High School Curriculum
2 weeks ago
SPARK Schools is a social impact disruptor and is leading change in the education space through its network of affordable private schools.
The SPARK Schools network provides transformational education innovation through Africa's first blended learning model, which elevates student achievement and provides the tools teachers need to serve their students effectively.
The blended learning model, which combines classroom teaching and online instruction, allows teachers to anticipate student needs and equips schools to provide personalized education at an affordable cost.
SPARK Schools is a high growth, mission and values-driven entrepreneurial organisation, operating 20 primary schools and 4 high schools and serving over 15,000 families in 2023.
Requirements:
Purpose of Role:
The High School Curriculum and Assessment officer drives student achievement in the SPARK Schools network by ensuring that our curriculum is engaging and rigorous and that our assessment accurately measures student progress toward each individual's achievement goals.
The Curriculum and Assessment Officers' support in the SPARK Schools network is integral to the SPARK Schools' mission to create systemic change in South African education.
Reports To:
Curriculum and Assessment Manager
Responsibilities:
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Primary Subjects:
Humanities 8 to 12
School-based support
- Drive the implementation of the curriculum and assessment model at SPARK Schools.
- Conduct weekly observation linked to curriculum coverage
- Conduct PD sessions for teachers directed at curriculum gaps
- Support preservice and inservice professional development for school leaders and educators on curriculum.
- Helps instructional coaches and educators to develop instructional strategies and intervention programmes
- Source and recommend for implementation appropriate curriculum resources
- Demonstrate a relentless commitment to student achievement.
- Facilitate a networkwide assessment and data analysis cycle that allows school leaders
- Seek opportunities to integrate online data with classroom assessment data to create a richer understanding of student progress through blended learning.
- Generate and manage internal assessment schedules, logistics, and reporting.
- Monitor gradelevel and phasespecific progress against scope and sequence maps and assessments, using data analysis.
- Clearly communicate networkwide and school data to school leaders, in order to ensure accurate interpretation of student progress.
Compliance
- To engage and maintain relations with external stakeholders within the Education sphere i.e DOE, DBE, GDE, WCED, Districts, ISASA, UMALUSI, etc
- Attend academic compliance meetings hosted by Umalusi, Isaasa or any other education governing body.
- To Support the team responsible for SA-SAMS, CEMIS, and Valistractor submissions to district offices.
- To uphold, maintain and appropriately store all statutory documents and records related to school compliance.
- To identify, investigate and correct any potential compliance risks associated with the operations of our school.
- Escalating risks relating to academic compliance
Assessment
- Develop and Moderate assessments
- Curate assessments from the DOE and other bodies
- Develop ATPs
- Develop medium plans
- Review lesson plans linked to assessment readiness
Other
- Evaluate resources and make recommendations.
Promote the vision and mission of SPARK Schools Support to SPARK Schools Support staff and SPARK Schools staff, scholars, families, and the greater community.
Qualifications and Criteria:
- Bachelor's degree required
- At least three years of experience formally coaching teachers.
- Experience in isiZulu and isiXhosa curriculum development and assessment.
- Fluency in isiZulu and isiXhosa.
Values:
Service, Persistence, Achievement, Responsibility, Kindness
Benefits
SPARK offers:
- fair market linked remuneration
- performance-based annual bonuses and increases
- above average/good annual leave
- life, disability and funeral cover
- employee wellness support
- educational support & study leave
- individualised professional development, support and mentorship
- employee discount on school fees
- opportunities for career growth
Compensation:
Commensurate with experience.
Position Type:
Full Time
Locations:
SPARK Support Rosebank
SPARK schools encourages persons with disabilities to apply.
**SPARK Schools may expire the posting of this advertisement at their own discretion.
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