Deputy Principal: Sports and Arts

The ADvTECH Schools Division leads the private sector in the field of education, contributing meaningfully towards the sustainable development of human capacity in South Africa.

**Key Purpose Statement**
- To establish and further extend students’ basic foundations and to guide them toward developing abstract thought and successfully completing independent work across all the areas of their various curricula.
- To build and maintain relationships with students, parents and colleagues to foster positive interaction and promote student retention.
- To implement and maintain a diverse and inclusive learning environment and culture that embraces future-focused education. One in which students are motivated, inspired and challenged. Uses a range of relevant and recognised approaches to maximise the personal, physical and emotional development of every student in a safe and holistic environment.
- To demonstrate strength of character, integrity and professionalism at all times. To communicate and collaborate with all members of the learning community in a positive, respectful, and open-minded way.
- To continually undertake personal inquiry, reflection and action to inform their practice and understanding of teaching and learning and remain abreast of global education trends.

**Principal Accountabilities**

**Academic Delivery (40%)**
- Keeps abreast of future focused educational trends in the Intersen Phase, academics intentionally incorporating them into teaching and learning practices aligned with Trinityhouse.
- Implements the school curriculum and other teaching strategies in planning for challenging, engaging, inspiring, relevant and differentiated learning locally and globally
- Plans, prepares and delivers lesson to meet the needs of individuals or groups of students to enable them to progress incrementally as part of personalised learning journey
- Enriches teaching and learning by including frequent use of technology and additional learning resources as well as engaging and stimulating teaching practices.
- Prepares and/or ensures classrooms are appropriately set up in accordance with lesson plans and 21ST Century learning practices aligned with future focused skills.
- Ensures effective academic and emotional support to enhance teaching and learning.
- Collaborates, plans, liaises and reflects with different members of the learning community.
- Assist with additional offerings, duties, extra-murals and events taking place at the school
- Participates in, embeds and applies professional development tools, strategies and pedagogical approaches.
- Shows an ongoing commitment to “lifelong learning” and remains informed on current relevant practice and is readily available to attend appropriate development/training.

**Academic Assessment and Reporting (20%)**
- Assesses and records students progress continuously and systematically and keeps records up to date in a mark book/ personal file, STASY, forming an in depth knowledge of each student in the class.
- Meets academic standards as defined by Central Academics and Trinityhouse Brand Academic strategy.
- Assesses and monitors student performance and progress, using data driven decision making and defines next steps in the personalised learning journey. Integrates this information into future planning.
- Undertakes, teaching and learning assessment of students as required by Academics Department as well as Trinityhouse Brand assessment expectations.
- Completes various reports for parents, Principals and/or Academics Department throughout the year (STASY, Inquiry Units, Other)
- Participates in the moderation and standardisation process, of formal assessments. Participate in team marking, clusters and IEB moderation as required.

**Student Behaviour Management (10%)**
- Manages student behaviour in the classroom by establishing rules, essential agreements and procedures as expected behaviours.
- Promotes personal, social, physical and emotional well-being of individual students, groups of students, through mentorship program.
- Provides guidance and advice to students and parents.
- Identifies students who may have barriers to learning and inform the appropriate people to initiate the next steps to support individual progress.
- Provides information and contact details of experts who can further assist and provide support to students if all other avenues have been exhausted with little success.
- Informs relevant staff and parents regarding the support being offered and the action plan to be followed.

**School Brand Ambassadorship (10%)**
- Knows and demonstrates the Trinityhouse Brand mission statement.
- Acts as a role model with regard to work ethic, attitude and professionalism.
- Continually contributes to the sustainability and effective operation and management of the school.
- Assists with additional offerings, duties and extra murals, assemblies and other events taking place. Attends and supports a range of school activities and events.
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