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UAE, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
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The MYP Curriculum Coordinator is a key role in the Secondary School leadership team and is responsible for the coordination and development of the MYP in Grades 6-10 (G6-10). The MYP Curriculum Coordinator is involved in the whole-school implementation of the International Baccalaureate MYP and is the direct point of contact with the IB in matters pertaining to the MYP. In addition, the IBMYP Curriculum Coordinator will share in the wider pastoral and co-curricular life of the school. Main Duties and Responsibilities This not an exhaustive list of all duties/responsibilities. The responsibilities outlined may be modified by the Head of Secondary, upon mutual agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the role: LEADERSHIP
- To assist the Head of Secondary and Deputy Head of Secondary (Academic) in the effective leadership and management of the Secondary School, with a specific focus on Grades 6-10 (G6-10).
- Ensure SISD implements IB MYP Standards and Practices to ensure the compliance of the programme.
- To play an active and positive role in regular Secondary Leadership Meetings.
- To lead and manage the MYP in G6-10 meeting or surpassing SISD\xe2\x80\x99s high standards of performance.
- To oversee the effective running of IB MYP Core Aspects, e.g. MYP Personal Project (PP); Community Project; Service as Action programme.
- To ensure a focus on student learning and research-based best practice in teaching are in line with internationally recognized standards and on achieving the aims as outlined in the SISD\xe2\x80\x99s Vision and Mission.
- To lead and coordinate the registration of MYP E-assessment for students.
- To plan and oversee the MYP e-assessment timetable and coordination of examination.
- Collaborate with Secondary Leadership in ensuring the provision of subject options that provide a balance rigorous curriculum and pathways to future.
- Lead and facilitate the use of ManageBac for curriculum, learning and assessment with student and parent communication.
- Mentoring teachers and model good inquiry practice in the classrooms.
- Lead professional development sessions for MYP teachers and LSAs.
- Oversee curriculum review and facilitating curriculum development across the whole school.
- Support teachers in the development of assessment tools in line with the school\xe2\x80\x99s assessment policy.
- Ensure that G6-10 have a well-organized balanced curriculum that ensures a smooth transition from the PYP and to the IB DP or IB CP.
- Ensure that the planning and teaching of the IB Learner Profile (LP) and of Approaches to Learning Skills (ATL skills) show a coherent development from G6-10.
- Develop and use assessment results and data to lead curriculum review and development and ensure that these results are used, where appropriate, in reflection upon teaching practice.
- Support and advise teaching staff regarding the administration of the MYP.
- To facilitate collaborative planning among teachers within G6-10.
- Chair regular MYP team meetings at various levels across the school.
- Deliver and help develop MYP information workshops for all staff and parents.
- Identify personal MYP professional development needs and opportunities and for teachers and LSAs.
- Provide induction sessions for all new staff.
- Assess the professional development needs of MYP teachers and coordinate their participation in appropriate workshops.
- Engage with all stakeholders (students, teachers, parents) in working to support MYP students.
- Prepare documentation for authorization/accreditation as and when required.
- Act as the liaison between the school and the IB with regards to the MYP consultation/authorisation process and ongoing administration needs.
- Provide outreach to the wider IB educational community through discussion forums, e-mail, and school visits.
- Provide content for school through SISDs social media and other publications publicizing and promoting SISD as an IB school of choice.
- Ensure that appropriate student records are maintained through appropriate databases e.g., iSAMS, ManageBac.
- Support students through regular and appropriate communication between home and school.
- Work with Student Wellbeing Counsellors and the Boarding team to ensure that teachers are aware of students\xe2\x80\x99 specific learning needs ensuring that these needs are being met using appropriate teaching and learning strategies throughout G6-10.
- Provide information to students and parents on the most appropriate pathways from Grade 6 through the MYP and into the DP and CP.
- Meet potential new parents, answering parents\xe2\x80\x99 questions, addressing their concerns.
- Interview and assess new students when required, admitting, and advising the Head of Marketing & Admissions in offering places.
- Ensure continuity, progression, and assessment in all subjects.
- Initiate both in-phase and cross-phase liaison where appropriate.
- Support and monitor any teachers as required in pedagogical practice.
- To be available for the MYP e-Assessment results to advise students and parents accordingly.
- Always conduct himself/herself in a professional manner including meeting deadlines punctually, behaving in a polite and understanding way towards colleagues during meetings and all other times.
- Collaborate with Secondary Leadership in the recruitment of MYP teachers.
About the School SISD is a leading international day and boarding school where future generations are inspired to become confident and enthusiastic lifelong learners, ready to embrace the opportunities and challenges of a global world. Recently ranked by Spears as one of the top 100 private schools in the world. As one of the only IB, bilingual, boarding schools in the world, SISD shares a commitment to high quality, challenging, and international education. We encourage and support all our students to become successful, global minded, enthusiastic lifelong learners who will confidently take advantage of future opportunities and help make a difference. Together with our teaching staff and parents, we support our students to develop to their full potential in a motivating, multilingual and international learning environment. . Bilingual Our unique international and multilingual environment provides all students with authentic exposure to English, French, German and Arabic through regular daily contact with native speakers. Students in the immersive bilingual streams learn to communicate, think and reflect in a range of different languages. We also offer an additional and unique IB STEAM curriculum for students in addition to the bilingual stream. As global citizens we celebrate diversity, treating all languages and cultures with equal respect. Excellence We believe in maintaining high standards and aspire to be the best that we can be. We foster a spirit of enquiry, encouraging both creative and critical thinking. Sustainability We believe that social, cultural, economic and environmental awareness prepare us to play our part in shaping a better future, both for ourselves and for those around us. Our school campus is eco-friendly, using less energy to create a comfortable and healthy environment. Togetherness In our international community, we know that we are at our best when we all work together. We view active participation in the community, from the most local to the most global, as the foundation of a valuable life INSPIRING EXCELLENCE Our school values are at the heart of everything we do. This B.E.S.T. approach to education recognises the importance of developing lasting human values alongside academic success. Our Programmes At SISD we follow the framework of the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme from Pre-Kindergarten (PreKG) to Grade 12 and the Swiss Baccalaureate programme from Grade 6 onwards. The Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai is an IB Continuum World School authorised to offer and teach the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) IB Diploma Programme (DP) and the IB Career-related Programme (CP). We are also a member of the Swiss Group of Schools, CIS and ECIS. SISD offers three different streams with an emphasis on offering learners the chance to develop international-mindedness, to broaden their skills and capabilities and to acquire the information needed to access other cultures:
- IB Bilingual English/French (with Arabic)
- IB Bilingual English/German (with Arabic)
- IB with additional languages (French or German with Arabic) and personalised STEAM* programme.
- PreKG-Grade 5
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Job IdJD1640645
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationUAE, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned