Head of School — Garden Valley International School, Village Bhattian, Ludhiana

Immediate opening: Head of School at Garden Valley International School, Village Bhattian in Ludhiana, Punjab. Open to both seasoned practitioners and early-career candidates with strong potential. Garden Valley International School, Village Bhattian, established 2004, is a senior secondary school in Ludhiana, Punjab — a CBSE-affiliated school. The working culture is collaborative, professional, and grounded in student-centred decisions. Role: as Head of School, you work closely with the Principal on academic and operational decisions — leading a section/team, driving teacher development, overseeing assessments, and holding the line on standards. Core responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire a high-performing academic team.
• Maintain standards through reviews, observations, and structured feedback.
• Drive the assessment, reporting, and parent communication cycle.
• Manage disciplinary cases, parent escalations, and staff conflicts.
• Contribute to the school's strategic priorities as part of the leadership group. Ideal candidate — you have:
• 8+ years in school education with leadership exposure.
• Direct experience running a section, department, or full school.
• A point of view on good teaching, good assessments, and good schools.
• Patience to coach and firmness to enforce standards.
• Strong personal organisation across multiple workstreams. Perks and culture:
• Fair compensation with annual review (₹10.4 LPA – ₹14.7 LPA).
• Stable, full-time engagement with a clear academic calendar.
• Regular PD through internal and external programmes.
• A working culture that takes faculty wellbeing seriously.
• A school that genuinely cares about student outcomes. Submit your application here so Garden Valley International School, Village Bhattian can shortlist you alongside the active pool. Strong profiles move to a brief teaching demo and a discussion with the academic head.