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Position Description
Principal
Post title: Principal
Report to: Senior Management Team
Job Purpose
The role of the principal is to provide leadership, direction and co-ordination within the school. The principal’s main focus should be to develop and maintain effective educational programs within his/her school and to promote the improvement of teaching and learning with his/her school.
This is a position that might suit a more senior professional who is a highly motivated self-starter to work alongside our management team as we continue to implement a UK based Cambridge curriculum and the associated implications for staff development, teaching method, resourcing and assessment.
The amount of time a principal will be able to devote to administrative duties will vary according to the size and grade level of the school, the amount of time released from teaching, and the demands of a particular year.
We are looking for top quality leadership to take the whole school community forward to new successes. Our students are polite, well behaved and well-motivated. Their parents have invested in their child’s future and we aim to provide the highest quality academic and holistic education.
Specifically, the Principal is required to:
- Provide leadership to the staff.
- Ensure teaching and learning is of the highest quality.
Term of employment
Two- year contract with initial 3 months probationary period.
Job Description
Leadership and Planning
- Contribute to the School’s Management Team’s development of strategic plans.
- Keep informed of current practices and techniques relating to school programs, teaching and administration by attending meetings and professional development conferences, and reading professional materials.
- Suggest appropriate changes in and ensure adherence to approved policies, practices and procedures within one’s area of responsibility.
Teaching and Learning
Staffing
- Be responsible for the preparation of timetable, class lists and schedules, and supervision schedules and be responsible for their functioning.
- Hold staff meetings for the purpose of discussing educational and administrative matters cooperating with Academic Directors and Vice Principal.
- Provide leadership to academic staff and promote activities in improving teaching methods and learning outcomes.
Curriculum
- Review and select appropriate entrance testing.
- Assign teaching schedules and duties ensuring an equitable distribution of the overall workload.
- Ensure the academic integrity of the curriculum and its delivery and the monitoring of the student outcomes.
- Monitor internal and external assessment procedures.
- Review teaching materials and teaching methods to improve the overall academic standards.
- Monitor updates in teaching and learning methodology to ensure that advances are translated into classroom.
- Initiate staff development programmes to promote highly effective teaching and learning.
Pupil Development
- Supervise the preparation and completion of the report cards.
- Supervise the collection of student administration information and student records for legal, data analysis and further and higher education referral purposes.
- Monitor student progress regarding examination results, reports and certificates and pastoral welfare and provide statistical and qualitative reports to the School’s Senior Management Team.
- Manage the pupil welfare programme, ensuring that pupils receive appropriate medical and counseling services.
- Work cooperatively with outside agencies such as Community Health Services, Children's Aid Society, Child Care and Development Services.
- Manage pupil or parent complaints and grievances and ensure that policies and procedures are followed.
- Provide guidance and advice to pupils on a range of academic matters including counseling on higher education opportunities.
- Inform parents of the school activities through newsletters, parent/teacher conferences, etc.
Management of the School
- Establish procedures for the purpose and receipt of materials and supplies necessary to support the instructional program.
- Ensure that there is a system of accounting for monies from student activities, student fees, gifts or other funds belonging to school or to any student group within the school.
- Monitor the organization of the school to ensure that there is efficient allocation of teaching resources including resources assigned to non-academic activities.
- Control the maintenance of the school premises and its surrounding which have to be up to date, clean, safe, pleasant and operational at all times.
- Monitor the safety of the premises and hold regular safety meetings of both the teaching and non-teaching staff.
- Be present at all times to supervise the school when it is operational.
- Manage the employment and deployment of cover and emergency teaching staff within the budget.
- Regularly review academic and administrative policies and operational procedures to maximize efficiency and encourage improvement.
- Monitor the punctuality and attendance of all staff.
- Assume charge of staff social welfare by installing a sense of belonging to the organization and reinforcing staff confidence in sustaining and developing their teaching career in the school.
- Establish procedures whereby the access of visitors to the school can be monitored and controlled. This would include access by salespersons, guest speakers and former students.
- Conduct fire drills as required by regulations and see that all personnel within the school are familiar with all procedures to be followed in case of a fire. Fire exit signs shall be placed in each room.
Management of self
- Demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the school’s Philosophy & Objectives.
- Be committed to own professional development through attending and, wherever possible, leading in-service training programmes.
- Write own annual professional goals, updating them as appropriate.
Business Development
- Review students’ progress and instigate new initiatives to grow the student numbers and reputation of the School.
- Take part in marketing and promotional activities for the school on and off-shore, as required.
- Promote Public Relations to enhance the image and the standards of the school.
- Secure a close support and relationship with parents to reinforce their confidence in the school.
Position Authority and Reporting
- The principal reports to the Senior Management Team
- Prepare a monthly progress for the attention of the Senior Management Team.
Other duties
- Assist in proof reading and editing of any school publications, letters, documents and website(s).
- Undertake other duties as requested by the Senior Management Team.
It is understood that areas of responsibility are from time to time subject to review and are negotiable in the light of the needs of the school and the professional development of the staff.
In addition, it may be amended at any time after consultation with you.
Experience requirement
- Minimum of eight years teaching experience, two at senior leadership level.
- Evidence of leading, supporting and managing others, both individual and team, ensuring high quality performance.
- Successful experience of processes of monitoring, evaluation and review that provide performance data that can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
- Good level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement.
- Experience of presenting to a wide audience including teachers, managers, governors and parents,
- Experience of embedding innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning in a whole school/academy situation.
- Experience of managing and implementing change successfully at whole school level.
- Experience of using coaching as a model for ensuring on-going professional development particularly with subject leaders.
Equal Opportunities
- Understand and demonstrate a willingness to promote positively the Equal Opportunities Policy of the school.