Headmaster/Principal
Tes Schools Recruitment
Shenzhen
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Competitive Annual Package
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2025
- Apply by:
- 30 June 2025
Job overview
Tes is supporting the appointment of a Headmaster/Principal to join a School based in Shenzhen.
Job Summary
The school is seeking a dynamic and experienced Principal from the United States or the United Kingdom with extensive k12 private school management experience and an international perspective. The Principal will oversee academic affairs, student affairs, education quality, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate should have a background as a principal in an international or private school, hold PGCE, QTS, or a U.S. teaching certificate, and possess an NPQH or U.S. principal certification. A deep understanding of A-Level, IB, and AP curricula is essential, along with the ability to effectively lead and inspire teaching staff, support admissions, and drive academic and operational innovation.
Key Responsibilities
The Role:
- Setting up the International teaching team and maintaining team stability.
- Lead the SLT in formulating a fair, just and open appraisal process.
- Organize the necessary teams to conduct academic research.
- Design the curriculum in line with the school’s purpose.
- Oversee the planning and delivery of daily teaching of Primary, IGCSE and A- LEVEL.
- Develop curriculum content, training materials, training modules, participant materials, and plan implementation strategies, among other things, for students and teachers.
- Support the school's marketing, admission and communication related work whilst continuously enhancing the school's brand influence through marketing promotions.
- Communicate and co-ordinate with all functional departments to the ensure smooth operation of the school.
Leadership Role:
- Inspire teachers and coordinators to perform at their best.
- Lead a team of coordinators and teachers to achieve high standards of learning.
- Develop internal working groups- academic, examination, etc.parents, teachers and students.
- Strengthen communication across all stakeholders.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum of 10 to 15 years of teaching experience.
- Master’s degree or above in any discipline, with a B.Ed./M.Ed./MA in Education.
- Hold a recognized leadership qualification: NPQH or equivalent.
- Passionate about teaching and student learning.
- Strong leadership qualities with excellent communication skills.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing curriculum strategies.
Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity and 'Quick Apply' below! For more information please contact managedrecruit@tes.com REF: AD2191361
About Tes Schools Recruitment
- Tes Schools Recruitment
- 70 Grays Inn Road, Holborn
- London
- WC1X 8NH
- United Kingdom
At Tes, we’re committed to supporting schools to find top-quality candidates and supporting teachers find their next job opportunity.
Tes is the market leader in search and selection for schools across the globe. At Tes, we’re committed to supporting and helping teachers at every stage of their career find their next job opportunity; and helping governors recruit the very best leaders. Whether you’re a candidate actively thinking about making a move or just want to be open to new opportunities we want to make your job search as simple and stress-free as possible; or a school looking for comprehensive recruitment advice and support.
Here's how we can help you...
For Teachers
We understand job hunting can be time-consuming. That’s where Tes Recruitment Services comes in. When you join smartMatch, if we have a role that fits your experience and interests we’ll get in touch with you. This means that busy teachers just like you, can focus their time and energy on the demands of teaching, without missing out on opportunities.To receive job matches, all you need is an up-to-date MyCV on Tes and opt-in to be contacted by the Tes smartMatch Team.
For Schools
We know that for busy teachers and senior leaders, the next career move isn't always at the top of their priority list. So we’ve introduced smartMatch to help you fill your vacancies. smartMatch pairs your job advert to quality and experienced candidates from the Tes talent pool and Tes Leadership provides extra support with recruiting a certain profile of teacher for your next senior leader - or when you want to keep your vacancy confidential.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.