PYP Coordinator

Job Description

The PYP Coordinator will be responsible in leading the team in the execution of professional duties and responsibilities to meet the following:

Curriculum and Documentation

• Ensure that publications pertaining to the PYP section of the school are available to all staff members
• Establish and review the school’s Programme of Inquiry and curriculum scope and sequence documents
• Manage and maintain archives of all PYP planning documents as well as evidence of the PYP Exhibition
• Participate in the formation of the school‘s action plan
• Planning, delivering and assessment of the curriculum
• Participate in curriculum planning, delivery, assessment and review
• Ensure that all the curriculum requirements by ECDA, SPARK and IBO are being adhered to

Teaching Quality

• Ensure that processes are in place to monitor the quality of teaching delivered by the teaching staff
• Ensure that professional development is planned for all teaching staff
• Monitor and review teaching and learning standards
• Maintain a system of teacher performance appraisal
• Ensure that all policies connected to pedagogy are being adhered to

Staff Management

• To support the Principal on daily operations and staffing matters, within reason
• To assume overall responsibility for daily operations and staffing in the absence of the Principal

Curriculum Resource Management

• Suggest suitable resources to support the implementation of programmes to the Principal
• Be responsible for an inventory of resources and facilitate efficient management

Professional Development

• Ensure all staff members are made aware of professional development opportunities and make recommendations regarding professional development opportunities on and off campus
• Support the teachers by facilitating visits to other educational establishments in Singapore as part of their professional development
• To develop and support teachers in curriculum matters through a mentoring programme
• Help to facilitate and plan for the schools induction programme, professional development, workshops, curriculum meetings
• Set up systems for communication and collaboration between all staff members
• Offer informal and formal pedagogical support/mentorship/guidance to colleagues

Communication

• Liaise with all necessary stakeholders such as ECDA, SPARK and IBO on all matters pertaining to the school’s curriculum
• Liaise with all relevant stakeholders regarding IB and curriculum matters (including the head of pedagogy)
• Set up systems for communication and collaboration between all staff members
• Conduct parent information sessions
• Publish articles pertaining to the programme in the school newsletter
• Circulate all relevant curriculum information received from ECDA, SPARK and IBO
• Prepare and submit any curriculum documentation required for authorization and evaluation
• Contribute information pertaining to the programme in the school newsletter when required
• Circulate all relevant information received
• Prepare and submit any documentation required for meeting curriculum/ teaching and learning standards
• Provide outreach to the wider community through discussion forums, e-mail and school visits

Positive School Ethos

• Maintain a positive school ethos
• Formulate the overall aims and objectives of the school following the ethos of EtonHouse Schools and develop policies for their implementation
• Support the leadership team to maintain discipline, based on positive reinforcement and EtonHouse philosophy

Compliance and Health and Safety

• Support the Principal and leadership team to ensure compliance with the requirements of licensing and accreditation authorities
• Work with licensing and accreditation authorities to ensure that the school meets the required standards together with the Principal
• Be familiar with and implement the school’s health and safety policy
• Support the Principal and leadership team to ensure that health and safety policies and practices, including risk assessments, are in-line with national requirements and updated where necessary

Key Relationships

• Work closely with respective HQ departments such as Operations, Quality Assurance and Marketing team to support the various functions
• Develop policies and practices that promote students as co-researchers and co-constructors of learning.
• To work closely with the Principal to recruit, retain and develop high calibre staff to ensure that education in the Preschool is delivered to a high standard
• To build and maintain strong relationships with parents, demonstrating a detailed understanding of the needs of the community
• Lead and motivate teachers to ensure effective working relationships are maintained
• Stive to improve the quality of education provided and ensure that our teaching standards are maximised
• Be a role model who creates and fosters good working relationships with all members of the school community

General

• Be an excellent teacher with a passion for Preschool education
• Be a visible presence across the school for children, staff and parents
• Maintaining a quality school image in the community and representing EtonHouse in the wider community
• Participate in co-curriculum activities across the school at a level to be decided on with the Principal
• Together with the school leadership team, create and support a culture of safeguarding and child protection, reinforcing the key schoolwide focus on keeping children safe
• Lead by example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance
• Have regard to health and safety across the school in all aspects of work, in line with the school’s health and safety policy
• Other reasonable ad-hoc duties as assigned