Deputy Head Secondary ( Academic)

at  Kuwait English SchoolKuwait

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• A relevant bachelor’s degree.
• PGCE or PGDE and QTS (Qualified Teacher Status)
• Masters Degree preferred
• A minimum of 5 years of teaching experience in the UK or at an English Curriculum International School including a minimum of 2 Years in a leadership position.
• KS5 teaching experience is required.
• Timetabling experience is preferred.
• Professional Leadership qualifications are preferred.

Core Purpose of the Role:

• To consult with the HoSS, Head of School and SSLT in coordinating the Secondary School Improvement Plan (SSIP)
• To provide professional leadership to secure the academic success and improvement of the Secondary School
• To manage, develop and implement the Secondary School curriculum and liaise with the Primary School on curriculum continuity
• To support and deputise for the HoSS as required.
• To implement the mission, policies and plans of the Secondary School and Whole School, as laid down by the Head of School and Board of Directors
• To teach a reduced allocation as agreed with the HoSS and Head of School

Specific Aspects of the Role:

Monitoring the Curriculum

• To frame, implement and review the academic priorities of the Secondary School Improvement Plan in consultation with the Head of Secondary School and the Head of School;
• To frame, implement and review the effectiveness of the Secondary School’s academic, teaching and learning policies and systems in consultation with the Head of Secondary School, and Head of School.
• To report regularly on the performance of subject departments.
• Options– In conjunction with the Heads of Careers, the postholder is responsible for the Options Programme. The program offered is subject to the constraints of timetabling of staff and resources.
• To support effective budgetary control of curriculum areas.
• To work closely with the Director of Learning and Teaching to secure the successful implementation of the curriculum.

Leading and Managing staff in the Secondary School

• To ensure that effective professional relationships are formed between subject leaders and within-subject departments;
• To exercise effective academic and professional leadership of the Heads of Department and teaching staff of the Secondary School
• To ensure that the professional responsibilities and duties of staff are fulfilled.
• To manage the Head of Department group and conduct regular meetings and surveys to ensure effective implementation of directives from both the Head of School and the HoSS.
• To assist the HoSS with any matters relating to the everyday running of the Secondary School.

Learning and Teaching

• To conduct regular learning walks and observations to ensure the effective implementation of the T&L policy.
• To work closely with the HoSS, Head of School and the Director of L&T to implement effective strategies and interventions.
• To monitor the planning and implementation of effective SoW and how they correlate between the various subject areas
• To work closely with the HoSS to review all assessment procedures in the SHS.
• To monitor the effective use of Data to inform learning along with the HoSS, Director of Learning and Teaching and the Head of School.
• To take an active role in Teaching and Learning Communities.

AS EDUCATIONALISTS OUR MISSION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS, IS DEFINED IN THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS:

• To know our students really well
• To develop confident, healthy, and happy individuals with positive self esteem
• To encourage kindness and a sense of respect for each other and for our natural environment
• To personalise learning, and make learning challenging and inspiring
• To provide a broad and balanced curriculum and a wide extracurricular programme
• To develop learners with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to achieve their full potential academically and give them the ability to succeed in a changing world
• To encourage learners to think about themselves as part of a local and global community
• To encourage our students to be independent learners with an inquiring spirit
• To ensure students feel secure within a vibrant and dynamic learning environment
• To embrace inclusion and equity

• To consult with the HoSS, Head of School and SSLT in coordinating the Secondary School Improvement Plan (SSIP)
• To provide professional leadership to secure the academic success and improvement of the Secondary School
• To manage, develop and implement the Secondary School curriculum and liaise with the Primary School on curriculum continuity
• To support and deputise for the HoSS as required.
• To implement the mission, policies and plans of the Secondary School and Whole School, as laid down by the Head of School and Board of Directors
• To teach a reduced allocation as agreed with the HoSS and Head of Schoo