St Christopher’s School, ranked in the Top 100 Private Schools in the World by Spears, is seeking to appoint an exceptional, passionate and motivated Director of Sports and Academies, to join our successful school from August 2025.
This position would be suitable for an inspirational, enthusiastic and innovative leader who will act as an instructional leader, demonstrate the highest standards of professional behaviour, possess outstanding communication skills, and set high expectations for all students and staff while supporting the distinctive ethos of the School.

• Would you like to be part of a hard-working, highly professional team?
• Do you value supportive parents?
• Would you like to be able to access world-class CPD training?
• Do you want a high standard of living and a lifestyle that offers a wide range of opportunities?
• Would you like an excellent salary and comprehensive benefits?

Sound like you? Then apply now to join our excellent and dedicated team at St Christopher’s School, Bahrain.

• Start Date: Autumn Term 2025
• Location: Bahrain, Isa Town and Saar campuses
• Contract type: Full Time
• Salary: Highly competitive, tax-free
• Package: Packages are amongst the best globally with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. A full benefits package will be sent to shortlisted candidates.

Closing date: Wednesday 9 October 2024.
Interviews will take place in October
It is our policy to obtain three references prior to candidates being shortlisted, one of whom should be from your current Principal / Head of School.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We are seeking a capable and dedicated individual to join our exemplary team and make a difference. The Director of Sports and Academies will ensure that the sports programmes at St Christopher’s School exemplifies excellence, fairplay, and integrity, reflecting our commitment to holistic student development. We expect students to participate in sport from recreational level to the development of athletes who represent their country at national and international level in their chosen sport.
The successful applicant will direct and lead all aspects of sport in the school. This includes overseeing the main areas of sports events, our SPARTA Academy, all extra-curricular provision, facilities, resources and budget management.
If you meet these criteria, are enthusiastic and passionate about sport and have the drive and commitment to get the most from students, we would very much welcome your application.
At St Christopher's School, Bahrain, we are proud of our well-established reputation, built over 60 years, within the community, supportive leadership team, outstanding facilities and excellent school spirit.
St Christopher’s has been awarded ‘Outstanding’ in all standards in its past four BSO inspections; an enviable record that demonstrates the commitment of staff at St Christopher’s.
For the fourth year in a row we have ranked in the Top 100 Private Schools in the World by Spears.
St Christopher’s is one of the world’s pre-eminent British international schools with an impressive local, regional and international reputation for excellence. A vibrant community of over 2,300 students aged 3 to 18 and made up of more than 65 different nationalities, St Christopher’s is a not-for-profit school, committed to Education for a Shared Humanity and in developing Role Models for the World.
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St Christopher's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our care. We follow safe recruitment practices and appointments are subject to vetting including reference checks, identity and criminal record checks, social media and qualification checks. In alignment with Bahrain laws, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is integral to the values of St Christopher's School.

Learning to Engage, Engaging to Learn

Established in Bahrain, St Christopher's School is widely recognised as one of the world's top British schools overseas. It first opened in the grounds of St Christopher's Church in 1961. The School overcame the many challenges those early days presented; ever growing and ever developing and, in 1975, became independent of the Church with a number of companies acting as ‘Founders’; these ensured the continued advances that St Chris has made to become the excellent home of learning that it is today.
Those involved with the School in 1961 could hardly have imagined that a school with an initial roll of thirty would evolve into one with around 2,300 students from over 65 nations at any one time; a school with a notable international reputation with exceptional facilities and resources.
An important aspect of the School is that St Christopher's is a not-for-profit institution. Members of the Board of Governors serve in a voluntary and entirely unpaid capacity and there are no owners and no shareholders - all income from fees is used to run and further develop the School for the benefit of children. This is just one of many features that sets St Christopher's School apart as the premier choice for those parents who need and demand the very best British style education for their children in Bahrain.
Not only does St Chris have a consistently excellent record of academic success, we also offer a very fine programme of extracurricular activities and personal development opportunities, including many overseas cultural, sporting and academic trips.
St Christopher's is a highly successful school, firmly established in the British tradition, augmented by an international outlook. We have been inspected under three different inspection regimes:

• British Schools Overseas regulations (recognised by the UK Department for Education) as equivalent to those used to inspect independent schools in England (OFSTED)
• British Schools in the Middle East (BSME) Accreditation Programme
• National Authority of Qualifications and Quality Assurance for Education and Training (BQA – Kingdom of Bahrain) Inspection

In all of these we received a rating of “Outstanding” – not just as an overall assessment but for every aspect of performance as well.