Head of Primary

**Description**

**Head of Primary**

**About our School**
Westlink International School, Hanoi opened in 2022 and is part of a growing number of schools worldwide owned by the International Schools Partnership (ISP). It benefits from the insights, practices and resources of a network of 80+ schools across the world, to ensure all children experience Amazing Learning.

Westlink, Hanoi caters for students from Prep through to Grade 12, offering two pathways. Students may join our full IB program or our 50/50 Integrated Bilingual Program that combines the MOET standards with the international program. We are looking for experienced teachers with international experience, who value inquiry-based teaching that emphasizes the student’s role in the learning process, where they are actively encouraged to explore, ask and research.

Westlink International School’s location in Hanoi, Vietnam’s cultural and vibrant capital, gives it some of the best advantages that an international school could ask for in the country. Occupying an area of 2.5 hectares in the Star Lake Tay Ho Tay residential area, and conveniently located no more than 5 kilometers from most major locations and expatriate residential areas. Inspired by Korean-style luxury apartments, Star Lake Tay Ho Tay benefits from modern apartment designs, open green spaces, connecting many high-class utilities from international schools, trade centers to medical clinics, supermarkets, restaurants and green parks and lakes, meeting the needs of the “All-in One” lifestyle couples and families.

Department: Senior Leadership Team

Line Manager: Executive Principal

Work Location: Westlink International School - Land Plot O2 of western West Lake new urban area, Xuan Tao Ward, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi

**Purpose of Role**
To lead and maintain improvements in Primary. Ensure that amazing learning happens and that the school provides varied and exciting experiences for students and develops knowledge, skills and understanding so that they have successful futures. To ensure that colleagues are supported and provide amazing learning by setting high expectations and providing continuous development. To lead on safeguarding all members of the community. To make Tenby International School the ‘School of Choice’ in our area.

**Principal Accountabilities**
- ** Vision and Strategy** - Focus on the four key areas of the School vision - Learning, Experiences, Community and Futures. Planning for long term strategic improvement in the primary school aligned with the campus development plan and vision.
- ** Learning and embedding Quality** - Lead on, improve, and monitor the level of learning of young people and the teaching in the primary school. Improve, maintain and support excellent progress and attainment in the primary school.
- ** Wellbeing and safety** - responsible, along with the DSL (if not the Head of Primary) for safeguarding and wellbeing in the primary school.
- ** Leadership and Development** - Lead, inspire and develop senior leaders, middle leaders, teachers, and administrative staff in the primary school.
- ** Commercial Success and KPI’s**:

- Be accountable for the budget of the primary school.
- ** Marketing, Admissions and Communication** - Raise the profile and establish the primary school as the ‘School of Choice’ in the local area.
- ** Partnership with ISP** - To work with and contribute to the wider group and articulate the benefits.

**Specific Responsibilities**

**Vision**
- Put learning central to decision making.
- Ensure that students have experiences beyond the classroom that mean the school is offering a truly international and varied experience.
- Be a leader and member of the community bringing together students, teachers and staff and liaising with all stakeholders positively.
- Make sure that students have a variety of opportunities for their future pathway and have received the support and information to make the most of them.

**Learning and Teaching**
- Lead the Deputy Head in Charge of Learning and Teaching relating to strategic planning.
- Work with SLT to devise and lead a CPD programme that supports improvement for all staff.
- Conduct learning visits providing feedback for teachers on the level of learning in their lessons and ways to improve.
- Be up to date with recent developments in learning and teaching.
- Focus on the learning in the school as much as the factors that affect learning.
- Celebrate ‘Amazing Learning’ in the school community by students and adults.
- Teach a very small timetable and be able to evidence outstanding learning in their classroom.
- Have high expectation and hold teachers to account for the level of learning in their classrooms in a supportive and developmental way.

**Safeguarding**
- Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the primary school if another senior leader is not appointed.
- Put the safety, wellbeing of our young people above everything else. To be a public re