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ACS Doha International SchoolQatar
Head of School- August 2025
Doha
FULL TIME & CONTRACT
November 17, 2024
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
2 December 2024
Job overview
ACS Doha is highly distinctive in the landscape of schools in Qatar: an American International IB Continuum school on an outstanding new campus. The school has recently become part of Artemis Education and this is an outstanding opportunity to lead ACS Doha in a new phase of its development – sharpening the school’s identity, reinvigorating its offer, strengthening its reputation as a warm and inclusive community, and supporting it to become one of the leading schools in Qatar and a model for American international education globally.
ACS Doha is a pre-K-12 school, currently of 980 students, with scope for significant expansion in its new home.
The school’s new leadership will be instrumental in blending ACS Doha’s existing distinctiveness with the Artemis Promise and approach, which emphasise academic excellence, the development of the whole child, social and environmental responsibility, and a genuine community commitment. Artemis schools integrate their own context-specific curricula, while the Artemis Experience is a framework to ensure that the extracurricular programme and community engagement are a core part of the learning experience. Every Artemis school is deliberately shaped to reflect its local context and culture, supporting the concept of the community itself as a classroom.
ACS Doha’s impressive campus represents a move away from more traditional institutional layouts to an active, inclusive and practical home that can support innovative thinking and rigorous learning. The campus is a landmark in school design and is already making ACS Doha stand out in Qatar. Making full use of all the campus has to offer will be an important part of the school’s continuing transformation.
Perhaps, above all, there is an opportunity now to reinvigorate all aspects of ACS Doha, to make it a place where a love of learning, fun, challenge and high standards are all part of daily life, and to cultivate a strong sense of purpose. The Head of School will lead the school community in creating a level of aspiration that can inspire continual improvement in teaching and learning, drive up attainment, and provide a platform for growth.
This Head of School role will suit an ambitious and experienced leader who is eager to work in an environment with huge potential where they can make a significant difference. The successful candidate will need experience in US curriculum-style schools alongside good IB experience. They must be able to embody ACS Doha’s identity as an American international school, as well the Artemis Promise, standing for excellence, a child-centred approach to learning, social and environmental responsibility and the idea of a school being deeply embedded in its host community. They will have a track record of strengthening communities, improving quality and attainment, and building a strong sense of purpose.
The Head of School is required for August 2025; an earlier start date may be possible to facilitate some overlap with the Interim Head.
The closing date for applications is Monday 2 December 2024 at 10:00 (UK) / 13:00 (Qatar).
For a preliminary, confidential conversation about the role with Hannah Freestone-Smith, Search Consultant , please contact
Artemis Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be prepared to undergo stringent child protection screening including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS (or equivalent) is required.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
The safeguarding responsibilities of this post are detailed in the candidate information brochure.
RSAcademics is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to promoting diversity and inclusion in schools.
ACS Doha is a pre-K-12 school, currently of 980 students, with scope for significant expansion in its new home.
The school’s new leadership will be instrumental in blending ACS Doha’s existing distinctiveness with the Artemis Promise and approach, which emphasise academic excellence, the development of the whole child, social and environmental responsibility, and a genuine community commitment. Artemis schools integrate their own context-specific curricula, while the Artemis Experience is a framework to ensure that the extracurricular programme and community engagement are a core part of the learning experience. Every Artemis school is deliberately shaped to reflect its local context and culture, supporting the concept of the community itself as a classroom.
ACS Doha’s impressive campus represents a move away from more traditional institutional layouts to an active, inclusive and practical home that can support innovative thinking and rigorous learning. The campus is a landmark in school design and is already making ACS Doha stand out in Qatar. Making full use of all the campus has to offer will be an important part of the school’s continuing transformation.
Perhaps, above all, there is an opportunity now to reinvigorate all aspects of ACS Doha, to make it a place where a love of learning, fun, challenge and high standards are all part of daily life, and to cultivate a strong sense of purpose. The Head of School will lead the school community in creating a level of aspiration that can inspire continual improvement in teaching and learning, drive up attainment, and provide a platform for growth.
This Head of School role will suit an ambitious and experienced leader who is eager to work in an environment with huge potential where they can make a significant difference. The successful candidate will need experience in US curriculum-style schools alongside good IB experience. They must be able to embody ACS Doha’s identity as an American international school, as well the Artemis Promise, standing for excellence, a child-centred approach to learning, social and environmental responsibility and the idea of a school being deeply embedded in its host community. They will have a track record of strengthening communities, improving quality and attainment, and building a strong sense of purpose.
The Head of School is required for August 2025; an earlier start date may be possible to facilitate some overlap with the Interim Head.
The closing date for applications is Monday 2 December 2024 at 10:00 (UK) / 13:00 (Qatar).
For a preliminary, confidential conversation about the role with Hannah Freestone-Smith, Search Consultant , please contact
Hannah Freestone-Smith@rsacademics.com
Artemis Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be prepared to undergo stringent child protection screening including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS (or equivalent) is required.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
The safeguarding responsibilities of this post are detailed in the candidate information brochure.
RSAcademics is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to promoting diversity and inclusion in schools.
About ACS Doha International School
ACS Doha International School
Building no 10, Street No 161, Area number/Zone 70, Al Kheesa
Doha
Qatar
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