Curriculum Head- Science

Role Summary

The Curriculum Head – Science will provide
academic and instructional leadership for the Science curriculum across grades. The role will lead curriculum design, implementation, assessment, teacher
development, and academic quality improvement, ensuring alignment with the
school’s academic vision, learning outcomes, and standards of teaching and
learning.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Science educator
with strong subject expertise and proven experience in curriculum
development, pedagogy, teacher training, assessment design, instructional
coaching, and academic evaluation.

Key Responsibilities

• Curriculum
  & Content Development: Lead the design, review, mapping,
  sequencing, and progression of the Science curriculum across grades,
  ensuring conceptual depth, breadth, academic rigour, and clear learning
  outcomes.
  
• Content
  Creation & Curation: Develop, review, and standardise
  high-quality Science content including lesson plans, teacher guides,
  student learning modules, worksheets, concept resources, presentations,
  projects, case studies, practical activities, enrichment and intervention materials.
  
• Content
  Quality: Ensure all Science content is scientifically accurate,
  age-appropriate, curriculum-aligned, engaging, well-structured, and
  progressively scaffolded, with emphasis on conceptual understanding,
  application, scientific reasoning, and higher-order thinking.
  
• Assessment
  Content: Lead the development and quality assurance of question
  banks, question papers, competency- and application-based questions, case
  studies, practical assessments, projects, rubrics, and formative
  assessment resources aligned to learning outcomes.
  
• Practical
  & Experiential Learning: Strengthen laboratory work,
  experimentation, inquiry, investigations, projects, real-world
  applications, and STEM connections within the curriculum and learning
  resources.
  
• Teacher
  Development: Design and deliver professional development to
  strengthen Science subject knowledge, pedagogy, lesson design, content
  delivery, questioning, differentiation, practical teaching, and assessment
  practices.
  
• Instructional
  Coaching: Conduct classroom observations and review lesson plans,
  student work, and assessments; provide actionable feedback and coaching to
  improve the quality and consistency of Science teaching.
  
• Academic
  Evaluation: Analyse student performance and classroom evidence to
  identify learning gaps and misconceptions and use insights to improve
  curriculum, content, teaching strategies, and interventions.
  
• Resource
  & Repository Management: Build and maintain a structured
  repository of Science teaching, learning, assessment, practical,
  enrichment, and intervention resources.
  
• Continuous
  Improvement: Stay abreast of developments in Science education,
  pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, and educational technology, and
  continuously enhance content and academic practices.
  
• Academic
  Collaboration: Work with the Principal, academic leadership,
  coordinators, and Science educators to establish academic priorities,
  maintain standards, resolve implementation challenges, and build a culture
  of Science excellence.
  

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Requirements

Qualification & Experience

• Master’s
  degree in Science.
  
• Additional
  qualification in Education, Curriculum & Instruction, or
  Educational Leadership is desirable.
  
• 8–12+
  years of experience in Science education, with demonstrated
  progression into curriculum, academic, or instructional leadership.
  
• Proven
  expertise in Science curriculum development, teacher training,
  assessment design, instructional coaching, and academic evaluation.
  
• Strong
  experience in developing teaching-learning resources, assessment
  frameworks, question papers, and subject-specific content.
  
• Strong
  understanding of inquiry-based, experiential, competency-based, and
  application-oriented Science pedagogy.
  

Core Competencies

Science Subject Expertise | Curriculum Design &
Development | Pedagogical Leadership | Teacher Training & Mentoring |
Assessment Design | Instructional Coaching | Academic Evaluation | Experiential
& Practical Learning | Learning Outcome Analysis | Content Development |
Academic Quality Assurance | Educational Leadership