IB - PYP COORDINATOR
Documentation
- Ensure that copies of IBO pulbications pertaining to the PYP section of the school are available to all staff members
- Establish and maintain a record of completed planners
- Publish the school's programme of inquiry
- Lead the process of developing and reviewing the school's scope and sequence documents
- Ensure that essential agreements are formulated for assessment and for teaching and learning language
- Participate in the formation of the school's statregic development plan
Professional Development
- Ensure that staff members are made aware of professional development opportunities
- Make recommendations regarding professional development opportunities on and off campus
- Keep a record of workshop attendance and school visits in order to ensure equality of opportunity and identify ongoing needs
- Assist teams or individuals in developing units of inquiry
- Support the teachers responsible for, and the students involved in, the PYP Exhibition in grade 6
Resource Management
- Make recommendations for the purchase of suitable recources to support the implementation of the programme
- Establish an inventory of resources to facilitate efficient management
Communication
- Set up systems for communication and collaboration among all staff members involved in implementing the programme
- Conduct parent information sessions
- Publish articles pertaining to the programme in the school newsletter
- Circulate all relevant information received from IBO
- Prepare and submit documentation required for authorization and evaluation
- Ensure that all requirements of the IBO concerning the implementation of the programme are adhered to
- Respond to requests for information from the IBO
- Provide a liaison between the school and IBO
- Provide an outreach to the wider PYP community through OCC (Online Curriculum Centre) discussions forums, email and school visits
- Promote the use of OCC within the school community
