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National Academic Head

National Academic Head
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Recruitment Insured (Pty) Ltd


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The Academic Head will lead and manage the CAT: Schools and provide direction and leadership on the academic strategy for schools to achieve the highest appropriate standards of excellence in the schools in the Group.The Academic Head will need to use relationships of influence and expertise to work tactically and strategically with brand management to achieve the shared goals and support differentiated strategies. Where the brands have academic heads of their own alignment is needed with these people as well as ongoing focus on relationships with heads of schoolsKey Performance Area:Development and Execution of the Academic Strategy(Macro)Leading review and development of the academic strategy for the Advtech schools.Working with schools leadership to align brand value propositions with the academic strategy.Setting performance goals against the strategy.Selection of measurement tools for performance measurement.Communication of strategy internally and externally.Review and monitoring of strategy and strategic focus areas.Definition and development of the tactics, goals and processes to achieve that strategy.Oversight of brand implementation against strategy.Oversight of professional development and associated activities to improve brand performance.Academic performance benchmarking and improvementSelection and implementation of benchmarking toolsCommunication of findings and collaborative agreement with school management of improvement strategies.Monitoring implementation of the performance improvement strategies.Teaching and LearningLeading central and brand team of experts in the selection of progressive teaching and learning methodologies and technologies.Oversight and leadership of implementation and impact monitoring of agreed strategies.Develops and reviews a framework for the use of ICT in teaching and learningOversight of implementation of appropriate technologies to support learning and teaching.Oversight of implementation of appropriate alternative methods including hybrid, online etc at both subject and full school level.Drive and support adoption of learning management systems as next phase of blended learning.Support development of teacher skills.Curriculum alignment and monitoringDesign and development of appropriate differentiation and standardisation projects that will enable common assessments and benchmarking including but not limited to timetable efficiencies and models.Develop and implement same scope and sequence framework for all schools across subjects to support impact and performance measurement.Identify and support projects to share best practise and learning material.Seek high impact, low cost solutions for offerings of strategic subjects such as FAL and for low impact, high volume subjects suchSupport the running of differentiated curricula in all schoolsSchool effectiveness and efficienciesCollaborative work to ensure effective and efficient staffing and other resource models for schools aligned with impact assessments.Develop sustainable co-operative relationships with national education structures to improve information and understanding of the schools and to provide leadership and guidance on educational matters for the schools.Identify and promote implementation of common resources where suitable in context of brand differentiation, making use of both traditional and digital platforms.Work with team responsible for STASY to ensure that it remains aligned with requirements and with strategy and provide final decisions related to academics within this system.InnovationEvaluate trends and products to identify those with the potential for impact on teaching and learning and guide adoption where appropriate.Monitor and evaluate impact and adoption.Differentiation (brand and divisional)Ensure inclusion of divisional differentiators such as global competencies and RDIDevelop and implement programmes/ competitions/ other differentiators such as Tournament of MindsDrive implementation of technology enabled learningData driven decision makingDevelop and administer common assessments as standardised assessments across schools.Use benchmark testing to compare and develop performance and align performance goals and strategies.Embed a goal-oriented approach to results including deliberate use of data from Jumptrak baseline and benchmarking, ACER IEB and grade 12 final results.Develop, review and implement school readiness test at Grade 0.Develop, review and implement transition tracking tools for first year of each phase.Develop a standardised framework for timetabling through the use of the same software across schools.Develop BI capability through KITSO (working with ITSU team) and drive use of the tool to improve school management of performance.Research and AnalysisCreates a dynamic and forward-looking research environment for schools.Conducts analysis of key areas of academic performance in through data collection and analysis.Pilot projects and initiatives with schoolsKeeps abreast of educational trends and assesses for impact and implementation where appropriate.Quality AssuranceDevelop and implement a quality assurance framework including performance measurement.Establish a QA and growth-oriented mindset in each brand to support development of same in each school.Ensures that the necessary evaluation and monitoring procedures and tools are in place to ensure both compliance and improvement.Oversee authorisation and verification visits of newly introduced curricula.Ensures teachers of new schools have mentors aligned to ensuring strong matric results in the ''''Road to Matric'''' programmeTraining and capacity developmentPeople ManagementManage the Schools CAT members for high performance aligned with strategy and goals.Support brand management of staff and assist with senior appointmentsGive regular, actionable feedback to the brands and schools.Support transformation objectives.Budgeting and financial management for all associated activities.Stakeholder Relationship ManagementPartner with brand leadership to quality assure differentiation as well as divisional complianceStrategically manage relationships with principals, MDs, COOs and teachers.Ensures and enables clear and open communication that includes regular feedback and information sharing.Refine and improve functioning of communication and information sharing processes and places such as the Schools Hub.Report to Board and Management Committees.Provides and guides strategic partners regarding the division''''s objectives and marketing strategy.Ensure that the compliance requirements for academic work across the division are known and understood and engage with the relevant bodies to ensure compliance.Provides guidance on where the division''''s objectives require alignment to stakeholder objectivesTravel and work outside of normal hours will occasionally be required for which, given the level of seniority of the post, no overtime payment will be madeDesired Qualifications and Experience:Preferably a Masters or Doctoral qualification in Education but an NQF Level 8 would be acceptable for a person with sufficient leadership experience in education10 years Teaching experience5 - 8 years'''' Management experience


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National Academic Head
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Recruitment Insured (Pty) Ltd


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