The contract term is a 2 year
PYP/Curriculum Coordinator’s Responsibilities
Training/Planning/Teaching
* Training and mentoring of PYP teachers
* Whole School implementation of the PYP program.
* Ensure that all requirements of the IBO concerning the implementation of the program are adhered to.
* Organisation of whole school planning including being in charge of the Daily Organisation Diary.
* Encourage the implementation of inquiry based learning through Mathematics and Language curriculum.
* Assist teams or individual teachers in developing, reviewing and maintaining Units of Inquiry.
*Support teachers and students involved in the PYP exhibition.
Daily support of school functioning including CRT placement, and emergency response to problems.

Communication/Meetings
§ Chair Professional Development and Collaborative Planning Staff Meetings each
fortnight and provide minutes to the Principal’s Assistant or Translator for typing
§ Liaise with PYP/Curriculum Coordinators at other IB schools; including our sister
school(s).
§ Lead Curriculum Subcommittees including Language A and Mathematics.
§ Work with the Chinese PYP assistant in collaborative planning and making sure
Language B curriculum meets IBO standards
§ Collect minutes of collaborative planning meetings
§ Encourage the use of IBO publications pertaining to PYP to staff members.
§ Co-ordinate parent and community information regarding PYP via information
sessions, newsletters, reports, assemblies, school displays.
Professional Development
A primary focus of the PYP Coordinator will be to be pastorally minded with an emphasis on
training teachers about the PYP Curriculum and how to implement inquiry-based studies.
§ Organise in-school and out-of-school Professional Development, including ensuring staff are
made aware of Professional Development opportunities.
§ Organise appropriate school visits and “PLO” for teaching staff.
Maintain a record of Professional Development, including school visits and network meeting attendance.
Resources
§ Maintain resource tubs and inventories.
§ Purchase required resources.
Budget
§ Maintain accurate PYP Budget records.Essential Agreements
§ Ensure that Essential Agreements are formulated and reviewed when necessary.
§ Essential Agreements are to include-
-Portfolios
-Teaching and planning of Units of Inquiry
-Assessment
-Teaching and learning – Language and Mathematics.

Documentation
§ Establish and maintain a record of completed planners both as a hard copy in the
staffroom and on a school drive
§ Publish the Program of Inquiry to all staff members in both hard copy and outside
Staffroom
§ Prepare and submit documentation for Pre-Authorisation, Authorisation and
Evaluation.
§ Prepare a PYP (Overview) Handbook for new teachers and parents
Reviews
§ Annually lead reviews of the Program of Inquiry.
§ Lead the review the school’s Scope and Sequence documents and ensure the
implementation of this amongst teaching staff.
§ Benchmark the Mathematics Scope and Sequence documentation