Director of Studies; DOS

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Positions available in Glasgow, Paisley, Edinburgh, Ayr, Stirling, London, Chatham (Kent), Canterbury, Bognor Regis (West Sussex), Brighton, Colchester, Gloucester, Keele and Dublin.

Total Salary: £786.74 – £894.32 (including holiday pay). Accommodation Included. Duration:
Summer 2026.

Reports to:

The St. Andrew’s College Language Schools’ Senior Management Team.

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• Educated to degree level (Level
  6) +
• Cambridge DELTA or Trinity College London, Dip TESOL or PGCE TEFL/TESOL or a taught post‑graduate course (MA equivalent) in TEFL/TESOL, including at least 6 hours of supervised teaching practice (TEFLQ Status).
• At least 3 years’ full‑time EFL experience.
• Awareness of the responsibilities of working with students who are under the age of 18.
• Computer literate and able to deal with large amounts of data.
• Able to adapt quickly to change.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
• More than three years’ full‑time EFL experience.
• Proven competence in academic leadership.
• Proven people management skills.
• Proven competence in administration.
• Smart personal appearance.

The Director of Studies is responsible for the implementation and administration of all aspects of the academic programme, including the management of the teaching team and their performance. This is a management position and you should therefore expect a demanding workload.

42‑hour working week (range 5‑6 days, including Saturdays at 6‑day campuses).

• Ensuring the safety and welfare of all students at all times.
• With the other members of the on‑campus management team, ensuring that a high‑quality, collegiate programme is delivered, following our guidelines, integrating lessons and activities where possible.
• Overall Management of the academic programme and teaching team, ensuring it is of the highest standard possible, so students derive the maximum benefit from their course.

• Read and understand the staff handbook and be fully conversant with our policies for the welfare and protection of students.
• Inducted to at least level 2 safeguarding.
• Implement and monitor all St Andrew’s College Language Schools Health & Safety policies.
• Identify First Aid personnel and follow First Aid policies.
• Implement the Emergency Action Plan and Fire Safety regulations.
• Apply St. Andrew’s College College rules and campus‑specific regulations, sharing them with students and staff.
• Maintain a record of all welfare, safeguarding and Health and Safety problems, solutions and outcomes per guidelines.

• Use Google Drive to record, organise and manage the academic programme, including classing students, allocating classes and classrooms, creating class lists, registers and communicating with teachers and Senior Management Team.
• Use the Master Spreadsheet to record and organise student data and information and plan and process intakes.

• Liaise with Centre Manager regarding location, format and welcoming speeches.
• Collate pre‑arrival test results to set up level test and holding classes.
• Provide clear guidance to staff on delivering the placement test.
• Organise professional monitoring of placement tests.
• Organise efficient marking of placement tests.
• Organise teaching of temporary testing classes while placement tests are being marked, using provided teaching materials.
• Liaise with Group Leaders to clarify the holistic testing process and how results inform classing decisions.

• Create class lists and registers of no more than 18 students based on placement test results.
• Ensure students know their class promptly per guidelines.
• Liaise with Group Leaders to approve class lists.
• Maintain accurate daily class lists and classroom registers.
• Monitor online class attendance within the first ten minutes of class per guidelines.
• Follow up on any concerns on the online class register.
• Check that lesson logs are completed after each class.
• Provide up‑to‑date teaching and learning…