Primary School Principal

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
11 August 2025

21 February 2025

**Job overview**:
The Opportunity:
Raoul Wallenberg International School in Palma, Mallorca, is seeking a passionate, organised, and strategic thinker to join our leadership team as Primary School Principal. This is a unique opportunity for a leader who thrives on teamwork and leads by example, helping to build a future-focused, holistic education programme from the ground up in only the second year of the school’s operations.

As a two-form entry school with a capacity of approximately 200 students in Years 1 to 6, RWIS offers a nurturing environment of approximately 16 students per class where high levels of differentiations, collaboration and innovation are expected. The Principal will guide a team of classroom teachers, learning assistants and learning support specialists, ensuring the school remains committed to its guiding statements.

Position Scope:
Core Responsibilities:

- Lead and manage teaching and learning, ensuring high educational standards across the Primary division.
- Oversee student life, with responsibility for the welfare, behaviour, and personal development of all students.
- Contribute actively as a member of the School Leadership Team (SLT) to all aspects of school strategic and daily operations.

Leadership and Management:

- Serve as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), which includes the Head of School, Business Operations Manager, Student Life Coordinator, and Curriculum Coordinator.
- Take full responsibility for the daily operations and coordination of the primary school.
- Lead the primary school team, fostering collaboration among classroom teachers and learning support specialists.
- Work closely with the HOS to formulate and periodically review the development plan, strategic objectives, and priorities for the Primary division, including:

- Reviewing and refining policies to support the achievement of these objectives.
- Lead and manage teaching and learning, ensuring high educational standards.
- Oversee pastoral care, with responsibility for the welfare, behaviour, and personal development of all students.
- Monitoring progress and ensuring targets are met.
- Provide professional and personal support to primary school teaching staff, fostering a culture of growth and continuous development.
- Deputise for the HOS as required.

Program Development and Oversight:

- Actively contribute to the development and growth of RWIS’s core programmes, including character education, sustainability initiatives, and performing arts, ensuring they reflect the school’s vision for holistic education.
- Lead the design and implementation of innovative projects and service-learning opportunities that foster student engagement with the local and global community.

Human Resources:

- Line manage all primary school academic staff, with oversight of disciplinary matters.
- Conduct regular appraisals, lesson observations, and review action plans to ensure the highest standards of teaching and learning.
- Use performance management systems to support the professional development of staff.
- Contribute to the recruitment and development of both teaching and non-teaching staff.
- Organise timetables and staff duties to ensure smooth operation and optimal resource allocation.

Resource Management:

- Propose and manage the primary school academic budget, including department budgets, ensuring mission-driven spending and efficient use of resources.
- Plan and manage staffing, timetabling, and other operational needs.

Leader of Learning:

- Promote high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment practices across the primary division.
- Oversee the development, organisation, and implementation of the Early Years & Lower School curriculum, ensuring a cohesive and well-structured learning experience.
- Design and oversee an approach to assessment for learning and assessment of learning, ensuring clear reporting of assessment data, while using a data-driven approach to enhance teaching and learning.
- Incorporate elements of character development, design thinking, or service-learning into teaching practices, serving as a role model for staff in integrating these key areas into classroom instruction.
- Take responsibility for the policies and procedures governing the Primary School curriculum, including teaching, assessment, recording, and reporting.
- Ensure that the curriculum offers individual students a coordinated and comprehensive learning journey, in alignment with the school’s values and standards.
- Ensure appropriate support mechanisms are in place for students of all abilities, identifying and addressing their needs effectively.

Student Life:

- Work with the Student Life Coordinator in the development and implementation of policies and programs focused on the personal, social, and emotional development of students.
- Oversee the induction process for new students, ensuring that appropriate grou