We are seeking for this role to start in January 2025.
Overall Purpose of this Post:
i) To work with them Principal and other Vice-Principals to lead all aspects of Teaching and Learning, Professional Growth and Continuous Professional Development.
Major Objectives:
All post holders will strive, in all that they do, to uphold and promote the key School values: faith, service, community, respect and excellence.
Teaching and Learning (T&L)
- Lead all aspects of teaching and learning across the school
- Ensure high quality teaching and learning in all grades, and subjects for all students
- Evaluate the quality of T&L in all areas
Performance Management (PM)
- Lead the development of an effective and efficient PM process
- Implement and monitor the PM process
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the PM procedure and suggest areas for improvement
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- Develop and implement a school policy for CPD that both reflects and supports the School Improvement Plan
- Lead all aspects of CPD, including identifying training needs and opportunities and monitoring costs of all training
- Monitor the effectiveness of CPD in the school
Summary of job tasks:
Strategic leadership
- Lead and secure a collaborative school vision for teaching and learning and excellence in all areas
- Review the SJI International Teaching and Learning and Professional Growth (PG) Policy biannually
- Develop an annual improvement plan for Teaching and Learning
- Lead the planning and organisation of all staff training, inclusive of support staff , induction and transition
- Lead the SJI International Professional Growth system
- Manage the integrated PG calendar
- Leading the school's Professional Coaching programme
- Leading the Teaching and Learning Mentors programme
- Leading the Professional Support process
- Leading the Whole School Planning Days programme
- Review the school policy for CPD
- Actively seek out training opportunities that meet school training priorities
- Continuous development of the Lasalle Training Programme
- Strategic leadership of CIS and WASC accreditation processes
Curriculum Development
- To lead the development of collaborative approach to planning within and between departments, including peer lesson observations
- To lead Teaching and Learning initiatives, as required (such as Formative Assessment)
- To ensure that SoW and Departmental Handbooks are in place, and that these documents meet the curriculum objectives and are regularly reviewed and updated
- Use PG documentation and feedback to identify CPD foci
- Support the Principal and other Vice-Principals in providing a clear direction for the subject-based CPD in the school
- Identify, develop and promote internal training opportunities (including Sharing Best Practice)
- Arrange CPD opportunities to develop areas of weakness (both internal and external)
People and Relationship Management
- To ensure that all teachers use a variety of teaching styles to develop students as independent learners, as per the school’s Teaching and Learning Policy
- Acknowledging excellence and challenging poor teaching and learning across the school
- Establish a Professional Growth sub-committee to review the PG process
- Ensure that all staff are trained/ready to carry out the PG process
- Support staff to meet subject-based professional targets
- Work collaboratively with Head of Faculties, Head of Departments, Learning Coordinators and the IB Coordinator to identify subject-based CPD (such as training for new exams, standardisation meetings and course-work meetings)
- Allocate support to staff who may need additional support through the T&L mentors and coaches
- Line Manage identified Faculties
Self-Evaluation
- Monitoring, evaluating and reviewing Teaching and Learning and promoting improvement strategies
- Contribute to the audit of staff development and training needs
- Monitor all PG line managers to ensure that all team members are fulfilling expectations
- Conduct staff and students surveys (360o review of teachers and leaders)
- Collate all PG documentation
- Evaluate the PG process and suggest modifications, changes and improvements
- Evaluate the effectiveness of school centred and out-of-school CPD and develop a coaching for CPD model
- Using the SEF and SIP, identify areas of strength and weakness
Resource Management
- Prepare a school CPD budget and monitor closely to ensure effective management of this budget
Communication
- Produce a PG summary for the Principal at the end of the cycle
- Active involvement in the Singapore International School's PD Network
Student leadership
- Ensure students are involved in the evaluation teaching and learning through student surveys
This job description serves as an initial outline of the possible expectations. However, it is highly likely that there will be a review of this job description, based on the strengths and experiences of the appointee.
General Duties
- Contributing to the establishing the core values of the leadership team and their practical expression
- Supporting the Principal in providing a clear direction for the development of the school including contributing to management decisions on all aspects of policy, development and organisation by playing a significant role in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the school’s improvement plan
- Taking on specific tasks related to the day-to-day administration and organisation of the school as requested by the Principal
- Attending SLT meetings as required, and report back to staff when necessary
- Taking on any additional responsibilities that might, from time to time, be determined
- Supporting the Principal and staff in the review, implementation, development and monitoring of whole school policies and procedures which promote the school's values, aims and objectives
- Overseeing relevant aspects of the school organisation and management, including preparing agendas, chairing meetings and producing minutes, in order to ensure that school policies and practices are being delivered
- Ensuring that all staff have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities and to ensure staff share the aims of the school in promoting a high quality of learning in the classroom
- Supporting the performance growth process as required and use the process to develop own personal and professional effectiveness as well as those staff members assigned
- Assisting in the recruitment and appointment of staff, as requested, and their deployment in the timetable to make most effective use of their skills, expertise and experience. Identifying and engaging in appropriate training opportunities to promote professional effectiveness in this role
- Leading by example as a teacher and as a manager, achieving high standards of pupil attainment, behaviour and motivation through effective teaching
- Being an excellent example to pupils, staff and parents through their professional presentation and conduct in order to promote pupils’ personal development
- Supporting the Principal in leading the development of the personalised learning agenda, raising achievement and improving the quality of teaching, learning and support across the school
- Treating people fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect to create and maintain a positive school culture
- Supporting the Principal to build a collaborative learning culture within the school, sustaining effective, positive relationships with all staff, pupils, parents and the local community and to look for ways to actively engage with other schools to build effective learning communities
- Working collaboratively and managing innovation and change
Application Process
All applications for this position strictly to be submitted through Schrole/ APLi only. The link to our Schrole / APLi page can be found on our Employment Page
(https://www.sji-international.com.sg/about/employment).
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
