Vice Principal - September 2023

Salwa School is now seeking to appoint a Vice Principal, for September
‎2023, who wishes to be part of a professionally dynamic, supportive and
forward-thinking learning community, in a lovely, safe, family-friendly
setting.
Nestled by the clear blue waters of the Arabian Gulf, Salwa School, Kuwait,
provides a British Curriculum education for over ‎1800 students. The school and
its parent group are expanding and require talented and committed colleagues
to join the school.
Situated close to the cosmopolitan capital, Kuwait City, with its multitude of
eating, leisure and shopping opportunities and just a ‎20-minute drive from
Kuwait International Airport, the school currently has provision from Early
Years to Year ‎10. The school is currently working towards offering IGCSE and
A-Level provision as the school continues to grow. BSO accredited, and a
member of COBIS, the school has grown markedly over the past five years, both
in student numbers and in its reputation for student care.
About the role
The role requires a candidate who can support the Principal 's leadership and
management of the school and to ensure the smooth operation of the
school by:
* Facilitating the professional growth of teachers,
competent delivery of the curriculum and all-round
educational development of students.
* Implementing and executing school policies,
administrative rules and regulations.
* Deputising for the Principal in the Principal's absence.
About you
You will be keen to collaborate and share your specialist expertise and work
collaboratively with the team. You will communicate with confidence across
diverse audiences and situations, using your expertise to build strong
relationships with colleagues, parents and students.
You will be able to
* Play a leading role, working with Year Leaders, to
ensure the implementation and evaluation of the
curriculum for all subject areas.
* Ensure student tracking and reporting systems are
being used correctly, completed fully and submitted
on time.
* Lead assemblies and coordinate the planning for
other special assemblies and class assemblies.
* Co-coordinate social and re-creational programme,
including educational excursions, and special events
throughout the year.
* Devise and implement a rota and duties to ensure
supervision of classroom and playground activities of
the pupils throughout the school day.
* Place pupils in classes in the most appropriate
educational environment subject to the approval of the Principal.
* Allocate agreed duties and responsibilities and
manage school timetabling.
* Communicate and implement school policies,
administrative rules and regulations.
* Undertake regular classroom observations, writing
performance evaluations and providing feedback to
staff.
* Identify staff development requirements and ensure
these are met appropriately through training,
coaching, mentoring or support.
* Work with Year Leaders and teachers in sharing
ideas, techniques, and procedures for improvement
of learning and the learning environment.
Guide and help teachers by conducting classroom
visits and demonstrations to promote professional
practice.
* Coordinate cover for absent staff.
* Maintain consistent lines of communication with
parents.
* Arrange for parent/teacher evenings, interviews,
seminars and workshops.
* Ensure that parents are informed of school activities
via school letters, bulletins and newsletters.
* Intervene and mediate in the event of a dispute
between a teacher and parent(s), referring to the
Principal if necessary.
* Prepare estimates of school needs, selecting student
workbooks, technology materials, library books and
other materials and equipment within the annual
school budget.
* Complete administrative reports, data analysis and other communications as requested.
* Work with the School Nurse to ensure a safe learning
environment;
* develop and maintain emergency response plans for
the school as required by MOE;
* With the Principal and School Nurse, plan and
conduct emergency drills once each term.
* Take responsibility for organisation of open
evenings/days and other marketing activities.
* Liaise with academic managers in EPG branches
to organise transition and guidance processes
and events for students transferring from Early
Years or between Primary Schools.
* Deputise for the Principal when the Principal is away
from the school by fulfilling Principal functions,
providing leadership to staff, students and parents
and upholding the mission, vision and values of EPG.
* Support teacher recruitment by conducting
interviews and assessing candidate suitability.
Other duties
Undertake such other duties as the Principal may
determine to ensure:
* the continued delivery of the vision, mission, viability,
and progress of the school including teaching
responsibilities as required, supporting colleagues
and staff in times of crisis or student incidents.
* Participate in leadership of the ongoing process of
self-evaluation of standards for BSO accreditation and any other school
inspection or accreditation.
The successful candidate must have:
* Bachelor's Degree in Education.
* ‎5 years' experience in academic management.
* ‎2 years previous experience in Vice Principal role preferred.
Most importantly of all, fully subscribe to the maxim that "all complex
decision-making be based on what constitutes best practice for the child".

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