Principal/Head of School, Primary

Job Purpose

The role holder is responsible for providing leadership to the academic and administration functions of the campus, developing a clear mission and vision, and ensuring smooth operations.

Leadership

• Leads the Academic and Non-Academic functions in the respective geography.
• Designs and delivers annual Academic priorities and organizational strategies in line with the organisation’s business plan.
• Aligns the campus’s mission and vision and designs policies, procedures, and processes to GSF’s academic direction.
• Ensures the highest standards in the curriculum and pedagogy for the implementation of the curriculum, and timely interventions for curricular and pedagogical corrections.

Financial

• Works closely with the Deputy COO and Country Director on the forecasting and budgeting process.
• Discusses the previous year's data to determine trends and makes predictions for the current year in terms of potential enrollment numbers and various expenses, such as Human Resources, facilities, projects, and academic resourcing.
• Provides inputs to the staffing budget to ensure learning standards will not be compromised.

Functional

Strategic:

• Identifies and communicates key goals and performance indicators and sets measurable targets to evaluate staff’s performance.
• Develops, monitors, and reviews strategic plans and processes to best employ expertise, talent, and resources for the campus.
• Reviews succession plans for Coordinators.

Academic Operations:

• Oversees the various curriculums in the campus (e.g., IBPYP, CBSE, GMP etc., where applicable).
• Supports the National Head in curriculum planning and vetting.
• Facilitates inter-campus projects, activities, or sharing sessions with the other GIIS campuses.
• Works closely with the National Head, Academics, and Associate Director, Academic Quality Assurance to understand student achievements, results, and feedback in the campus, and to identify areas for improvement.
• Provides assistance to the teachers in order to improve their teaching capacities and instructional techniques.
• Evaluates teaching programmes’ relevancy and effectiveness relating to the development of students’ cognitive, physical, aesthetic, social and moral, and leadership capabilities.
• Is responsible for all day-to-day management of the students, staff, adults, resources, and building to promote and secure the achievement and well-being of all students and adults.
• Works with Management to provide an environment in which all staff and students are enabled to achieve success and build towards achieving their potential.
• Ensures that all school policies are regularly reviewed and updated and that staff and Management are involved in this process.
• Advises and supports staff in policy development and implementation.
• Ensures that the curriculum and pastoral care of the school are appropriate to the students’ differing experiences, interests, aptitudes, and backgrounds.
• Gives priority to developing high-quality teaching and learning across the School and creates a culture and ethos of challenge and support where all students can achieve success, have an appropriate layer of challenge, and become engaged in their own learning.
• Ensures that a system for monitoring and developing the quality of teaching and learning is in place.
• Demonstrates and articulates high expectations and sets stretched targets for the whole school community.
• Encourages new developments in the curriculum and capitalizes on new initiatives.
• Develops and implements effective policies for ensuring that students’ behaviour is appropriate and supportive of their own learning and the learning of others.
• Implements strategies that maintain high standards of behaviour and attendance.
• Takes a strategic role in the development of new and emerging technologies to enhance and extend the learning experience of students.

Non-Academic Operations:

• Collaborates with the Admissions Head to increase admission numbers and strengthen the campus’s reputation.
• Works closely with the Operations Head to ensure smooth operations in the campus, maintain facilities and cleanliness, develop emergency evacuation procedures, and keep IT systems up-to-date.
• Works closely with Human Resources for training, development, and recruitment matters.
• Works closely with Finance on budgeting and fee collection.
• Ensures that all statutory requirements for CPE registration are fulfilled.
• Ensures that all statutory requirements are published on the school website, including the school’s vision, mission, values, and culture.
• Leads and manages the school on a day-to-day basis and is the first point of contact for all stakeholders and external agencies in matters relating to the school.