PYP Coordinator

Responsible to: Vice Principal in the day-to-day execution of professional duties and responsibilities and other duties as required.

This role is a non-teaching position.

• Provide pedagogical leadership within the school under the guidance of the VP
• Oversee collaborative curriculum planning both horizontally and vertically throughout the school
• Support coordinators in managing their year group teams with planning, day to day organisation and similar tasks
• Oversee and organise in-school and out-of-school professional development for PYP
• Ensure that the International Baccalaureate (IB) publications remain current and disseminated to all staff
• Maintain files of completed Unit of Inquiry and weekly planners
• Publish the school's Programme of Inquiry
• Develop curriculum in the school's scope and sequence document
• Ensure assessment agreements, teaching and language learning are documented for PYP
• Take responsibility for collating school's IB action and development plan in consultation with the Principal and Vice Principal
• Ensure that parents are well informed regarding the general characteristics of the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and how it is implemented by the school via Newsletters and information sessions/workshops
• Play an integral part in the Professional Development of staff especially in relation to the PYP
• Maintain a log of staff workshop attendance and school visits and monitor this to maintain quality and strategic future planning in relation to PYP curriculum
• Ensure all teaching staff have access to the My IB Portal and are versed in usage
• Provide support for staff and students presenting the PYP Exhibition in its final year of the programme
• Recommend suitable resource purchases to support the programme's implementation 
• Maintain a resource inventory with the assistance of coordinators and support staff
• Circulate all relevant information received from the IB
• Prepare and submit authorisation and evaluation documentation
• Liaise between the school and the IB
• Attend local/regional PYP Coordinators' network meetings
• Select and order core curriculum documents and materials – orders above $500 to be passed through VP/Principal
• Assist Public Relations where necessary; conduct school tours when required, attend open days and interview parents when directly linked to PYP

As Assessment Coordinator

• Develop systems to facilitate formative and summative assessments of pupils' progress
• Support teachers in implementing assessment and record keeping procedures 
• Oversee mid-year and end of semester reporting procedures
• Ensure that qualitative information is relayed to parents