Vice Principal

**NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL (SINGAPORE)**
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**VICE PRINCIPAL (PASTORAL CARE)**

THE SCHOOL

Founded in partnership with Sobha, North London Collegiate School (Singapore), will offer an academically ambitious education in keeping with the aspirational ethos of NLCS (UK). The School will provide the same impressive range of extra-curricular activities for which North London Collegiate School (UK), NLCS Jeju (South Korea) and NLCS Dubai, are well known, to foster well-rounded individuals who are capable of becoming leaders.

This selective co-educational day school for students aged 3-18 years, will be purpose built, boasting impressive, state-of-the-art facilities.

THE POSITION

Each of the Vice Principals will support the Principal in the strategic leadership of the school in order to provide the highest quality of education for students at NLCS (Singapore). They will work collaboratively within the Senior Leadership Team in order to provide strong educational leadership, taking a key role in strategic planning and delivery and in the development and effective implementation of school policy; many duties will involve extensive delegated authority.

As a member of the Senior Team, he / she will be expected to be flexible in approach. The school has a policy of involving staff in decision-making and the Vice Principals will be expected to chair regular staff committees as well as ad hoc working groups when appropriate. The Vice Principals will share a number of general leadership responsibilities with the Principal, such as assemblies, attendance at functions, parents’ and governors’ meetings, contribution to marketing activities and an involvement in staff appointments and promotions. They also deputise for the Principal as required, and will be expected to develop strong and positive relationships within and outside the school community and to appropriately represent the school and promote the aims and objectives of the school.

The Vice Principal (Pastoral Care) will have specific responsibility for ensuring the wellbeing, pastoral care, good behaviour and safeguarding of the students in the Senior School, serving as one of the school’s Designated Child Protection Officers, and for ensuring that a consistent approach to pastoral care is taken between the Junior and Senior Schools. He / she will be responsible for embedding an understanding that ‘everyone matters’, for ensuring that every student is well-known and valued as an individual, and for making sure that no student is without support in her time at the school; this includes overseeing the work of the school’s pastoral teams and the medical and counselling services. The post-holder will also lead and co-ordinate the school’s Personal, Social and Health Education provision, oversee relevant student committees, be responsible for promoting student voice and engagement, and lead the school's student leadership programme.

He / she will be responsible for all aspects of the admission of all students to the Senior School (including the transition of students from the Junior School), for the welfare of staff and their professional development (including appraisals), for overseeing the processes for communication with parents about students’ progress, and for co-ordinating the school’s links with the wider community. This will include the school’s fundraising and charity endeavours, community service and developing links with schools nationally, internationally (including educational links with NLCS (UK) and other schools in the NLCS family). He / she will also line manage staff with responsibilities in the programme of charity, fundraising and community service.

The role will involve arranging inductions for new staff and students, overseeing the marketing function of the school (including line management of relevant support staff), chairing weekly Administrative Team meetings, and oversight of the school calendar. The post-holder will also oversee exchanges for both students and staff.

The Vice Principal (Pastoral Care) will be selected by the NLCS International in conjunction with the Principal of NLCS (Singapore), and will be answerable to the Principal on strategic and operational matters in order to deliver the highest quality of provision and to ensure that the ethos and standards of an NLCS school are established and maintained. The Vice Principal (Pastoral Care) will be accountable to the Principal for the effective implementation of policy and strategy, including the design and delivery of key elements of the School Development Plan, and will work closely with other members of the Senior Team on the day-to-day operations of the school.

The role of Vice Principal (Pastoral Care) at NLCS (Singapore) is a unique and incredibly rewarding leadership challenge. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the development of a new school from scratch, drawing on the significant educational expertise and resources