Simon Jacobs

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Primary Principal at ICS London @ ICS London
london, greater london, united kingdom
Simon Jacobs's Location
Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, Argentina
About Simon Jacobs

With over eleven years experience in international teaching, initially in the Chinese public school sector, before moving into international schools by joining Wycombe Abbey School in Changzhou. After six incredible years at WASCZ, I joined St. George's College in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina as Head of Prep in July 2022.A quite beautiful school campus and one of the leading schools in South America, I had responsibility for c350 pupils in the Prep School.I recently completed my MA in Educational Leadership in Practice (ELiP) via the University of Manchester, and am always looking to continually improve my language skills - maintaining my Chinese whilst also beginning to learn Spanish.In August 2024, I took on my third leadership role with ICS London as Primary Principal.

Simon Jacobs's Current Company Details
ICS London

Ics London

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Primary Principal at ICS London
london, greater london, united kingdom
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28
Simon Jacobs Work Experience Details
  • Ics London
    Primary Principal + Primary Designated Safeguarding Lead
    Ics London Aug 2024 - Present
    London Area, United Kingdom
    I am currently in the role of Primary Principal at ICS London, a small international school in heart of central London. With over fifty different nationalities across our student body, our community is "international" in every sense of the word.Our small class sizes enables truly individualised education for each child in the Primary School, and enables each child to achieve their best academically, linguistically, socially, and physically. I am accountable for:- Ensuring the safeguarding and wellbeing of all stakeholders.- Leading outstanding, innovative and creative teaching and learning throughout theSchool.- Organising the yearly calendar for activities and events, and communicating this toall stakeholders.- Organising the yearly timetable for teachers.- Providing coaching to teachers regarding effective curriculum and classroompractices.- Collaboratively managing the workflow of the primary staff.- Participating in weekly leadership meetings, leading weekly section meetings andprofessional development for staff.- Ensuring the thorough understanding and implementation of the policies andprocedures of the Section and the School.
  • St George'S College, Argentina
    Head Of Prep
    St George'S College, Argentina Jul 2022 - Jul 2024
    Partido De Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
    Overall responsibility for running and performance of the Prep School.Working as part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) at St. George's, a Spear’s Top 100 Private School in the World, to produce a clear strategic vision for the Prep School, and communicate and market this effectively within the school community.The Prep Section of St George’s is a day school, with a small minority of Grade 6 pupils being weekly boarders. I oversee an Academic Director / PYP Co-ordinator, six Year Leaders, and sixty members of teaching and administrative staff in total, responsible for the education of 350 pupils across Grades 1 to 6 (three form entry).Introduced rewards and consequences system across the Prep School, improving link between existing house system and enabling all pupils to be involved in contributing to their house community, and giving structure to all pupils on what they can earn rewards for, and the consequences of their actions.Introduced new reading schemes and online platforms that supported the development of reading and comprehension in both English and Spanish, as well as Maths skills in both languages. Reading ages improving across the Prep School, with many pupils progressing by over two years in reading age over the first six months of the new scheme being introduced.Involved in outdoor education trips for all pupils across the Prep School, including sports tours to Uruguay, and multi-day trips to different provinces in Argentina.Overseeing development of policies and procedures to ensure Prep is compliant with national requirements and represents the best international practice.Developing vision for staff continuous professional development (CPD).Monitoring staff development and setting leadership targets for staff improvement.Plan for and lead the Prep's annual staff recruitment.Preparation and submission of annual budget for Prep.To ensure Safeguarding is prioritized at all times across Prep and wider school community.
  • Wycombe Abbey School, Changzhou
    Designated Safeguarding Lead
    Wycombe Abbey School, Changzhou Aug 2021 - Jul 2022
    China
  • Wycombe Abbey School, Changzhou
    Head Of Primary
    Wycombe Abbey School, Changzhou Jul 2017 - Jul 2022
    Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
    As the Head of Primary at WASCZ, a Spear’s Top 100 Private School in the World, responsible for a teaching staff of ninety and growing a school of from 175 in January 2017 to 440 in June 2022. As a full British boarding school, I am responsible for the academic and pastoral development of all pupils in the primary school.
  • Wycombe Abbey School, Changzhou
    Deputy Head Of Primary School (Acting Head - Maternity Cover)
    Wycombe Abbey School, Changzhou Jan 2017 - Jun 2017
    Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
    Promoted to Deputy Head of the Primary School, where my responsibilities now entail all pastoral elements of life at the school. My day to day role included behaviour management, heading staff meetings and school assemblies, organising all extra-curricular activities across the primary school (including staffing and venues), report checking, as well as continuing to develop the school's under-11 rugby team ahead of their first ever fixtures.
  • Wycombe Abbey School, Changzhou
    Primary School Intensive English / P.E. Teacher
    Wycombe Abbey School, Changzhou Aug 2016 - Jun 2017
    Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
    Joining the international school branch of one of the U.K's leading independent schools, offering both Chinese and international students the full British style boarding school experience. Part of the primary school staff responsible for delivering intensive English lessons to students whose English level is not yet at the standard to be accepted into mainstream school. I was also involved heavily with the P.E. department, particularly the school's ever developing rugby team.
  • Wuchang Experimental Boarding Primary School
    International Class Teacher
    Wuchang Experimental Boarding Primary School Aug 2014 - Jul 2016
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Currently working in a leading primary school in Wuhan, China. Responsible for delivering lessons in English, Maths, Science, Music, Art, PE and IT to a class of predominantly Chinese students, but also to Italian and Kazakh students, aged 7-8.Trained in Oxford University Press curriculum.Duties include: Classroom management, behaviour management, lesson planning, assessment/report writing, and extra curricular supervision.
  • Jing Jing Dahua International Kindergarten
    English As A Foreign Language Teacher
    Jing Jing Dahua International Kindergarten Sep 2013 - Jul 2014
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Working with kindergarten classes of Chinese children aged 3-5. Teaching English as a Foreign Language through games, songs and other TPR methodologies. Experiencing a totally different culture and also beginning intensive Mandarin lessons to 'expand my horizons.'
  • Omni Resource Management Solutions
    Account Manager - Mitie Tfm
    Omni Resource Management Solutions Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    Account manager with Omni - a leading RPO that provide bespoke recruitment solutions to successful organisations throughout the UK. Responsible as part of the account management team to deliver recruitment solutions to MITIE TFM, one of the UK's leading Facilities Management organisations.
  • Hays
    Consultant
    Hays Oct 2010 - May 2013
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    Recruitment consultant within the Facilities Management industry in the North West, placing candidates with facilities service providers and end user clients including FMs, Maintenance Engineers and Contracts Managers.
  • Hays Construction, Inc.
    Associate Consultant
    Hays Construction, Inc. Oct 2010 - Jul 2011
  • Gant Ab
    Sales Associate
    Gant Ab 2008 - 2010

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Simon Jacobs works for Ics London

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Simon Jacobs's current role is Primary Principal at ICS London.

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Simon Jacobs attended Queen Mary University Of London, Wuhan University Of Technology, The University Of Law, Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, University Of Nottingham, The University Of Manchester.

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