Offer summary

Qualifications:

Experience in Academic Leadership with knowledge of diverse learning methods and international curriculum standards, Edexcel or Cambridge curriculum expertise, proficient in Online Learning Platforms and IT tools, availability to work from home with necessary hardware and internet connection, willingness to work six days a week with flexibility.

Key responsabilities:

Implement the school's academic vision across all areas, ensure curricular delivery with a focus on student engagement, develop policies for academic excellence, support teachers for high-quality instruction, monitor academic performance metrics and compliance with accreditation policies

Job description

This is a remote position.

Principal / Academic Head

Background:

Started in June 2020, 21K School is an online-only School with personalised, affordable and flexible education for K-12 students globally. It is a category creator in the formal K-12 space of Education, offering high-quality schooling to students irrespective of their location and time zone.

Our goal is to make quality education accessible, affordable and flexible for all students irrespective of their location or socio-economic background. We are a 100% online school and presently offer three curricula for our students - Indian, American and British. Presently, we have 3000 students from 400 cities, 35 countries representing 17 nationalities. We intend to grow to 30,000 students by the start of the next academic year.

We are expanding our Team and are looking for passionate Instructional and Pedagogical Leaders in K-12 Space to be a part of the path-breaking journey

Responsibilities include:

Understand and implement the School’s vision and mission across all academic areas
Align the instructional and pedagogical practices with the overarching academic approach and philosophy of the School that is student centric.
Ensure the delivery of the curriculum and teaching, learning and assessment strategies, having particular regard to the student engagement and experience.
To assist in designing, review and implementation of the policies, procedures and guidelines for achieving highest standards of academic excellence
To ensure meticulous planning and high quality in day-to-day conduct of classes and student’s learning outcomes
To ensure excellent relationship with parents driven by proactive communication, grievance handling and relationship building
To observe, mentor and manage the academic coordinators and teachers for academic excellence ensuring that the work culture is inspiring and open.
To work closely with HR for recruitment, selection, training, development and management of the teachers and coordinators
To ensure compliance with Affiliation and Accreditation Policies, Rules and Guidelines.
Measure key academic and student performance metrics, and prepare MIS for reporting and analysis
Any other tasks as required from time to time.

Requirements

Essential Requirements:

British K-12 Curriculum following Edexcel & Cambridge
Willingness to work from home managing a virtual team
Experience in Academic Leadership with experience of activity based learning, experiential learning and project based learning.
Hands-on experience with Online Learning Platforms, Zoom, Google Workplace, and other IT Tools
Good understanding of international curriculum standards, frameworks and new developments in the academic world
Must have latest laptop and hi-speed internet at home with power back-up
Willingness to work six days a week and put extra hours when required.

Person Specification:

High motivation and driven by a sense of ownership, empathy and passion
Excellent leadership ability and decision making skills
Strong analytical and system orientation skills
Outstanding interpersonal skills working with virtual teams
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Ability to work with cross-functional teams across a large organization
Master’s degree from a reputed institute or university with a B.Ed or equivalent.
Certification showcasing IT Skills for use of computer, MS-Office Suite, etc.
Must have worked in a K-12 School with over 1000