Assistant Head Teacher (Personal Development) (Las Palmas …, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

**Job type**: Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**: 01/09/2025

28 February 2025

**Job overview**: At Canterbury School, we are dedicated to providing an exceptional learning environment for our pupils through a kind, caring approach with clear boundaries and a culture of high expectations. We encourage our pupils to embrace challenges, respond to feedback, and develop a growth mindset approach to learning. We aim to nurture well-rounded, enterprising individuals with a lifelong love for learning who are equipped to thrive in an ever-evolving world.

As the Assistant Head Teacher (Personal Development), you will play a vital role in fostering the personal growth and wellbeing of our pupils. You will provide strategic leadership for the school’s pastoral systems, working closely with the Heads of Key Stages to create a nurturing environment that supports inclusion, promotes student leadership, and upholds the school’s core values of friendship, responsibility, respect, and unity.

We seek a leader who embodies our ethos and values and demonstrates a commitment to high standards of pastoral care. Your ability to inspire and motivate others, drive innovation, and manage change will be essential in ensuring the continued personal development of our pupils and the ongoing success of our school.

**Please note
- A university degree with QTS or international equivalent is essential, as is relevant experience in the UK or in an overseas British secondary school. We require our staff to be English-speaking teachers (native-speaker level).**

About Canterbury School

Canterbury School is a member of the National Association of British Schools in Spain. At Canterbury, we offer a British International education across all Key Stages. Our curriculum, based on the English National Curriculum, is adapted to our cultural context by emphasising Spanish language and literature. This enables our students to access universities worldwide at the end of their school career.

The Secondary Department caters to students from Year 7
- Year 13, offering a comprehensive range of IGCSE courses in Key Stage 4 and the IB Diploma programme for our Post 16 provision.

This position offers a competitive salary, places for children at Canterbury School and other benefits. Assistance with paperwork and settling in Gran Canaria will also be provided.

Application Process

Online interviews will take place during the week beginning 3rd March 2025.

**About**Canterbury School of Gran Canaria S.L.**: **Canterbury School of Gran Canaria S.L.**
- B35521608, Lomo El Diviso S/N
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- 35018
- Spain

+34 28 11 34 00

Canterbury School offers a British International education across all Key Stages and a high level of education in the Spanish system. This enables our students to access the university of their choice at the end of their school career. The school is housed over four sites and caters for children from the age of 18 months to 18 years.

For more than 50 years we have been preparing children to take their place in the world as responsible, informed and culturally aware citizens. We believe that the professionalism of our teachers, the excellence of our facilities and the warmth of our educational philosophy offer the perfect environment for every pupil to achieve their full potential.

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