The job
What this role involves
This is the professional leadership role for the school. You will lead teaching and learning, staff and learner management, school administration, governance implementation, resources and accountability, while ensuring the school operates in line with education policy and promotes strong learner outcomes.
- Provide the professional management and instructional leadership of the school.
- Lead curriculum implementation, teaching quality, assessment performance and learner-support improvement work.
- Manage and develop staff, allocate responsibilities and build an effective school management team.
- Oversee learner administration, discipline, welfare, attendance and a safe, orderly school environment.
- Manage school administration, resources, records and financial-accountability responsibilities that fall within the principal's role.
- Work with the school governing body, parents, district officials and community while implementing applicable education policy.
Curriculum and teaching
Curriculum and teaching focus
- Teaching focus: FET, Primary, Senior.
- At school-management level, make sure teaching programmes, assessment, learner support and improvement planning are implemented consistently across the school.
School context
Know the school you are applying to
- School
- The Wykeham Collegiate
- School phase
- Combined
- School type
- ORDINARY SCHOOL
- Estimated teaching staff
- ±69 educators
- Estimated learner enrolment
- ±408 learners
- Town / city
- Pietermaritzburg
Qualifications
Appropriate degree in Education.
Experience
Proven senior leadership experience in an educational setting; independent or girls-school experience preferred.
SACE requirement
SACE certificate required.
Application
How to apply
Prepare the required documents and send them to the application email shown in the application guide.
Use this referenceTWCLP
Quick help
FAQ for this vacancy
Where do I apply?
Send the application to recruitment@twc.org.za.
What reference must I use?
Use TWCLP exactly as shown.