Intellego Education

Intellego Education, led by distinguished educationalist, Dr Stephen Spurr, is building a high-quality family of premium schools in Europe. As part of this strategy, Intellego Education has formed a partnership with a top UK independent school.

The intent is to open schools in several European capital cities to complement Intellego’s schools in other locations. The second school under this partnership will open in Rome in September 2027.  Accordingly, Intellego and its partner school are seeking an inspirational, founding Director of Admissions, to establish this key department and support the Head in the growth of the school. The Director of Admissions should be available to join by January 2026, although alternative start dates may be considered for the right candidate.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the development of a brand-new K-12 school in the centre of Rome. The school site has already been selected, and a nearby premium junior school, owned by Intellego, will act as an initial feeder school.  The school will cater for pupils aged 5/6 to 18, leading to IGCSEs and the IB Diploma. The Director of Admissions will be responsible for growing and maintaining excellent relationships with both Intellego’s junior school, and other important feeder schools across all entry points.

This opportunity would suit a candidate with a strong track record in sales, ideally but not necessarily gained within a competitive admissions environment in a schools setting in Italy or with an Italian organisation. Proficiency in Italian will be advantageous, although language lessons will also be provided for the selected candidate as necessary, and on an ongoing basis.

The Director of Admissions will report directly to the Head of the Rome school, with further support provided by both Dr Spurr, Intellego’s Chairman and Chief Education Officer, and our UK partnership school. The successful candidate should be enthusiastic about working towards ambitious pupil targets as part of a dynamic start-up team. The Director of Admissions will be able to demonstrate the ability to develop and lead a team of staff, who are committed to the growth of a first-class school, which is both internationally outward-looking and rooted in an understanding of Italian language, culture and heritage.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Intellego Education on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference FBTPC. Alternatively email Belinda.beck@saxbam.com. Applications should be received by midday on Friday 26^th September 2025.