Director of EAL: Haileybury Astana School
Haileybury Astana, located in the capital city, Astana, is the second Haileybury school in Kazakhstan. It has a growing roll that currently stands at 610 pupils from kindergarten to Year 13. The teaching medium is English with additional teaching of Kazakh language and history. Haileybury Astana has a significant profile within the country and further afield and has been visited by many national and international politicians and other significant personalities including the First President of Kazakhstan, Mr Nursultan Nazarbayev, various European royalty and individuals from the world of sport and the arts.
Job Description
Astana is a purpose-built, modern, international, rapidly growing cosmopolitan city. Haileybury Astana was formally opened by The First President in September 2011.
The school initially took pupils only from years 1 to 6 but is now populated up to year 13 with the Junior school offering a mix of National Curriculum and the IPC up to year 6. The first cohort of IGCSE pupils taking public exams was in summer 2017 and IB diploma in summer 2019. It draws on the educational values and ethos of Haileybury UK and has increasing connections with Haileybury College to ensure that pupils of the school are able to benefit from educational opportunities offered by the UK in the form of reciprocal visits, tours and planned exchanges.
The school also offers a wide range of extra curricular activities and is increasingly becoming an academically successful school.
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The successful candidate for the Director of EAL position will be a highly skilled and dedicated professional, committed to fostering academic excellence within a dynamic and challenging language education framework. We are seeking individuals with the following qualifications and attributes:
•Passion and energy working with students, parents and colleagues;
•Ability to lead teaching and learning, inspiring both students and colleagues;
•Experience in leading EAL department and a clear vision for the future development of EAL provision within the School;
•Excellent knowledge of specific programs that support EAL Teaching and Learning and Leadership and Service;
•Working collaboratively to successfully deliver specific data management;
• The desire and ability to engender the best in others;
•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a range of stakeholders
Applications are invited from experienced colleagues with a clear understanding of EAL and school education who are committed to supporting the Haileybury habits.
How to Apply?
The school, with its success and profile is attracting considerable public interest. Please take time to visit our staff recruitment platform where you will find all details of living in Astana and working at Haileybury along with details of the specific job you are looking at. Further details of the school can be found on www.haileybury.kz The website offers an overall summary of the facilities available, the academic programme, details of the staffing structure, and the wide choice of extra curricular activities which are offered to pupils.
We prioritize the safety and well-being of children in our school by taking Safeguarding and Child Protection very seriously. Our Child Protection & Safeguarding policy outlines the measures we have in place to ensure the safety of all students. This policy covers the procedures we follow to both prevent and respond to any concerns related to child protection.
As part of our safer recruitment process, we will be conducting thorough online searches, extensive background checks, and collecting references.
Haileybury Astana School is Equal Opportunity Employer.
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