Vice Principal for Mundra

Position: Vice Principal

School: Aga Khan School, Mundra

Location: Mundra Kutch -Gujarat

Budget: 9 lakhs pa

**Academic Responsibilities**:
1. To support the Principal in working towards the achievement of the vision and direction of the school with high expectations and a clear focus

2. To assist the Principal in school self-review and in the effective planning and management of resources to secure improvements

3. Lead Curriculum Development meetings and discuss any proposals resulting from these meetings with the Principal and update the curriculum policy annually

4. Be an outstanding role model and act as a leading classroom practitioner, inspiring, and motivating other staff

5. Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and standards of pupils achievement.

6. Monitor standards of teaching and learning within departments in order to ensure the highest quality of provision and learning for all pupils

7. Cultivate and develop departmental self-review so as to ensure good progress in standards of teaching and learning

9. Keep up-to-date with educational reform and policy by ensuring an awareness of education initiatives and their usefulness

10. To be responsible for whole school monitoring and development of assessment, recording, reporting and target setting.

11. Monitor standards of teaching and learning within sections.

12. Plan and implement initiatives for the development of teaching and learning

13. To ensure that the academic needs of individual pupils referred by Class Teachers/ Section Heads/Heads of Departments, are met

14. Attend training and external courses to ensure continuous professional development

15. Contribute to a positive ethos for learning

16. Ensure the implementation and transaction of the curriculum in a stimulating and creative learning environment; oversee and contribute towards teaching and assessments

17. Work collaboratively with the Principal, staff members and the office of the Head of Academics, AKES, I to achieve outstanding results on school accreditations, inspections and evaluations

18. Monitor teachers plans, evaluate students classroom experiences, track and evaluate students progress towards meeting agreed targets

19. Maintain records of all curriculum reviews, development activities and ensure that teachers keep abreast with current knowledge of the curriculum and best teaching practices

20. Support the Section Heads/ Department Heads with monitoring and evaluation of students progress, personal and social development, and health and safety requirements.

**Communication and Interpersonal Relationships**

1. Inform and liaise with the Principal and where necessary present information regarding new developments to staff and Section Heads/ Department Heads

2. Support the Principals initiatives of periodic communication with all stakeholders for smooth functioning of the school

3. Demonstrate respect for diversity and promote equality, tolerance and a pluralistic approach

4. Promote the use of diverse and effective methods, including technology, to communicate with parents, taking into account the native language of parents and promote a two-way communication

5. Work effectively with the Central Office teams, Principal, Section Heads/ Department Heads and the PTA (as appropriate) to ensure informed and responsible decision making, which help to direct change and effective management of school resources

**Infrastructure and Safety**:
1. Support the Principal to ensure a safe environment that encourages students to take responsibility for their behavior and creates high morale among staff and students

2. Maintain good order and discipline among the pupils and safeguard their health and safety both when they are on the School Premises and when they are engaged in authorized school activities elsewhere

**Administrative Responsibilities**

1. To implement the schools agreed policies in collaboration with the Principal

2. Review the timetable in order to ensure that it enables the best quality teaching and learning to take place

3. Develop and oversee the Induction programme for new staff as well as new pupils

4. Work with teachers to ensure the collection and analysis of appropriate and accurate information from within the school as well as data for external sources, including external assessments and stakeholder surveys

5. Participate in the recruitment process of teaching staff and support the Principal and Section Heads to develop an appropriate Job Description document

6. Promote development and training opportunities for teaching staff

7. Participate actively in the schools appraisal process

8. Support the Principal and the Central Office in annual budget planning and monitoring

9. Comply with all regulations and guidelines issued by relevant Governing bodies

10. Work collaboratively with Section Heads/ Departments to achieve enrolment targets

11. Monitor and promote outstanding attendance and punctuality across the School

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