Academic Principal
Ulink College of Shanghai (UCS)
Shanghai, China
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- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- Aug.2019
- Apply by:
- 31 March 2019
Job overview
The Academic Principal reports directly to the Principal and oversees curriculum development, the library, scheduling, and student reports (including grades). The Academic Principal works closely with Heads of Department (HoDs), IT Supervisor, the Associate Principal for Teaching and Learning and the Associate Principal for Students. The Academic Principal also supervises the Academic Affairs Office (AAO).
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Academic Principal will also be centrally involved in the overall leadership and management of the School, and will help to establish a culture that is both nurturing and rigorous.
Responsibilities
Curriculum
• Chairs HoD meetings.
• Supports HoDs to conduct annual reviews of curriculum and departmental goals and objectives, and seeks appropriate resources to assist in curriculum development.
• Coordinates departmental book orders.
• Supervises and supports new academic offerings.
Scheduling
• Creates the school timetable and responsible for all scheduling.
• Produces and balances student and teacher schedules.
• Oversees all examination arrangements (internal and external).
Student Reports/Grading
• Oversees student progress towards graduation.
• Oversees the creation and distribution of academic reports.
• Arranges other appropriate avenues of communication among students, parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators to ensure students’ academic success.
• Works with teachers and counselors to identify students in need of academic support, including those on academic probation.
• Creates programmes to help struggling students, including progress reports, evening studies, and academic contracts.
Professional Development (PD)
• Collaborates with the Associate Principal for Teaching and Learning.
• Assists with new teacher training and evaluation.
Other Areas of Responsibility
• Assists the Principal and HR in the recruitment of teachers and the HoD selection process.
• Oversees the Academic Affairs Office (AAO) budget.
• Works with colleagues to identify and develop academic support programmes.
• Contributes to the School’s communications channels
• Oversees Librarian and support library programmes.
• Collaborates with the Marketing and Business Development Director on the preparation for our Spring Program.
Attached documents
About Ulink College of Shanghai (UCS)
- Ulink College of Shanghai (UCS)
- 559 Lai Ting South Road, Jiu Ting, Songjiang District
- Shanghai
- 201615
- China
Home (ulink.cn)
About Ulink:
Ulink is a highly selective private school that offers programmes to Chinese students wishing to attend university abroad. We currently have 1600 students on our roll and employ 160 teachers.
We offer IG, A Level and IB, and each year the great majority of our students are accepted into leading British universities, with many also going to Hong Kong, Canada and the USA.
A typical Ulink student applies to join us after leaving the compulsory section of the Chinese system at the end of Year 9. Our school is heavily over-subscribed, and our students undergo rigorous testing to receive an offer from our school. Typically, for every ten applicants, only one will be successful.
The school is highly academic, and we are proud of our reputation as one of the leading schools for university placements not just in Shanghai, but in China.
Beyond our academic achievements we are dedicated to whole-student development through a broad curriculum and an extensive co-curricular programme. We have excellent student counselling services and a full calendar of lectures, competitions, sporting and social events.
We value the welfare and development of our teachers, and our school’s pastoral and academic services focus on their professional needs. We have a reputation for teacher development and have both internal and external PD programmes to ensure our teachers reach their potential. We recognise that IT, classroom facilities and other resources should be tailored to teacher’s needs so we ensure our teachers are able to focus on teaching with minimal distractions.
Despite our many achievements we are always looking to improve. The school recently embraced an innovative organisational structure that focuses resources on teachers, departments and year groups. School leaders are expected to serve the interests of the core of the school and are evaluated annually on this basis. We have also established a Research Hub within the school, and teachers and staff are encouraged to do paid research projects that help the school innovate and improve.
Overall, at Ulink our aim is not just to be a great school, but also to make a great contribution to society through the recognition of our methods and the legacy of our globally-minded students.
We aim to live up to our mission ‘Beyond east or west, for all humanity’.
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