Vice Principal - Head of Senior School

Vice Principal - Senior School

St Georgeʼs British International School is seeking an experienced and inspirational Vice Principal to serve as Head of the Senior School at the La Storta Campus. 

The Vice Principal - Senior School is responsible for defining and delivering St George’s vision for Secondary education, ensuring that students’ learning, well-being and enjoyment are consistently excellent. The Vice Principal - Senior School leads with integrity, clarity and ambition for every child, modelling and driving forward St George’s core values of internationalism, inclusivity and excellence. The Vice Principal - Senior School works closely with other members of the school Leadership Team on whole-school strategy development and delivery. The Vice Principal - Senior School is a member of St George’s four-person Executive Leadership team, along with the Principal/CEO and Vice Principals responsible for Junior Schools and for Finance and Operations, respectively. The Vice Principal - Senior School reports to the Principal/CEO.

School Accolades Include

• Top 10 Private Schools in Europe, Spears Index (2025, 2024) 
• Top 15 Schools in Europe: Schools Index by Carfax (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)
• Finalist, British International School of the Year, International Schools of the Year Awards (October 2024)
• Top 100 IB Schools in the World (Summer 2025 Examination Session)
• British School Overseas (BSO) Accredited Status (2024 - 2027)
• COBIS Accredited Member with Double Beacon Status (Learning & Teaching, Governance) (2023)
• Newcastle United Foundation Football School (the Club and Foundation’s first International School partner)
• ABRSM Partner Programme School (Second Worldwide International School Partner)
• Trinity Cultural Experience Badge (2025/2026)
• AFEC (Athlete Friendly Education Centre) School (one of just 40 worldwide)
• UAL Art & Design Foundation Diploma Accreditation (one of only four centres outside of the UK) 

Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership, Management and Strategy

• Within the framework of St George’s Values and Strategy, and in conjunction with the Principal/CEO, define and implement a clear and compelling vision for the Senior School, including the Sixth Form.
• Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the Senior School, including line managing that school’s Leadership Team.
• Lead continuous school improvement planning for the Senior School, including rigorous self-evaluation and the development of realistic improvement targets.
• Ensure the Senior School complies with any and all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. 
• Ensure the Senior School complies with all relevant St George’s policies and procedures. 
• Manage Senior School admissions in collaboration with the Head of Marketing, Communications and Admissions and the Principal/CEO.
• Oversee resourcing, including staffing and staffing-related matters, and budgeting for the Senior Schools in-line with agreed whole school targets and in consultation with the Principal/CEO and the Chief Financial Officer. 
• Report to the Principal/CEO in a timely manner on all matters pertaining to the Senior School.
• In relation to Senior School matters, to deputise for the Principal/CEO in their absence.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the St George’s Strategy as part of the Leadership Team.

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

• Ensure students’ learning, well-being and enjoyment are central to all Senior School activity and that the curriculum, schemes of work, assessment practices and teaching strategies remain relevant, effective and consistently applied. 
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and learning, in-line with whole school policies and practice, implementing improvement strategies where needed. 
• Promote high expectations and achievement for all students, ensuring that individual learning and pastoral needs, including SEND, are identified early and supported appropriately. 
• Champion the effective use of technology to support learning. 
• Ensure clear, accurate and timely reporting to parents, consistent with St George’s wider policy and practice. 
• Develop and promote extracurricular opportunities that enrich students’ experience and support St George’s values.
• Work effectively with Junior colleagues to support smooth transitions across academic phases. 

Pastoral Care and Student Wellbeing

• Ensure that students and staff are safe and feel safe at all times.  
• Ensure a safe, inclusive and equitable learning environment where all students and staff feel valued.
• To lead the further development and support of whole school behaviour systems in support of students whose life experience may have hampered their ability to self-regulate. 
• To communicate candidly, respectfully and regularly with parents about students’ achievement, behaviour, personal development and well-being. 
• Community, Culture and Collaboration 
• Foster a positive, collaborative and professional team culture, based on St George’s core values of internationalism, inclusivity and excellence, and reinforcing a strong sense of community in the Senior School and the wider school. 
• Ensure productive and effective teamwork and lead robust processes for staff induction, performance standards, continuing professional development and self-evaluation. 
• Provide coaching, guidance, motivation and, when necessary, appropriate corrective action to ensure high professional performance. 
• Lead the teaching staff recruitment, induction, appraisal and professional review within the Senior Schools, consistent with the school’s wider policy and practice.
• Establish and maintain effective dialogue with Senior School parents and contribute to the development of effective home-school partnerships.
• Build strong and constructive relationships with other British international schools from which St George’s can learn. 
• Actively promote the Senior Schools as part of St George’s rich educational offer internally and externally via the school’s approved marketing and communication channels.

  Personal Skills

• Possess excellent communication skills and be professional and confident in communicating with all school stakeholders and external agents
• Be a creative problem-solver who can manage ambiguity and uncertainty
• Consistently demonstrate the values and behaviours expected of a Head Teacher
• Possess excellent understanding of teaching and learning practices and curriculum development and prevailing trends in global and British education
• Be able to recognise development needs and able to coach to improve performance, create opportunities and provide support for career advancement aiming to bring the best out in others especially amongst Middle and Senior Leaders
• Be understanding of the needs and issues facing all stakeholders within the school community
• Possess powers of diplomacy and persuasion
• Have the ability to develop and foster teamwork
• Be competent in monitoring and evaluating teams and individuals
• Have the ability to think strategically and to contribute to the strategic development of the whole school
• Be persistent and see tasks through from beginning to end

Reference Number 260901  Please complete an online application form via  school website stgeorge.school.it/staff/vacancies. 

Application Deadline Monday 21 September 2026, 4.00pm CEST  Start Date September 2027

Availability (full-time/part-time) Full-time  Contract Permanent 

Conditional Offer of Appointment

1. Any offer to a successful candidate will be conditional upon the following: 
2. Verification of identity, qualifications and professional status
3. A safeguarding check
4. Receipt of at least three satisfactory references (one of which should be from your current or most recent Principal, Head of School or line manager)
5. Verification of medical fitness (completion of a medical declaration)
6. Social media screening 

Supporting Statement   The Supporting Statement is an instrumental part of our shortlisting process.