Group Education Director

Required from August 2026, reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, you will play a central role in shaping and sustaining excellence across our international family of schools. This senior position leads the educational support and quality assurance functions for the Group, ensuring that every school delivers an exceptional education experience aligned with our shared vision and values.

You will oversee the recruitment of Principals and other senior leaders, managing end-to-end search and selection processes to secure exceptional candidates for our schools worldwide. As part of your role, you will also serve as a governor on school Boards, offering strategic guidance and challenge to senior leadership teams.

A key element of the position is leading our programme of Quality Assurance Reviews. You will coordinate and conduct visits to schools, provide clear, evidence-based evaluations, and support Principals and leadership teams with follow-up actions and ongoing professional development.

This is a highly influential role that requires strong educational leadership experience, sound judgement, and the ability to work positively and effectively with colleagues across cultures and contexts. You will join a dedicated and collaborative central team, committed to supporting high quality teaching, learning, and leadership across our family of schools.

We can offer:

• A positive working environment in an extremely well-resourced school where excellent relationships between staff and students are the norm, expectations are high and students perform very well as a consequence.
• A highly competitive salary structure, paid according to experience and qualifications.
• For candidates looking to relocate, subsidised accommodation on site may be available.
• The opportunity to develop professionally; improve and extend your knowledge; develop skills and experience; share outstanding and innovative practice; and contribute to the development of a challenging and supportive learning environment in and outside of the classroom.
• A strong supportive leadership team that prioritises student and staff health and well-being.
• Other benefits include membership of the Support Staff Pension Scheme, free lunches during term time, season ticket loan, Employee Assistant Programme, free use of the swimming pool and fitness suite, Cycle to Work and Eye Care Schemes, and fee remission.

How to make an application:

Please read the attached Job Description before completing your application. To apply, please complete the My New Term Application Form using the Supporting Statement section of the form to detail your suitability for the role, how your knowledge, experience and training meet the person specification and your motivation for applying to NLCS. This is in place of a covering letter.

The vacancy closes on Friday 20th February 8.00am, however, early application is advised as we reserve the right to close the advert early should a suitable applicant be found. Shortlist Interview date: Week beginning 2nd March 2026.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further, please contact Lucy Tierney in the NLCS International Recruitment Team on 0208 952 0912 or email recruitment@nlcs.org.uk.

NLCS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of all staff to share this commitment. As this role is classed as working in regulated activity, applicants must declare any criminal convictions as the post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service and references from previous employers. We are an Equal Opportunities employer.

Website: www.nlcs.org.uk

School Address: Canons, Canons Drive, Edgware, Middlesex HA8 7RJ