Creating Brighter Futures Every Day!
SEP Schools in Bahrain
School Principal
Required: August 2025
Join Our Team: School Principal at SEP Schools,
Britus International School, Bahrain
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated leader to join our Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving the school’s strategic direction, academic excellence, and operational effectiveness. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior leader with a proven track record of success to shape the future of our school.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership: Champion the school’s mission, vision, and core values, ensuring they are embedded in daily practices and decision-making processes.
- Strategic Planning: Oversee and update the school’s 3-year Strategic Improvement Plan (SIP) to ensure continuous progress and alignment with long-term goals.
- Performance Management: Monitor and enhance overall school performance, focusing on both academic outcomes and organizational effectiveness.
- Policy & Process Development: Lead the creation and implementation of policies, procedures, and systems to ensure the delivery of educational programs and the pursuit of academic excellence.
- Excellence in Education: Maintain high expectations for student achievement and organizational performance, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Collaborative Leadership: Share responsibility for improving teaching and learning school-wide, driving professional development and fostering collaboration among staff.
- Accreditation & Compliance: Lead initiatives to maintain and potentially achieve additional international accreditations.
- Supportive Environment: Cultivate a safe, respectful, and nurturing learning environment for both students and staff.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Address concerns from teachers, students, and parents in a culturally sensitive and non-confrontational manner, promoting positive outcomes.
- School Growth: Work closely with the Marketing and Admissions departments to meet school growth forecasts and achieve admissions targets.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Educational Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in education or a relevant field, with a teaching qualification such as B.Ed., PGCE, PGDE, or an equivalent qualification (master’s degree in education preferred).
- Leadership Experience: At least 10 years of experience in education, including a minimum of 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Senior Leadership Qualifications: NPQH, K-12 leadership qualification, or other relevant senior leadership qualifications.
- International Experience: Proven experience leading in an international school environment.
Safeguarding Commitment:
The safeguarding of our students is our highest priority. All appointments are conditional upon:
- Acceptable police checks (or equivalent) from your country of origin and any other countries in which you have worked.
- Appropriate references from your current and previous employers, verified through personal phone calls.
Skills
- Leadership and management skills
- Strong communication skills
- Knowledge of vocational education standards
- Budget management
- Conflict resolution
- Curriculum development
- Data analysis for student performance
- Community engagement