Regional Educational Director Europe

SALARY

Competitive

Permanent, Full-Time

Europe Region - UK Based

Nord Anglia Education is the world's largest premium international schools organisation, with a global community of schools across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Our schools offer world‑class curricula, including the International Baccalaureate and UK programmes, enhanced by partnerships with MIT, The Juilliard School, UNICEF and King's College London. Every day, our teachers and colleagues help students achieve more than they ever imagined possible.

The quality of our schools and the outcomes with which our students leave them are of critical importance to the fulfilment of our vision and, ultimately, the success of Nord Anglia Education. The Regional Education Director (NAE) is responsible for leading and managing this work in the region. This includes leading our self‑evaluation processes with schools; reviewing, supporting and advising our schools on how they improve and innovate to respond to their markets;

using data to understand school needs and how we support schools to use it effectively to improve student outcomes and experiences; leading the education due diligence of potential acquisitions in the region and the integration of new schools; and, advising other NAE functions and the regional team on the quality of our schools and how we can best support them through Nord Anglia collaborations and events.

As an educator you’ll bring your deep knowledge of school improvement, organisational change, and data analysis and delivery to this role. You’ll work closely with our school leaders, regional teams and education team members. Your work will dovetail closely with our professional learning strategy, ensuring that it addresses key issues across our schools and builds the capacity of staff in schools to offer world‑leading education.

This role involves substantial school‑based work, both in person and remotely, and requires someone who is equally comfortable in the classroom context, the boardroom, and the due diligence process.

• Develop and drive the regional education strategy in partnership with the Regional Managing Director and regional team.
• Use data to identify trends in educational performance across schools, and establish clear goals and timelines for school improvement.
• Support school leaders in strategic planning and rigorous self‑evaluation.

• Provide strategic leadership of all school improvement work in the region, including quality assurance processes aligned to the NAE framework.
• Ensure full and appropriate delivery of the curricula offered in schools and support strong academic outcomes across all programmes.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of school improvement activity, sharing findings and effective practice across the network.
• Support schools in building robust systems for collecting, analysing and acting on student performance data.

• Support and influence the Professional Learning Strategy so it addresses key issues across the region and builds staff capacity.
• Contribute to the development of NAE programmes, regional conferences and leadership development activity.
• Ensure NAE collaborations are fully implemented in schools and that their impact on student outcomes is regularly evaluated and reported.

• Lead the education due diligence process for prospective new schools in the region.
• Support the integration of new schools into Nord Anglia, including NAE systems, processes and programmes.
• Advise on the appointment of senior leaders in schools and represent the Education Team on relevant panels.

• Build trusted, productive relationships with principals and school leaders across the region.
• Represent NAE at relevant conferences, events and meetings, raising the organisation's profile as a leader in international education.
• Work with the regional Admissions and Marketing teams to ensure the educational offer is well understood and clearly communicated.

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