Principal (Primary)

Formulating the overall strategic direction of the school and ensure that it is aligned with the Group’s strategic goals and targets.
- Devise the long-term and short-term development plan of the school to support the achievement of its overall direction and objectives.
- Present the school development plan to the Board for its approval.
- Execute and monitor the school’s long-term and short-term development plan to ensure that it is on track.
- Evaluate the school’s development needs and revise the plan as required.

Overall Management of the School:

- Oversee the daily operations of the school to ensure that it is run smoothly, efficiently, and effectively.
- Establish and review the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the school and ensure that it is aligned to the Group’s SOP.
- Ensure the school environment is well maintained and well-resourced to provide the best learning environment for the students and working environment for the school team.
- Maximise the effective utilisation of school facilities and resources to ensure effective learning for students.

Curriculum Management:

- Lead the school in the management of its curriculum design in collaboration with the Pedagogy team at Headquarters.
- Responsible for the quality, balance, and relevance of the academic, pastoral and after-school activities in the curriculum received by the students within the framework of the curriculum adopted by the school.
- Ensure alignment of the school’s curriculum with the other schools within the EtonHouse Group in order to provide a smooth transition for students progressing within the EtonHouse Group.
- Ensure that teaching staff effectively implement the curriculum framework and maintain high quality pedagogy.
- Coach and support the teaching team to monitor, assess, document, and maintain the evaluation and assessment of students’ learning and development.
- Ensure that relevant and authentic evaluation and assessment of children’s learning and development is maintained and documented, with appropriate updates and reports to parents where required.
- Ensure the school’s operations and programme development aligns with the UK National Curricula with Singapore-inspired Maths and Chinese in the primary years through the UK-based IPC (International Primary Curriculum) Standards and Practices.
- Ensure the confidential storage and maintenance of all students’ records.
- Ensure that teaching materials and resources are adequate to support a high-quality learning environment for young children.
- Responsible for the quality of teaching delivered by the teaching staff, monitor and review teaching and learning standards.
- Assist in teaching on an ad hoc basis, where required.

Staff Management:

- Lead, inspire and motivate the teaching and non-teaching team to build a positive, collaborative and high energy school environment.
- Coach and mentor, the teaching and non-teaching team to enable them to realise their full potential in their performance.
- Actively participate in classroom observation and give timely feedback and coaching to the teaching team to improve the teaching standards.
- Set performance and development goals for teaching and non-teaching team and evaluate performance against goals set.
- Plan professional development for the school team through assessment of the training needs of the team.
- Work closely with the HR Business Partner to plan the projection of staffing requirements to ensure that the school is adequately staffed.
- Lead the selection and recruitment of teaching staff and non-teaching staff.
- Mentor and on-board new staff members to ensure that they assimilate smoothly into the school’s environment.
- Manage staff scheduling which includes relief covers during staff’s absences and resources for new program or class.

Safeguarding:

- Lead the school team in all child safeguarding matters to promote the safety and wellbeing of all students.
- Ensure that all school members are aware of the importance of the safeguarding of students.
- Develop and review policies and procedures relating to safeguarding of students and ensure the implementation and adherence to the policies.

Student Management:

- Actively participate in the admission process of new students into the school.
- Ensure that student records are well-maintained with all required documents prior to admission.
- Responsible for the allocation of students to classes with consideration to be given to age, friendship groupings, previous class placement, learning and development considerations, and any other relevant factors.
- Responsible for ensuring that the required child-staff ratios in all classes are met.

Parent Management:

- Build and maintain a professional and positive relationship with the parent community.
- Ensure timely, effective, and regular communication with the parent community so that they are kept up to date on the progress of their children.
- Ensure that the teaching and non-te