Curriculum Head- Science

Harvestinternationalschool; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvest International School seeks a seasoned Curriculum Head – Science to lead curriculum design, implementation, and academic quality across grades. You will guide teacher development, assessment design, and instructional coaching to elevate Science education in a thriving learning community.

The ideal candidate brings 8–12+ years in Science education with leadership experience and a strong track record in content creation, evaluation, and experiential learning.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Science or an equivalent qualification.
• Additional qualification in Education, Curriculum & Instruction, or Educational Leadership desirable.
• 8–12+ years of experience in Science education with progression into curriculum, academic, or instructional leadership.
• Proven expertise in Science curriculum development, teacher training, assessment design, instructional coaching, and academic evaluation.
• Strong experience in developing teaching-learning resources, assessment frameworks, question papers, and subject-specific content.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, review, mapping, sequencing, and progression of the Science curriculum across grades, ensuring clear learning outcomes.
• Develop, review, and standardise high-quality Science content including lesson plans, teacher guides, student modules, worksheets, resources, and projects.
• Ensure content is scientifically accurate, age-appropriate, curriculum-aligned, engaging, and progressively scaffolded with emphasis on understanding and reasoning.
• Lead the development and QA of question banks, papers, rubrics, and formative assessment resources aligned to learning outcomes.
• Strengthen laboratory work, experimentation, inquiry, projects, and STEM connections within the curriculum.
• Design and deliver professional development to strengthen Science pedagogy, lesson design, and assessment practices.
• Conduct classroom observations and provide actionable feedback to improve teaching quality.
• Analyze student performance to identify gaps and inform curriculum and intervention improvements.
• Build and maintain a structured repository of Science teaching, learning, and assessment resources.
• Stay updated on Science education developments and technology to continuously enhance content and practices.
• Collaborate with Principal and academic leaders to set priorities and maintain standards.

Skills

Curriculum development

Teacher training

Assessment design

Instructional coaching

Academic evaluation

Educational leadership

Curriculum leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Science

Education/Curriculum & Instruction or Educational Leadership

Job description

Harvest International School | Full time

Harvest International School: Where Every Child Thrives!

Since its foray into the field of education in 2007, Harvest International School is a renowned educational network and has grown to five institutions in Bengaluru, offering diverse curricula - Montessori, Elementary Montessori, CBSE and IB. Harvest is on a mission to educate and inspire the next generation to question, discover, and become global citizens, unlocking their vast potential. With the current educational demands in mind, our dedicated expert team empowers students to face their future confidently.

Join our passionate team and be a member of the Harvest family! Experience a school where warmth meets modernity, fostering holistic child development. Harvest is seeking educators who can ignite belief and excellence in our students. Exceptional compensation awaits the right candidate. Dive into an education journey beyond the classroom with us.

Job Description

Role Summary

TheCurriculum Head – Sciencewill provideacademic and instructional leadership for the Science curriculum across grades. The role will lead curriculum design, implementation, assessment, teacherdevelopment, and academic quality improvement, ensuring alignment with theschool’s academic vision, learning outcomes, and standards of teaching andlearning.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Science educatorwith strong subject expertise and proven experience incurriculumdevelopment, pedagogy, teacher training, assessment design, instructionalcoaching, and academic evaluation.

Key Responsibilities

• Curriculum& Content Development:Lead the design, review, mapping,sequencing, and progression of the Science curriculum across grades,ensuring conceptual depth, breadth, academic rigour, and clear learningoutcomes.
  
• ContentCreation & Curation:Develop, review, and standardisehigh-quality Science content including lesson plans, teacher guides,student learning modules, worksheets, concept resources, presentations,projects, case studies, practical activities, enrichment and intervention materials.
  
• ContentQuality:Ensure all Science content is scientifically accurate,age-appropriate, curriculum-aligned, engaging, well-structured, andprogressively scaffolded, with emphasis on conceptual understanding,application, scientific reasoning, and higher-order thinking.
  
• AssessmentContent:Lead the development and quality assurance of questionbanks, question papers, competency- and application-based questions, casestudies, practical assessments, projects, rubrics, and formativeassessment resources aligned to learning outcomes.
  
• Practical& Experiential Learning:Strengthen laboratory work,experimentation, inquiry, investigations, projects, real-worldapplications, and STEM connections within the curriculum and learningresources.
  
• TeacherDevelopment:Design and deliver professional development tostrengthen Science subject knowledge, pedagogy, lesson design, contentdelivery, questioning, differentiation, practical teaching, and assessmentpractices.
  
• InstructionalCoaching:Conduct classroom observations and review lesson plans,student work, and assessments; provide actionable feedback and coaching toimprove the quality and consistency of Science teaching.
  
• AcademicEvaluation:Analyse student performance and classroom evidence toidentify learning gaps and misconceptions and use insights to improvecurriculum, content, teaching strategies, and interventions.
  
• Resource& Repository Management:Build and maintain a structuredrepository of Science teaching, learning, assessment, practical,enrichment, and intervention resources.
  
• ContinuousImprovement:Stay abreast of developments in Science education,pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, and educational technology, andcontinuously enhance content and academic practices.
  
• AcademicCollaboration:Work with the Principal, academic leadership,coordinators, and Science educators to establish academic priorities,maintain standards, resolve implementation challenges, and build a cultureof Science excellence.
  

Requirements

Qualification & Experience

• Master’sdegree in Science.
  
• Additionalqualification inEducation, Curriculum & Instruction, orEducational Leadershipis desirable.
  
• 8–12+years of experiencein Science education, with demonstratedprogression into curriculum, academic, or instructional leadership.
  
• Provenexpertise inScience curriculum development, teacher training,assessment design, instructional coaching, and academic evaluation.
  
• Strongexperience in developingteaching-learning resources, assessmentframeworks, question papers, and subject-specific content.
  
• Strongunderstanding ofinquiry-based, experiential, competency-based, andapplication-oriented Science pedagogy.
  

Core Competencies

Science Subject Expertise | Curriculum Design & Development | Pedagogical Leadership | Teacher Training & Mentoring |Assessment Design | Instructional Coaching | Academic Evaluation | Experiential& Practical Learning | Learning Outcome Analysis | Content Development |Academic Quality Assurance | Educational Leadership