Description

Peponi International Nursery and Daycare is hiring a Head Teacher to provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for the school, oversee curriculum delivery, supervise staff, promote high teaching standards, maintain parent relationships, and support school growth and enrollment.

School Scope:

Nursery, daycare and lower primary (P1–P5) | Montessori, Cambridge and national curriculum

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and management of academic, administrative and operational functions
• Supervise teachers, caregivers and support staff
• Coordinate implementation of Montessori, Cambridge and Uganda national curriculum
• Develop and review lesson plans, schemes of work and timetables
• Monitor classroom standards, learner progress and staff performance
• Serve as link between school and parents
• Promote and market the school
• Ensure a safe, clean and child-friendly environment
• Maintain school and administrative records
• Work with management on school growth and quality

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field
• Formal teacher training
• Registered teacher in Uganda (or eligible)
• 3–5 years’ relevant teaching experience (with leadership responsibility)
• Strong understanding of early childhood development
• Ability to manage blended curriculum (Montessori, Cambridge, national)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong administrative and organizational skills

Added Advantage

• Postgraduate qualification in Educational Leadership/Management
• Montessori training or experience
• Cambridge/international school experience
• Experience with lower primary (P1–P5)
• School systems development experience
• Marketing and admissions experience
• Staff mentorship experience
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child welfare
• Basic ICT skills

Core Competencies

• Leadership and initiative
• Parent relations and communication
• Curriculum coordination
• Staff supervision and mentorship
• Administrative strength
• Marketing and enrollment support
• Problem-solving and professionalism

• Provide overall leadership and management of academic, administrative and operational functions
• Supervise teachers, caregivers and support staff
• Coordinate implementation of Montessori, Cambridge and Uganda national curriculum
• Develop and review lesson plans, schemes of work and timetables
• Monitor classroom standards, learner progress and staff performance
• Serve as link between school and parents
• Promote and market the school
• Ensure a safe, clean and child-friendly environment
• Maintain school and administrative records
• Work with management on school growth and quality

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong administrative and organizational skills
• Leadership and initiative
• Parent relations and communication
• Curriculum coordination
• Staff supervision and mentorship
• Administrative strength
• Marketing and enrollment support
• Problem-solving and professionalism
• Basic ICT skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field
• Formal teacher training
• Registered teacher in Uganda (or eligible)
• Postgraduate qualification in Educational Leadership/Management (Added Advantage)
• Montessori training or experience (Added Advantage)
• Cambridge/international school experience (Added Advantage)
• Experience with lower primary (P1–P5) (Added Advantage)
• School systems development experience (Added Advantage)
• Marketing and admissions experience (Added Advantage)
• Staff mentorship experience (Added Advantage)
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child welfare (Added Advantage)