secondary school department head

Description

Secondary school department heads manage and supervise their assigned departments to ensure that students are instructed and supported in a safe learning environment. They work closely with the secondary school principal to lead and assist school staff and to optimise communication between school management and teachers, parents, and other districts and schools. They facilitating meetings, develop and review curriculum programmes, observe staff when the principal delegates this work, and assume shared responsibility with the principal for financial resource management.

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Theoretical Knowledge

instructional strategies learning technologies project management secondary school procedures assessment processes curriculum standards curriculum objectives adolescent socialisation behaviour funding methods learning difficulties

Practical Skills

use office systems provide feedback to teachers cooperate with education professionals assess employees' capability levels advise on teaching methods guarantee students' safety liaise with educational staff assess the development of youth manage secondary school department present reports write work-related reports lead inspections assist in the organisation of school events identify process improvements provide education management support maintain relations with children's parents work with virtual learning environments monitor educational developments teach secondary education class content evaluate education programmes advise on lesson plans escort students on a field trip develop organisational policies identify education needs maintain contract administration arrange parent teacher meeting promote education programmes create a financial report manage budgets develop course outline develop professional network plan shifts of employees recruit employees prepare youths for adulthood