Position: Director of Visual and Performing Arts

Start: August 2027

The School

King’s College Wimbledon Ho Chi Minh City is the newest member of the King’s College School, Wimbledon family of schools, opening in August 2027 at The Global City, an exciting new development in central Ho Chi Minh City. Founded on nearly two hundred years of heritage – King’s Wimbledon was established by Royal Charter in 1829 – the school brings an authentic King’s education, in Mind, Spirit and Heart, to boys and girls aged 2 to 18, from Early Years through to Sixth Form.

The school is governed and quality-assured directly by King’s College School, Wimbledon, with oversight extending to curriculum design, teacher recruitment, professional development, pastoral care and enrichment. Dr Anne Cotton, Head of King’s Wimbledon, serves as Honorary Principal, working closely with Kieran McLaughlin, Founding Head of School. Pupils will follow a rigorous British curriculum through to IGCSE and A Level, supported by a purpose-built, 1.7 hectare campus with modern science laboratories, creative studios, state-of-the-art performance spaces and sports facilities including a 25-metre pool.

King’s College Wimbledon Ho Chi Minh City joins a growing international family of King’s schools, including those in China and Thailand, and is backed locally by Millennia Education. Together, they share a commitment to developing confident, compassionate pupils equipped to thrive well beyond the classroom.

The Role

The Director of Visual and Performing Arts is an academic leader responsible for leading the strategic development, delivery, and expansion of our Arts provision across the School. This leadership role undertakes teaching and curricular oversight of the Early Years and Junior School Music and Arts program and focuses on guiding pupils through rigorous IGCSE and A-Level progress for the Senior School. The position also drives and manages a high standard of creation and participation in the School's arts showcases.

Under the leadership of the Director of Visual and Performing Arts, the faculty strives to blend subject expertise with enquiry-based learning and interdisciplinary approaches, embedding the King's Mind, Spirit and Heart ethos and Life at 25 framework into everyday classroom practice.

If you value colleagues who will support you, you are excited by a new school environment in which we all work hard for each other, and if you have a nurturing approach to education, we would welcome your application for this position with us.

Application Process

To apply for this role, please click "Apply Now" to complete a full application form and attach a cover letter in support of your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and your application will be shared with King's School College Wimbledon International as part of the recruitment process.

Important Note

King’s College Wimbledon Ho Chi Minh City is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The School's practice is informed by Keeping Children Safe in Education, and by the safeguarding standards applying to British schools overseas.

The appointment is subject to the School's safer recruitment procedures, which include:

• verification of identity, right to work and qualifications, including legalisation of academic and professional certificates;

• a criminal records check from the United Kingdom, and equivalent police clearance from every country in which the candidate has lived or worked for twelve months or more in the preceding ten years;

• a minimum of two professional references, including from the candidate's current or most recent employer and, where the candidate has worked with children, from that employer;

• scrutiny of the full employment history and of any gaps in it.

We follow safe recruitment practices, and appointments are subject to comprehensive checks. We are committed to providing a world-class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils, embracing people of all race, abilities, religions, genders, and cultures.

How We Use Your Information

We will use the information which you have provided on this form, and which we collect from other sources (such as from references and from the Disclosure and Barring Services) for the following purposes: to assess your suitability for the role for which you have applied, to assess your suitability to work with children and to enable us to comply with our legal obligations (including safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people). Should you be appointed to the role, we may also use the data regarding your degree and professional qualifications on staff lists on our website or in our marketing material.