Dean of Academics, Secondary School

We are looking for an outstanding **Dean of Academics at our Ormonde Secondary**The role of Dean of Academics is primarily an administrative one, with the key responsibility of ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the school's academic programme.

The Dean of Academics collaborates with the school leader for Academic Affairs to manage curriculum and instruction, thereby fulfilling the Nova Pioneer's educational objectives. The Dean of Academics is the primary point of contact for all educational staff, students, and parents about their specific program. The Dean of Academics establishes a professional tone for the program and serves as a positive role model for both faculty and students.

**ABOUT NOVA PIONEER**

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

The key functions of the Dean of Academics can be categorised as follows:

- Year planning
- Day-to-day administrative functions
- Supporting the Deans of Instruction and Students
- Cambridge examinations officer
- Student academic support
- Recruitment
- Parent liaison
- Teaching/ staff support

The roles and responsibilities within each function are generally as follows:

- Year planning_
- Formulating the year´s academic calendar
- Setting up the google assessment calendar
- Assisting with building the timetable
- Assist with staff allocation in the timetable
- Assisting with building and running the PD programme for the start of the year and terms
- Create academic support programme with input of teachers/ HODs
- Day-to-day administration_
- Ensuring smooth running of the timetable
- Setting and ensuring adherence to important academic deadlines
- Managing Ed-admin markbooks and reporting in conjunction with the Dean of Operations
- General trouble-shooting on quick-fix operational issues
- Leading staff on report compilation and ensuring quality control
- in conjunction with the Dean of Instruction, supporting HODs and lead teachers in running their teams, ensuring quality control in all aspects of teaching and learning, and hosting bi-monthly HOD meetings
- Creating internal exam and invigilation timetables, and monitoring of all internal exam processes and procedures
- Address staffing issues around classroom instruction/ professionalism etc.
- Putting accountability measures in place to support staff in delivering on teaching and learning
- Creating and updating academic policies for the senior school
- Supporting the Deans of Instruction and Students_
- Manage a team of teachers, looking after their welfare, conducting observations and feedback sessions
- Participate in whole school observational walkthroughs
- Conduct results analysis sessions with staff
- Run PD sessions when required
- Help the Dean of Students with managing discipline and conducting disciplinary enquiries e.g. drug-testing
- Cambridge examinations officer (All year round as we do 2 sitings per year)_
- Ensure exam entries are completed on time
- Building the exam and invigilation timetable
- Liaising with the science team to ensure practical exams run smoothly
- Training invigilators according to Cambridge standards
- Running Cambridge exams strictly according to Cambridge regulations
- Liaising with any Cambridge inspectors that may arrive to conduct observations
- Chief invigilator
- Ensure smooth receiving, storing and distributing Cambridge results certificates to students
- Receiving, analysing and distributing results to teachers
- Registering staff for Cambridge training and following up on completion thereof
- Updating website at beginning of the year
- send requests to marketing
- Liaising on payment, tracking and following up on payment before stipulated deadlines
- Student academic support_
- Support students in arranging academic support with teachers
- Address concerns raised by students around classroom instruction
- Help students analyse results and their implications for graduation pathways
- Support the student academic portfolio leader in formulating and implementing student support plans
- Liaise with the school counsellor on support measures for students with specific academic challenges
- Academic data analysis in conjunction with School Leader and Dean of Instruction to formulate and implement interventions to improve academic performance
- Recruitment_
- Assisting the Head of School and Talent to draft job advertisements
- Screening and shortlisting CVs
- Conducting phone screening
- Providing high school specific onboarding to new teachers
- Parent liaison/ marketing_
- Drafting and sending out school-wide communications to parents on important academic issues
- Facilitating parent meetings with teachers
- Meetings parents to discuss deep academic concerns with specific students
- Addressing parent concerns around instructional issues
- Presenting talks at parent evenings and open days on the schools academic programme
- Conducting campus tours

ABOUT YOU
- Experience supervising others
- Knowledge of curriculum, instructional methods/strategies, and curriculum different