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Dr. John Wells

Dr. John Wells

Head Of School
Bogotá,DC

Summary

John is driven by a passionate desire that students should be prepared for life. Fulfilling their academic potential is part of this, but so is allowing them to develop their creative skills as well as ensuring that they are fit and healthy. He is more than aware of the importance of a safe environment that promotes student wellbeing and allows differences to be understood and celebrated. He also appreciates the need to provide high quality of service for parents and the owners of the school to ensure the continual sustainability of the school. John is approachable and enjoys working with students, teachers, parents, and his superiors to find the best way forward to consolidate and improve on existing practices. He wants teachers to be able to provide the best education, in the broadest sense of the word, for students and seeks to help them grow as people as much as professionals.

Overview

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Languages
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Certifications
17
17
years of post-secondary education
37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of School

Buckingham School
Bogota, Colombia
08.2017 - Current
  • Obtain 93.6% Students with IB Diploma
  • Work with PYP, MYP and DP coordinators to improve IB programmes.
  • Carry out appraisal of Heads of Section
  • Contribute to Strategic Plan
  • Oversee move from family governance to Board of Governors.
  • Carry out Council of International Schools (CIS) application for membership.
  • Lead school to be members of Latin American Heads Conference (LAHC)
  • Ensure compliance with Inclusion and Diversity policy
  • Interview candidates for varied positions in the school
  • Introduce Safeguarding policy and relevant training for all staff
  • Sit on Executive Committee of Union of Bilingual Schools (group of 16 bilingual schools).

Middle School Principal and MYP Coordinator

Magellan International School
Austin, Texas
08.2016 - 08.2017
  • Oversee day-to-day running of Middle School
  • Carry out appraisal of teachers
  • Serve on Senior Management Team
  • Supervise response to students with learning difficulties
  • Coach less experienced teachers

Head of School

New Cambridge School
Floridablanca, Colombia
01.2015 - 12.2015
  • Supervise day-to-day running of school on two campuses
  • Carry out appraisal of Heads of Section
  • Participate on admissions process
  • Provide input to strategic plan
  • Work with REDCOL (liaise with Heads of other schools)
  • IGCSE Global Perspectives teacher

Interim Head of School, Acting Head of Secondary, English Teacher and TOK teacher

International School of Barcelona
Sitges, Barcelona, Spain
08.2014 - 11.2014
  • Responsible for running of all school
  • Responsible for Secondary Section
  • Carry out appraisal of teachers
  • Teach IB English A2

Head of School and IB Diploma Coordinator

Colegio Colombo Británico
Cali
08.2012 - 07.2014
  • Responsible for day-to-day running of school
  • Work with Board of Director on Strategic Plan and Master Building Plan.
  • Carry out appraisal of Heads of Section
  • Represent School at Association of Bilingual Schools in Cali
  • Oversee admissions
  • Act as IB DP Coordinator for one year
  • Teach IB English A2

Deputy Head of Secondary

Colegio Anglo Colombiano
Bogota
08.2005 - 07.2012
  • Responsible for day-to-day running of middle school - monitoring academic progress of students and dealing with discipline cases
  • Carry out appraisal of teachers
  • Work with admissions
  • Sit on Senior Management Team
  • I was Head of English and MYP Coordinator for three years before becoming Deputy Head of Secondary
  • Teacher of MYP English Language A

Teacher of English

Abu Dhabi Women’s Higher Colleges of Technology
Abu Dhabi, UAE
01.2004 - 07.2005

Teaching English to Emerati women

Head of English Department

The English School, World School
Bogota, COLOMBIA
08.1998 - 12.2003
  • Oversee the running of the English department
  • Carry out appraisal of teachers
  • Organise trips to the UK
  • Contribute to Academic Council
  • Teach English IGCSE and IB English A2

Teacher of English

Buckingham School
Bogota
08.1997 - 07.1998
  • Teach English as a first language to students in 8th to 11th grade
  • Prepare students for FCE and CAE exams (University of Cambridge)

Head of English

The British International College
Barranquilla, Colombia
08.1996 - 07.1997
  • Oversee running of the English department
  • Carry out appraisal of teachers
  • Interview teachers for positions
  • Teach IB English Language B

Teacher of English

The British Council
Bogota, COLOMBIA
07.1990 - 07.1996
  • Lead teacher training courses for Colombian teachers of English
  • Give papers and workshops at conferences on teaching English
  • Teach English to students from Beginner level to Cambridge (University) Proficiency level

Teacher of English

Inlingua idomas
Santander, SPAIN
08.1987 - 07.1989

Teach English to adolescents and adults from Beginner level to Cambridge (University) Proficiency level

Accounts clerk

Beecham Pharmaceuticals Plc
Worthing, UK, UK
09.1978 - 06.1984
  • Calculate cost of production of pharmaceuticals
  • Provide quantity of production report
  • Carry out spot checks
  • Carry out ad-hoc work on 6-month and year end accounts

Education

Doctor of Education (EdD) - International Education

University of Bath
Bath, UK
04.2006 - 05.2016

Master of Arts - Linguistics (TESOL)

University of Surrey
Guildford, UK
03.1993 - 04.1996

Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) - TESOL

University of Leicester
Leicester, UK
09.1989 - 06.1990

Bachelor of Arts - Humanities And Spanish

Hatfield Polytechnic
Hatfield, Herts, UK
09.1984 - 05.1987

Skills

Tact and sensitivity

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Accomplishments

  • MYP site visitor, workshop leader and consultant between 2009 and 2014.
  • MYP School Evaluation co-leader: Lima, Peru (November, 2010).
  • MYP School Authorization leader or co-leader: Dublin, (November, 2014), Bogota, Colombia (November, 2011) Cali, Colombia (April, 2011) Belo Horizonte, Brazil (May, 2010), Fort Myers, Florida, USA (April, 2010), Quito, Ecuador, (November, 2009) MYP Consultant Panama (2012 – 13) MYP Curriculum reviewer (BQC) November, 2016 CIS accreditation team visit member: Chicago, 2008.

Council of International Schools (CIS) accreditation visits

  • Caracas, 2013. (team member)
  • San Francisco (co-chair), 2014.
  • Dakar, Senegal (co-chair), 2017.
  • Quito, Ecuador (preparatory visit) 2018.
  • El Salvador (chair) 2018.
  • Honduras (chair) 2020 synchronized CIS/NEASC (chair)

AdvancEd accreditation visit

  • Austin 2016, Austin 2017.

Certification

Doctor of Education (EdD) (University of Bath) 2016

Timeline

Head of School

Buckingham School
08.2017 - Current

Middle School Principal and MYP Coordinator

Magellan International School
08.2016 - 08.2017

Head of School

New Cambridge School
01.2015 - 12.2015

Interim Head of School, Acting Head of Secondary, English Teacher and TOK teacher

International School of Barcelona
08.2014 - 11.2014

Head of School and IB Diploma Coordinator

Colegio Colombo Británico
08.2012 - 07.2014

Doctor of Education (EdD) - International Education

University of Bath
04.2006 - 05.2016

Deputy Head of Secondary

Colegio Anglo Colombiano
08.2005 - 07.2012

Teacher of English

Abu Dhabi Women’s Higher Colleges of Technology
01.2004 - 07.2005

Head of English Department

The English School, World School
08.1998 - 12.2003

Teacher of English

Buckingham School
08.1997 - 07.1998

Head of English

The British International College
08.1996 - 07.1997

Master of Arts - Linguistics (TESOL)

University of Surrey
03.1993 - 04.1996

Teacher of English

The British Council
07.1990 - 07.1996

Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) - TESOL

University of Leicester
09.1989 - 06.1990

Teacher of English

Inlingua idomas
08.1987 - 07.1989

Bachelor of Arts - Humanities And Spanish

Hatfield Polytechnic
09.1984 - 05.1987

Accounts clerk

Beecham Pharmaceuticals Plc
09.1978 - 06.1984
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