Academic Coordinator

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced educator who is passionate about education, possesses strong leadership skills, and is committed to fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.

Key responsibilities of the Secondary Section Head include:

• Providing leadership and guidance to teachers within the secondary section.
• Overseeing curriculum development, implementation, and assessment.
• Monitoring student progress and implementing strategies to support student achievement.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to maintain a positive and inclusive learning environment.
• Contributing to the overall strategic vision and goals of the school.

Professional Development:

• Assessing needs for workshops for teachers and students
• Organizing workshops based on needs and monitoring follow-up
• Facilitating observation of lessons and micro-teaching
• Willingness to upgrade one's knowledge and encourage teachers to do the same
• Organizing coordination meetings, fixing the agenda, and maintaining minutes

Institutional Developments:

• Assistance in the evolution of whole school policies on language and student support, keeping in mind the larger goals.
• Helping to interview new staff if required.
• Giving suggestions to the Vice Principal on teaching load allocation.
• Providing feedback to the Vice Principal about the teachers' performance.

Parental/Community Support:

• Designing and implementing programs for parents.
• Providing individual guidance to parents.
• Encouraging parents to contribute articles to the newsletter.

Responsibilities for ones own Development:

• Acting as an appraiser.
• Willingness to be appraised.
• Undertaking action research and reporting on the same.
• Writing articles for the newsletter.

Curriculum:

• Assisting the Vice Principal in overall planning and annual review of the curriculum.
• Helping teachers to enrich the curriculum by guiding them in line with the developmental needs of the students.
• Guiding the classroom teachers to plan the curriculum based on objectives, multiple intelligences, and integration across subject boundaries.
• Assisting the Vice Principal in reviewing text materials.
• Planning, organizing, and monitoring field trips and project work.
• Monitoring classroom teaching, correcting notebooks, and assignments in the standard/subject area of responsibility.
• Assisting with the design of evaluation tools.
• • Monitoring logbooks and lesson plans.
• Guiding the teachers towards the use of audiovisual aids and potential new resources (human & material).
• Foreseeing the academic needs of the students and the teachers.
• Attendance of Monthly Co-ordination Meetings of coordinators

Resources:

• Maintaining records of teaching materials
• Submission of stationary requirements to the Vice PrincipalI am writing to inform you about an exciting opportunity at Aga Khan School, Sidhpur. We currently have a vacancy for the position of Secondary Section Head, and after reviewing your qualifications and experience, we believe you could be an excellent fit for this role.
  

If you are interested in joining our team and making a meaningful impact in the lives of students, we encourage you to apply for this position. Please find attached the job description for more details.

You are requested to share your application at careers@akesi.org. Should you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.