BBD Recruitment - Successful leadership overseas

Each role will be different, but we believe that the following sets of skills and expertise are important for great international school leaders.

Since the nature of the challenges are so diverse, a great international school leader ultimately needs to be able to:

Identify what needs to be done
Communicate those needs up to the board, down to the team, out to the community
Delegate to relevant staff to make it happen
Celebrate successes
Be cultural aware and interested
Solve problems (with flexibility, resilience and, potentially, a good sense of humour!)

If you are ready to find your next international school role, BBD Recruitment can help you.

At the same time, you may well be one of the most experienced, knowledgeable teaching staff in the school. Therefore it’s relevant and important to be able to:

Advise on best practice and provide pedagogical knowledge
Establish and explain the school’s approach to learning (and homework)
Define good practice in teaching, mentoring, and pastoral care

The personal learning opportunities in International School Leadership

Build yourself too!

In your new role:

Expand your network (for support and learning)
Embrace change and challenges for their learning potential
Understand your strengths and areas for development and find/recruit people to complement those.

Of course, moving to a new job, a new workplace, or a new country can be challenging but the rewards can be immense.

SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP OVERSEAS

WHAT MAKES A GREAT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LEADER?

For more information, contact recruitment@bbd.ae