Director of The British Bilingual Primary

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
To be discussed (at the latest 18th August 2025)

31 July 2025

**Job overview**:
The Institut International de Lancy is a private international school offering high-quality teaching in English and French, geared to 21st Century. Over 1500 students attend the school in its French, English and Bilingual sections, from Nursery through to the French and International Baccalaureate. Within this multicultural environment, the school is recruiting a**:Director of the British Bilingual Primary (**Full time position - without teaching)

**Reporting Structure**
- The Head of British Bilingual Primary is responsible for the supervision of all academic personnel who perform their respective functions within his/her assigned area.
- She/He reports to the Director General on all matters.
- As part of the education leadership team, she/he will be expected to provide strategic leadership, vision and management to take our school forward and continue to raise our standards.
- She/he has to work closely with the other directors of sections and the Director General about all the common matters (General rules, several policies)

**Responsibilities and duties**
- Oversee the planning and execution of all syllabus and new programmes for the British Bilingual Primary.
- Promote bilingualism in teaching and learning in collaboration with the Director of the French Bilingual Primary.
- Participate in developing school improvement plans aligned with the School’s short and long-term goals to improve the level of academic proficiency.
- Supervise, monitor and evaluate the teaching staff on a regular basis in a systematic manner with a focus on assisting and improving teaching techniques and methods.
- Work with and support colleagues, families, partners and the wider school community in the shared purpose of providing pupils with an experience in line with the School’s mission.

**Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
- Excellent leadership and organisational skills and the ability to inspire people.
- Excellent integrity and good moral character.
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Cultural awareness and fairness.
- Flexible, innovative, creative.
- Thorough knowledge of the British National Curriculum, including recent changes and developments.
- Ability to develop curriculum and lead instructional programmes.
- Ability to manage budgets and implement spending procedures and monitoring.
- Ability to work as a team

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Qualifications: B.Ed. or a relevant BA/BSc and PGCE with iQTS Preferably NPQH or M.Ed.
- At least seven years’ teaching experience in a school environment.
- Strong record of effective educational leadership, evidence of commitment to a positive learning environment and to raising students’ standard of achievement, and a strong commitment to educational equity.
- Ability to evaluate instructional programmes and teaching effectively.
- Excellent command of English, good working knowledge of French.

**About**Institut International de Lancy**:
**Institut International de Lancy**
- Avenue Eugène-Lance 24, CP 1810
- Genève 26
- CH-1211
- Switzerland

+41 2 794 26 20

Institut International de Lancy is a mainstream, all-through, independent school based in Genève, Switzerland. It is an international school that was founded in 1903. At the moment, it has around 1,460 pupils on the roll. Students can study for their International Baccalaureate Diploma, the Cambridge IGCSE qualification and the French Baccalaureate Diploma. It is a Catholic School that educates boys and girls from the age of three to 19.

**Headteacher**

Monique Roiné

**Values and Vision**

Institut International de Lancy’s mantra is: ‘Travailler et réussir ensemble’. This translates to: ‘Work and succeed together’. The school aims to give students skills that will help them through their lives. It wants to make sure everyone leaves the school with a passion for learning, for the rest of their lives. Extra-curricular activities are available at the school for every pupil to take advantage of. Clubs on offer include ballet, artistic gymnastics, soccer, table tennis and judo. It does not discriminate against religion or people from different walks of life. Daycare is available for children over the school holidays and after lessons finish for the day. This is on offer for children in kindergarten and the primary school sections. The school holds camping activities to entertain them. The curriculum is enriching and well-balanced. It offers students the opportunity to gain both a British and French education. Parents are encouraged to take an interest in the academic lives of the children. Teachers care and support the pupils whenever they need help.

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