School Principal

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Responsibilities

Recruitment and Induction

· Work alongside the Team to engage with selection/interview of candidates onto the program and provide support for recruitment events/ attend open days as required.

· Prepare for, coordinate and manage induction activities for your program.

· Experience in teaching International curriculum like CBSE, IGCSE and IB at middle and high school.

· Take an active lead in the allocation of the Personal Development Role of staff to students.

General Program Management

· Proactively seek student and staff feedback and act on this to inform program and curriculum developments.

· Work collaboratively with module leaders to design a curriculum which actively promotes inclusion for its staff and students.

· Communicate and work with module leaders within your program to ensure the effective coordination and coherence of the program.

· Develop and update documents/timetables/Program Handbooks that support and illuminate program structures for the student.

· Work with module leaders to ensure a consistent and coherent virtual learning presence for all modules within your program.

· Engage with scholarly activity within your subject specialist area and use this to promote the integration of research-teaching linkages.

· Monitor student progression and success across your program and actively co- ordinate arrangements and support for non-progressing students and support student transfers in/out of your program.

· Engage and support students with applications for Extenuating Circumstances, Suspending their studies, Academic Appeals etc. according to the University’s regulations.

· Act as a point of referral for students to the university support systems: Disability & Inclusion; Student Counselling & Mental Wellbeing; Student Funding; Finance; Visa & International Support; Academic Skills; Employability & Confident Futures; ENSA.

· Communicate with senior staff in relation to Disciplinary/ACO/Fitness to Practice concerns.

Assessment and Feedback

· Engaging in a proactive approach to promote coordinated and innovative pedagogic practices across the program and ensure a coordinated program-wide assessment and feedback practice in line with the University’s assessment and feedback approach.

· Provide leadership, direction and communication to module leaders to ensure the quality of learning, teaching and assessment within the modules provides a stimulating learning experience for the students.

· Communicate with and respond to, External Examiner issues and reports and respond to required program enhancements.

Quality Enhancement

· Monitor the ongoing academic quality and KPIs of the program and contribute to ongoing enhancement through the Program Annual Reports.

· Utilise a range of evidence and feedback to integrate learning and teaching enhancements within the program.

· Work with module leaders in internal scrutiny, program review and external validation events for your program including subject review/validation.

· Support student engagement with student surveys (PTES, NSS) and respond to survey results with your program team, ensuring feedback to students on an ongoing basis.

· Provide academic leadership and support to colleagues within the program team.

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