.An exceptional opportunity to steer an established British international school in Portugal through an exciting new phase of development. For August 2024 Nobel Algarve British International School is located on two sites – in Lagoa and Almancil – in the very heart of the Algarve. The Globeducate group is now seeking an outstanding Head of School for Nobel Algarve Lagoa, a school which is in a very significant period of development and offers huge potential for the right candidate. Lagoa is situated close to the coast and with easy access to the rest of this stunning coastal region of southern Portugal as well as to Faro international airport. Over more than 50 years, Nobel Algarve Lagoa has established itself as one of Portugal's leading international schools, with students aged from 3-18. It is a British curriculum school from EYFS to A-level, with a Portuguese section for local families. Nobel Algarve is now part of the Globeducate British International Schools cluster which brings together schools in Portugal, Spain, France and the UK. Globeducate is a rapidly-growing, values-driven international group, now of 60+ schools in 12 countries, in which the schools share a common educational philosophy and four key values: Challenge, Enrich, Shape, Achieve. Globeducate seeks to create global citizens who can shape a better world and the Globeducate Agenda is aligned with the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The group puts people at its core and operates in ways that aim to be transparent and collaborative. There are central resources that are made available to all the schools, group-wide partnerships with organisations looking at pressing global issues, and active collaboration across the group among leaders, staff and students. The new Head of School will be taking over Nobel Algarve Lagoa at a crucial stage in its development. The school has acquired an adjoining area of land as part of a process of 'school of the future' re-imagination and redevelopment. The Head will be responsible for shaping this development, which will provide first-class new academic, sporting and performance facilities and allow the school to increase its capacity from 1,000 students to c. 1,800. The development will, in effect, deliver a whole new campus and the headship will therefore suit a leader with experience in a founding situation. The campus development represents a level of ambition that will be reflected in a refreshed strategy for the school. This strategic planning will also need to take account of the changing dynamics and demographics of the region. Nobel Algarve Lagoa will have to continue to appeal to its existing audiences while becoming the number one option for new families moving into the area, many of them coming with technology, entrepreneur and innovation-focused backgrounds
