Head of Academics: Gaborone International School

ACADEMIC STRATEGY

• Leading review and development of the Gaborone International school academic strategy in consultation with Central Academic Team and brand management.
• Working with the Executive Head and Heads of School to align Gaborone International School value proposition with the academic strategy.
• Communicating and monitoring performance goals against the strategy.
• Definition and development of the tactics, goals, and processes to achieve the strategy
• Oversight of Gaborone International School implementation against strategy.
• Development and oversight of professional development and associated activities to improve Gaborone International School performance

BENCHMARKING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

• Set measurable targets for each subject(s) and departments and work with the Executive head and Heads of school in ensuring support is in place to achieve set goals.
• Monitoring the implementation of the improvement strategies at school level.
• Driving data literacy in the school by communication of findings and collaborative agreement with the Executive Head and Head of schools of improvement strategies.
  

TEACHING AND LEARNING

• Working with the central team to develop school competency for the implementation of progressive teaching and learning methodologies and technology.
• Oversight and leadership of implementation and impact monitoring of agreed strategies.
• Oversight of implementation of the framework for the use of ICT in teaching and learning.
• Oversight of implementation of appropriate technologies to support learning and teaching at Gaborone International school.
• Drive strategic differentiation.
• Develop and implement programmes/ competitions and other differentiation in the academic space in collaboration with CAT
• Ensure teacher development measured against key performance areas set out in Luminosity.

CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT, PROGRESSION AND MONITORING

• Ensure campus implementation of the appropriate differentiation and standardization projects that will enable common assessments and bench marking including but not limited to timetable efficiencies and models.
• Ensure implementation of scope and sequence in all subjects and grades. All subject policies to be relevant and updated, together with all general policies.
• Identify and support projects to share best practices and learning material identification and acquisitions
• Monitor curriculum progression and completion to ensure set goals are reached.

SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCIES

• Collaborate work with the Executive head and Heads of school to ensure effective and efficient staffing with adequate resources measured against group standards.
• Ensure campus comply with all Cambridge and Botswana Curriculum standards and procedures.
• Identify and promote implementation of common resources between Gaborone International School and other schools within the ADvTECH group.
• Ensure Gaborone International school is represented on all matters related to academics on the student information system (STASY) Coordinate input and manage compliance.
• Drive and support timetabling efficiencies across campus.

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION

• Evaluate trends and products to identify potential implementation and work with CAT to adopt where possible and appropriate.
• Monitor and evaluate impact and effectiveness of products implemented by the campus.
• Protect alignment with strategy and focus on cost and impact.
• Ensure staff development in innovation and implementation.

STRATEGIC DIFFERENTIATION

• Ensure campus differentiation with compliance in terms of global competencies, Inquiry bases learning and RDI
• Drive implementation of technology-enabled learning.
• Ensure compliance with the requirements for academic work across the campus. Known, understood and engage with the relevant bodies to ensure compliance.
• Be the campus spokesperson when it involves academic matters. ( PR )

DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING

• Ensure campus compliance with common assessments as standardised assessments across schools ( MAP ) and then support school use of data.
• Use benchmark testing data to compare and develop performance and align performance goals and strategies.
• Drive deliberate use of data to embed goal orientated approaches using KITSO/ MAP/Cambridge and PSLE results.
• Contribute to central development of tools for data driven approaches.
• Analyse academic data to improve areas of underperforming, teachers, and subjects
  

RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

• Keep abreast of educational trends and assess for impact and implementation
• Contribute to group research by conducting analysis of key areas of academic performance through data collection and analysis.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Implement a quality assurance framework to compliment performance measures.
• Establish a quality assurance and growth orientated mindset on the campus to support the aims of quality assurance.
  

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

• Motivate and support all academic staff
• Assist management in with senior appointments.
• Support transformation objectives/ minimum qualification objectives
• Give regular feedback to the campus / CAT and Brand management

STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

• Partner with brand leadership to quality assure differentiation as well as divisional compliance
• Strategic manage relationships with the principals, MD, HSDP and teachers
• Represent the campus in academic matters with CAT
• Ensure and enable clear communication that include regular feedback and information sharing.
• Drive adoption of the Academic Hub and other centralized information systems and services
• Report to management committees and provide campus input to central reporting
• Contribute to campus marketing and communication strategies

Education

• Higher Diploma / bachelor’s degree in the Education
• Ideal
  Master’s in education will be an added advantage
• Registered with a recognised examination body in Botswana

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