Founding Head Teacher
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Role purpose
- Lead the launch and day-to-day development of KLC as a safe, respected and commercially sustainable early-years school. Turn the school’s vision into operating standards, culture, enrolment confidence and strong learning outcomes.
Key responsibilities
- Lead school readiness, opening, staffing, safeguarding, compliance, parent experience and continuous improvement.
- Recruit, induct, supervise and develop the academic and operations teams in partnership with the Board.
- Ensure Montessori principles are delivered consistently while appropriate CBC competencies are incorporated thoughtfully.
- Own learner wellbeing, behaviour, attendance, progress and the quality of teaching across the school.
- Provide concise performance reports to the Board covering enrolment, staffing, learning, safeguarding.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Education or a closely related field; postgraduate leadership training is an advantage.
- TSC registration and a valid certificate of good conduct.
- 7–10 years of teaching experience, including at least 3 years in a school leadership or deputy leadership role.
- Strong understanding of early-years education; Montessori exposure or certification is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience in school operations, teacher development, parent engagement and safeguarding.
- Commercial awareness, sound judgement and the confidence to build a school rather than inherit a finished system.