the trust and confidence of students, colleagues and parents;
• Be accountable for all aspects of standards in the Secondary School;
• Motivate students and staff to aspire to excellence in all that they do;
• Build strong, high-performing teams;
• Create the conditions for staff to continue to learn;
• Be responsible for safeguarding students;
• Deploy resources with due diligence, with efficiency and effectiveness;
• Plan strategically for the continual improvement of the Secondary School;
• Take on any other duties required by the Principal.

Teaching, Learning and the Curriculum

• Providing a curriculum which provides exemplary learning opportunities within and beyond the classroom;
• Maintaining exemplary student behaviour that encourages learning within a purposeful and safe environment;
• Developing and maintaining effective systems for the care and guidance of students, from transition from primary through to university;
• Demonstrating wide-ranging knowledge of effective pedagogy and curriculum;
• Ensuring that our curriculum reflects our place in Asia and in Singapore;
• Ensuring the powerful use of technology to enhance learning and developing STEAM;
• Developing and maintaining a rigorous system of school self‑evaluation;
• Monitoring, evaluating and improving standards of teaching through the use of lesson observation, work scrutiny and assessment data;
• Recognising and celebrating teaching excellence and challenging poor practice;
• Personally supporting the life of the school beyond the classroom;
• Ensuring that students participate in a rich and varied programme of co‑curricular activities, trips and residential experiences.

Staff Leadership & Professional Development

• Fostering a culture of respect, equity, ambition, leadership, responsibility and integrity;
• Developing and maintaining a community of professional learners;
• Developing everyone's ability to use the performance management system to raise standards and contribute to professional growth;
• Leading and mentoring and managing the performance and professional development of the Secondary Leadership Team;
• Ensuring that the middle leaders are effective in leading their teams;
• Working with the Principal to recruit and retain the highest quality teachers, including participation in interviews and selection;
• Organising initial and ongoing induction for new teachers;
• Contributing to the professional development of teachers;
• Contributing to the provision of references for teachers moving to new schools or new positions.

Community Engagement & Collaboration

• Ensuring that parents are regularly informed about their child's progress, attainment and achievement and ensuring that they know how to support their child's learning;
• Informing parents of key events, trips and residential activities with sufficient notice for families to plan, logistically and financially;
• Keeping parents informed of events and priorities;
• Ensuring that the achievements of students and staff are recognised and celebrated.
• Maintaining a high standard of presentation in all printed and on‑line materials relating to the Secondary School;
• Working with parent representatives;
• Organising and presenting at parent workshops through the NAE Parent Academy;
• Developing wider community links through CAS and other projects.
• Directing the strategic planning of cohesive seamless transition across all key stages;
• Promoting a culture of safety and happiness within the school and valuing all individuals within the school;
• Ensuring that there is a safe and supportive culture across the school, adhering to robust safeguarding practices, student behaviour processe.