Manager – Data – Aldar Education

Aldar Education is currently seeking a Manager – Data to support our growing family of owned, managed and operated schools in the UAE. This role is based in Aldar Education HQ.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar Education family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.

As the leading education group in Abu Dhabi, we provide inclusive and innovative learning that inspires and empowers communities. We offer a range of brands for all learners in our community, from nursery through to adult education.  We offer the broadest choice of curricula. In the largest number of locations in Abu Dhabi.

Starting with one school and 250 students in 2007, Aldar Education has grown into a highly sought-after education provider, now supporting over 38,000 students in 31 schools and a growing network of almost 5,000 educators, with over 100 nationalities, offering a wide range of curricula and ancillary services such as a Teacher Training Academy.

Working collaboratively, our education network’s purpose is to empower the next generation to shape our future, directly supporting the educational goals of Abu Dhabi’s government. Today, Aldar Education’s efforts are guided by the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 plan, which aims to build a sustainable knowledge-based economy through premium education.

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

This role is based out of our Headquarters but located in Charter schools and involves supporting our family of schools to develop our curriculum, improve understanding and standards across grade levels, accurately assessing student achievement and progress and analysing data to improve outcomes and support the development of our schools.

Main Duties:

Assessment & Data:

• To provide strategic leadership to all charter schools assessment leads to ensure consistent use of data to drive improvement and student attainment, this includes quality assurance of appropriate documentation.
• To provide strategic leadership to charter schools to ensure robust assessment procedures are adhered to in line with the charter assessment policy.
• To create, develop and maintain data collection sheets for all grades, phases and schools for each subject
• To support the Senior Manager of Assessment in implementing a consistent, standardised assessment schedule across all schools.
• To be able to drill down on data in all schools by grade, class, group and individual students and produce HQ level district reports.
• To oversee the administration of external assessments (such as MAP) and support schools as required in conjunction with the Senior Manager for Assessment.
• To provide a series of reports throughout the academic year that provide detailed analyses of school, subject and phase performance across the whole Group.
• To be able to support the delivery of high-quality assessment training in conjunction with the Senior Manager for Assessment.
• To monitor and track individual school assessment plans
• To be confident and up to date with the ever-changing assessment landscape and ensure that guidance to schools is relevant and appropriate.
• To collect and feedback on all Adek circulars and changes in assessment.
• Promote good practice in use of assessment through for example, participation in assessment meetings, assessment newsletters.
• To be an active member of the assessment groups and support the Chairperson of each group as necessary. This includes taking notes and supporting the follow-up of key actions.
• To support with adhoc analyses and reporting involving data and information gathered from schools for learning platforms across our schools.
• To capture and report on formal examination performance each year
• To maintain a central inspection record for all school inspections and monitor in line with SEF & SIP documentation.
• To maintain a watching brief on International assessments eg PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS
• To engage and be familiar with all reporting, student information systems eg Engage, PowerSchool, e-SIS and be fully engaged in new IT infrastructure developments that will impact on assessment requirements.
• To ensure systems are in place to support the tracking and recording of attendance figures for each school. To ensure that Adek policies for attendance are being kept to by schools with regards to letters, record keeping and Adek notifications of absence.
• To ensure that reporting expectations are followed, to have an understanding of Adek reporting expectations to internal and external stakeholders.
• To be the dedicated ADEK focal point responsible for data analysis including all communication with ADEK around the NWEA MAP data.
• To work closely with SLT across all charter schools to ensure consistence approach to assessment, data analysis and appropriate interventions.
• To design and deliver appropriate training for staff at all levels to ensure a data literate work force.
• To create, develop and maintain data collection sheets for all grades, phases and schools for each subject
• To oversee the administration of external assessments (such as Progress Tests and MAP) and support schools as required.
• To monitor and track individual school assessment plans, ensure consistency and quality assure alignment with MAP expectations and our chosen curriculum.
• To be confident and up to date with the ever-changing assessment landscape and ensure that guidance to schools is relevant and appropriate.
• Promote good practice in use of assessment through for example, participation in assessment meetings, assessment newsletters.
• To  lead and monitor the charter assessment groups and ensure that assessment policy is adhered to across all charter schools
• To provide strategic leadership around data analysis and reporting involving the Learning Platforms that Charter School use.
• To capture and report on formal MAP assessments performance each year and any other international assessments required by ADEK To maintain a central inspection record for all ADEK school quality reviews and monitor in line with SEF documentation using SchoolWorks/Inspection tracker tool.

Other Responsibilities:

• To attend Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training as required
• Work closely with school leaders to support inspection preparation and outcomes related to student achievement
• To support the wider education team in meeting group strategic aims.
• To support the School Review team with the internal Aldar Education review process as required.
• To lead by example and maintain a high standard of professionalism at all times
• To participate in the Aldar Education continuous performance review (appraisal) scheme and work towards achieving and or exceeding of targets set – including carrying out the formal appraisal of appropriate staff
• To undertake and carry out any other such comparable duties commensurate with the grade of the post, as required by your Line Manager and/or the Directors of Education

Specific Duties:

• To maintain a record of data across our group of Charter schools.
• To ensure all assessment expectations are met
• To support schools to maintain and keep appropriate attendance records
• To oversee external assessment processes

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in education and/or mathematics related subject area, or Bachelor’s degree with postgraduate qualification in education (eg. PGCE)

Minimum Experience:

• At least 2 years data/assessment/teaching in a school or education setting at a middle/senior leadership level.

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:

• strong analytical and data analysis skills
• collaborative
• problem-solver
• sets high expectations and standards
• well-organised
• culturally aware
• respectful
• strong knowledge of assessments aligned with American curriculum