primary_coordinator_job_description

							                               Primary Coordinator Job Description

1. Senior Leadership & Management Team (SLMT):
  (i)   Attend and contribute to all requested meetings with the Principal and School Directors, and
        other School Coordinators as appropriate;
  (ii) Maintain the confidentiality of meetings and discussions held with the SLMT and School
        Directors;
  (iii) Fully support the Principal and School Directors in terms of final decisions made and School
        Policies agreed; promote the School’s Vision and Mission; act as a link between the Primary
        staff and the SLMT;
  (iv) Assist in the development, implementation and promotion of School Policies;
  (v) Keep the Principal, in the first instance, fully informed of key incidents relevant to the
        Primary School and, where appropriate, the Whole-School;
  (vi) Serve on the School Disciplinary Panel to immediately investigate and conclude disciplinary
        issues as requested by the Principal in relation to serious cases of student misconduct or
        staff malpractice;
  (vii) Assist the Principal as directed with Staff Appraisal programmes;
  (viii) Attend all Primary and whole-School events involving parents and the wider community;
  (ix) Seek to enhance the School through creative thinking and initiative taking;
  (x) Carry out all requested duties as reasonably requested by the Principal and School Directors.

2. Primary School Coordination:
  (i)    Serve as a role model for both students and teachers in terms of self-discipline, organization,
         presentation, and as subject practitioner, manager and leader;
  (ii) Assist the Principal in ensuring that agreed deadlines are met by Primary School staff,
         through reminders including memorandum;
  (iii) Collect by each Friday, check and return by Monday morning on a weekly basis lesson plans
         for Primary School classes; provide to the Principal for quality assurance own lesson plans by
         Saturday for ‘modeled’ / team-taught lessons;
  (iv) Ensure the appropriate delivery of the Primary School curriculum, and lead on its
         development in light of the latest UK practice;
  (v) Inform the Principal of, and follow-up as directed, any issue of non-observance by staff in the
         Primary School Section of agreed School Policies;
  (vi) Informally observe lessons in the Primary School Section when possible; be clearly visible to
         both teachers and students; ensure the learning environment is appropriately
         maintained/updated;
  (vii) Formally, when requested, co-observe with the Principal teachers in the Primary School
         Section or Whole-School, moderate observations and provide feedback to teachers in line
         with School Policy;
  (viii) Regularly audit and plan for the training needs of the Primary Staff, and contribute to whole-
         staff professional development as requested by the Principal, and Directors;
  (ix) Maintain visibility in the Primary School Section, making regular checks of the corridors and
         stairwells, and re-directing students where necessary; ensure the safety of all students;
  (x) Establish a programme for, and lead in collaboration with the Principal or appointed staff the
         Primary School Assemblies each week;
  (xi) Ensure that Primary School Form Teachers are supervising their students in line with School
         Policy;
  (xii) Plan and lead, in collaboration with the Principal, a bi-monthly Primary School Meeting, and
         provide to the Principal soft copies of the Agenda and Minutes;
  (xiii) Oversee the writing, conduct, and completion of internal School Examinations sat by Primary
         School Section students; where necessary assist the VPA with any externally sat
         examinations;
  (xiv) Oversee the implementation of Primary School Curricula, and carry out resource audits
         regularly;
  (xv) Monitor the collection and reporting of student assessment data; ensure all reports are
         proof-read prior to dissemination;
  (xvi) Work to develop the expertise through training and opportunity the role of the Assistant
         Coordinator of Primary School (ACP); develop over time (e.g. by end of Term 2, 2011) areas
         of agreed responsibility for the ACP;

3. Parents and School Community:
  (i)     Provide prospective Parents, and visitors with information about the School and its
          admission process;
  (ii)    Keep Parents and Guardians regularly informed of immediate issues relating to students in
          the Primary School Section – both pastoral and academic; follow-up on any parental
          requests;
  (iii)   In coordination with the Principal, produce newsletters relevant to the Primary School
          Section or Whole-School as requested;
  (iv)    Assist in the planning and conduct of Parent Teacher Conferences (PTC) and ensure the
          readiness of Primary School Staff for such meetings;
  (v)     Promote the School appropriately in the wider Community; seek to establish positive and
          beneficial relationships with School Community members;
  (vi)    Take a lead on the organisation and delivery of student events that involve parents and the
          wider community.