Director of Studies

Job overview

Are you a dedicated educator with a passion for academic excellence and the drive to inspire a diverse teaching team in delivering our summer school programmes?

As Director of Studies, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our EFL Teachers deliver exceptional lessons that foster language development, cultural understanding, and personal growth.

As the face of our Academic programme, you will ensure our Group Leaders and students are always satisfied with the quality of our lessons – and that students return home with amazing memories and fantastic projects to share with their loved ones. To achieve this, you will perform observations and develop relevant CPD sessions for your academic team, always striving to foster an atmosphere of collaboration and reflective practice.

Academic Excellence

Staff stories

Working as a Director of Studies was a challenging but hugely rewarding way to spend my summer. This role really tested my administrative skills and pushed me to be far more conscious of the logistics behind running a team and educating large numbers of international students. Although I was no longer in the classroom, it was so satisfying to see the academic programme delivered successfully and see the strength of the relationships that were forged between the students and our teaching team. This role taught me a lot about my ideas around leadership and academics and also, about myself.

Job details

Full Board

Accommodation and meals provided throughout your contract. No deduction will be made for this.

Salary

£689.00* per week with £75 per week TEFLQ bonus

Holiday Pay

12.07% holiday pay will be added to your salary.

Travel Allowance

Management staff will have reasonable travel costs to and from the centre reimbursed at Dusemond’s discrection

Working Hours

Up to 48 hours per week based on 6 working days.

Reporting to

Centre Director, Head Office Academic Manager

Locations

Uppingham, Edinburgh, Rugby, Bedales & Cheltenham.

Available Contract Dates

Temporary – July & August 2026

Pre-joining training dates

Management staff are required to attend a paid training weekend prior to the start of their contract.

An online safeguarding course will need to be completed prior to your arrival at the centre.

* All figures and information related to 2026 TBC.

Key responsibilities:

Team Management

You will need to ensure your team of teachers are aware of what they need to do and when, and feel supported in performing their role at all times

You’ll be expected to:

Communicate a clear timetable for each two week turn
Create class lists using the software provided and teachers appropriately two days before the course begins.
As a TEFLQ DOS, you may be required to lead CPD sessions at other centres
Use your Senior Teacher effectively in delivering the above
Act as a bridge between your team and the Group Leaders who accompany our students during each programme.
Perform observations and act on development points via CPD sessions

Administration

It is essential that our database is maintained with accurate class lists and levels at all times. Being technologically literate is absolutely essential in this role.

You’ll be expected to:

Construct and edit class lists as necessary
Ensure level moves, behavioural issues and teachers notes are updated on our database. Head office should be able to understand exactly what each student has done throughout their stay.
Use the database to process certificate and report printing

Key Performance Indicators

High levels of student engagement and satisfaction.
Accurate levelling of students
A happy and motivated teaching team
Accurate database management
Effective quality control of teaching standards via observations and relevant CPD sessions.
Positive feedback from Group Leaders

Group Leaders

Our clients, the Group Leaders, have very high expectations of our academic programme and it is your responsibility to ensure these expectations are met.

You should always be open to listening to and acting on feedback, hold meetings with the GLs as necessary and participate in their social programme.

Operational Support

As one of the senior managers, you should assist the rest of the team as and when necessary even if this falls outside academics – supporting the Centre Manager on the busy arrival days, for example.

You should also attend regular meetings with the management team to ensure the safe and efficient running of the centre

Graduation Ceremonies

As the face of the academic programme, you should organise and host the certificate ceremonies when groups leave

Excursion Mania & LLE

Teachers will deliver twice weekly “excursion mania” sessions in the evening – you will help organise these alongside the Activity Manager

Beyond this you will also co ordinate the effective delivery of our new LLE lessons ( Local Learning Excursions )

Community and Pastoral Care

All staff have a responsibility for creating a positive, welcoming environment for the students, and should always report any safeguarding or safety issues as necessary.

Your eligibility

You must:

be over 18 years of age
be eligible to work in the UK
First degree (any discipline)
Cambridge DELTA, Trinity LTCL Diploma TESOL or MA in Linguistics/TESOL*
Minimum 3 years’ EFL teaching experience with international young learners/teens
get an enhanced DBS check**

You should:

have customer-facing experience
have relevant people management experience
be an energetic team player
be responsible and proactive
have experience of leading a team of teachers

It's a plus if:

your hold any safeguarding qualifications
you have experience with British Council inspections
you’ve done this before!

* incl. 5 hours’ supervised teaching practice

** Dusemond will assist applicants in obtaining an enhanced DBS check and cover the cost.

Working for Dusemond means:

Lasting Friendships

Our staff build close friendships and camaraderie that often lasts well beyond the end of our programmes, with the chance to be re-united the next season!

Career progression

If you thrive in the amazing environments we work so hard to create, you’ll want to grow with us. Many first year staff return to become supervisors and managers.

References Provided

The broad range of skillsets required, make Dusemond centres excellent places to develop and substantiate your abilities for future roles.

Year-round opportunities

Flexible, on and off season opportunities in great places from Edinburgh to Tuscany! Our best teachers and ALs are first in line to be offered!

CPD

With so much importance given to CPD, you will have the time and resources to deliver high quality sessions designed to help teachers develop and grow as educators - this process will be key in your own professional development.