Brand Co-curricular Head (Crawford)

Organisational Context

The Head of Co-Curricular provides strategic leadership and quality assurance of all co-curricular programmes across the education group, ensuring alignment with the curriculum offering.

The role ensures that co-curricular provision meaningfully supports holistic learner development, curriculum enrichment, and the development of internationally recognised competencies, while remaining compliant with national and international standards across Pre-Primary, Preparatory and College phases.

Key Areas of Responsibility

1. Strategic Leadership & Curriculum Alignment

• Develop and implement a Brand-wide co-curricular framework aligned with:
• • Pre and Prep Learner Profile, Approaches to Learning (ATL), CAS (where applicable)
    • Cambridge learner attributes and enrichment expectations
    • CAPS requirements for holistic development, physical education, arts and culture as well as the IEB SAGs document
• Ensure co-curricular programmes clearly support curriculum intent across all phases.
• Provide strategic guidance to Heads of School on positioning co-curricular excellence as part of the group’s educational value proposition.

2. Programme Design & Phase-Specific Progression

Pre-Primary (aligned to early learning and curricular

• Design play-based, inquiry-driven co-curricular experiences supporting physical health and well-being, creativity, socialisation and early learner agency.
• Align activities with transdisciplinary learning and CAPS early childhood development outcomes.

Preparatory (aligned to curricular offering)

• Ensure co-curricular programmes develop ATL skills, collaboration, communication, resilience and creativity.
• Provide broad exposure to sport, arts, leadership and service learning.
• Support transition pathways into structured sport, performance and leadership programmes.

College (aligned to curricular offering

• Oversee co-curricular offerings that support:
• • Curriculum requirements and documentation
    • Cambridge enrichment, leadership and service learning
    • CAPS and IEB SAGs Life Orientation, sport and cultural participation
• Ensure appropriate balance between academic rigour and co-curricular engagement and ensure a competitive edge.

3. Quality Assurance, Accreditation & Compliance

• Establish group-wide standards, policies and operating procedures for co-curricular provision aligned to:
• • Early learning, Foundation and Intersen phases
    • Cambridge inspection and accreditation expectations
    • CAPS and IEB regulatory and compliance requirements
• Support schools during governance audits by the various authorities and bodies eg: Cambridge inspections and equivalent bodies in SAby evidencing robust co-curricular structures.
• Monitor safety, safeguarding, and risk management across all co-curricular activities.
• Audit and maintenance of schools facilities associated with Co-curricular activities to provide feedback and strategic insight into priorities/upgrades and new builds

4. Leadership, Training & Professional Development

• Lead and develop school-based Co-Curricular Heads/Directors (Sport and culture)
• Provide professional development on:
• • CAS implementation and assessment
    • Inquiry-based and learner-centred enrichment models
    • Inclusive and differentiated co-curricular practice
• Build communities of practice across all Crawford International schools.
• Sports Coordinators & Co-Curricular Deputies

5. Learner Experience, Inclusion & Wellbeing

• Ensure co-curricular programmes are inclusive, accessible and developmentally appropriate.
• Promote learner voice, leadership and agency in programme design and delivery.
• Monitor learner wellbeing and workload balance, particularly in assessment-heavy phases (IGCSE, NSC).
• Embed service learning and ethical citizenship across all curricula.
• Develop the spirit of competition and sportsmanship in all programmes.

6. Operational Oversight & Partnerships

• Guide schools on timetabling, staffing models and resource planning across diverse curriculum structures.
• Oversee selection and quality assurance of external providers, coaches and enrichment partners.
• Support financially sustainable and scalable programme models across multiple campuses and ensure depth and competitive edge in all programmes
• Sponsorships, Applications that support co-curricular activities

7. Stakeholder Engagement & Brand Alignment

• Collaborate with academic leadership, marketing and admissions teams to articulate the co-curricular offer for across phases of school and child development and in line with curricular,
• Strengthen parent understanding of the role of co-curricular programmes in learner development and post-school outcomes.
• Represent the group in inter-school, regional and international co-curricular forums.
• Develop depth in the school co-curricular programmes to ensure a competitive edge in all programmes.

Core Competencies

Strategic & Systems Leadership

• Ability to think and operate at group and systems level, not just school level.
• Strong strategic planning, policy development and implementation capability.
• Ability to balance standardisation with school-level autonomy.

Curriculum & Educational Expertise

• Deep understanding of holistic education and the role of co-curricular programmes in learner development.
• Strong working knowledge of:
• • Curricula in Early Learning,
• Ability to align co-curricular programmes with academic intent and learner outcomes.

Leadership & People Development

• High-level coaching, mentoring and leadership development skills.
• Ability to inspire, challenge and support school-based leaders.
• Strong collaboration and influence skills across diverse teams and contexts.

Operational & Organisational Excellence

• Strong organisational, planning and project management skills.
• Sound judgement around risk, safeguarding and operational compliance.
• Experience managing budgets, resources and external providers at scale.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to engage confidently with executive leaders, Heads of School, staff, parents and external partners.
• Strong presentation and reporting skills for boards and executive committees.

Learner-Centred & Values-Driven Practice

• Strong commitment to learner wellbeing, inclusion and ethical leadership.
• Deep belief in co-curricular programmes as a driver of character, leadership and citizenship.
• Alignment with the values and ethos of independent education.

Leadership & People Development

• High-level coaching, mentoring and leadership development skills.
• Ability to inspire, challenge and support school-based leaders.
• Strong collaboration and influence skills across diverse teams and contexts.

Operational & Organisational Excellence

• Strong organisational, planning and project management skills.
• Sound judgement around risk, safeguarding and operational compliance.
• Experience managing budgets, resources and external providers at scale.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to engage confidently with executive leaders, Heads of School, staff, parents and external partners.
• Strong presentation and reporting skills for boards and executive committees.

Learner-Centred & Values-Driven Practice

• Strong commitment to learner wellbeing, inclusion and ethical leadership.
• Deep belief in co-curricular programmes as a driver of character, leadership and citizenship.
• Alignment with the values and ethos of independent education.

Qualification

• A recognised teaching qualification (e.g. BEd, PGCE or equivalent)