Job Description

Assistant Principal – Al Qurm Charter School – AY 26/27
 
Job Description

AQS follows the US Curriculum and is a large and thriving Charter School, with over 600 students from KG1 to Grade 5. The AQS aim is to be a collaborative, student centred school, to constantly develop staff, to develop stakeholder voice and to keep evolving in our practice, so demonstrating a change agent attitude.

The successful candidate will be closely aligned with our core values: Respect, Collaboration, Passion, Integrity and Excellence and our ethos, ‘Aspire, Believe, Achieve’.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

Main Duties :

Strategic Direction:

• To lead on behaviour, attendance and punctuality and ensure appropriate, updated, policies are in place
• To Lead on key stage transitions and the develpment of student leadership and student voice
• To lead safeguarding and fulfil the role of Child Protection Officer
• To have a strong knowledge of child protection procedures and an understanding of the need for compliance with these procedures
• To work alongside the school Head of Inclusion and Inclusion team and the School Counsellor.
• To work alongside the Aldar Education Inclusion team and to be an active participant in relevant Aldar Education network groups
• To oversee CA provision within the school and to facilitate a relevant programme of CA training
• To develop and embed the implementation of the Behaviour policy across the school
• To liaise with all stakeholders and relevant external bodies to ensure the welfare of students is maintained to the highest standard
  
  

Support for Learning:

• To model outstanding teaching and learning
• To continue to develop the schools approach to personalised learning
• To unlock the talent and energy of all teaching staff.
• To organise staff meetings in conjunction with the leadership team
• To lead professional development sessions based on the policies relating to the quality of teaching and learning
• To secure pupil engagement strategies are consistently applied across the school
• To support Heads of Department in monitoring the quality of Teaching and Learning
• To initiate support plans for staff who have been identified as requiring rapid improvement
• To support the creation of an attractive environment which stimulates learning
  
  

Leadership and Management:

• To be a member of the Senior Leadership Team and other staff teams as appropriate
• To contribute to the development of policy and planning for the school and to monitor the implementation of relevant policies
• To develop and present an accurate and coherent account of the schools teaching and learning performance to a range of audiences including governors and parents
• To appropriately manage any relevant budgets allocated to the Assistant Principal
• To assist the Principal in shaping the direction of the school and setting high expectations at all times
• To be included in duty rotas.
• To promote teamwork and motivate staff to ensure effective working relations.
• To liaise with senior colleagues at Aldar Education to support the strategic development of the school
• Perform other duties as assigned by the School Principal
  
  

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Education or B.Sc degree with PGCE is essential. Desirable Master’s degree
  
  

Minimum Experience

• At least 6 years’ experience, including 4 consecutive years teaching performance exceeds standards and expectations as evidenced by performance appraisal
• At least 2 years’ experience in middle leadership role
• Experience of leading school initiatives that have led to improvement in standards and achievement
• Experience working with parents and external agencies
  
  

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

must appropriately handle confidential information

with secure knowledge of teaching and learning and a track record of implementing effective strategies to raise standards and plug gaps in learning

ability to work with data and be effective in using data to diagnose, intervene and evaluate impact upon learning

ability to organize tasks

ability to handle multiple tasks

ability to exercise good judgment

must possess leadership skills