IB PYP Coordinator

The PYP coordinator will build, participate and maintain a high quality PYP programme in the kindergarten and contribute to policy formation. The PYP Coordinator is responsible for providing an inclusive and safe Learning-Teaching environment where the process of inquiry is encouraged. He/She will also take on administrative responsibilities to assist in running of the kindergarten.

Teachers

• Stimulate, motivate and monitor the development of the PYP program in the school
• Observe and provide supervision in classrooms for the purpose of helping teachers to implement instructional principles and methodologies pertaining to the PYP
• Support professional development by planning, organizing and leading in-house teacher training workshops
• Have weekly planning meetings with all teachers in the program and document them
• Assist and support teachers in their understanding of the PYP
• Keep teachers up to date with developments within the PYP and of suitable workshops
• Keep current with developments with the IBO
• Implement the new enhancements
• Ensure high-quality PYP related displays around the school
• Ensure PYP classroom environments
• Lead and execute the PYP Evaluation visit
• Oversee resources and proactively source materials, resources, experiences for units

Students 

• Ensure students are educated about the terminology, practices, and beliefs of the PYP program
• Facilitate student involvement in assemblies using PYP themes
• Oversee and coach student assemblies and performances

Parents 

• Promote the understanding of the PYP to the wider community
• Disseminate information about the PYP, relating to its philosophy, curriculum, and implementation
• Plan and give presentations about the PYP to parents during parent education sessions, in cooperation with other staff members
• Collaborate in giving a presentation for Grade 5 parents, and arranging for the presentation of the Exhibition

Administration

• Form and chair a PYP steering committee
• Attend meetings with the administration to plan for implementation
• Document all planning meetings and to keep dossiers of examples of work required
• Use planning guide to plan with teachers
• Produce a curriculum guide for each year level, including all year level expectations 
• Work on reviewing and refining the curriculum map for Preschool-Grade 5 
• Assist with the refinement of reporting system
• Review and update all policies (language, assessment, inclusion, academic honesty
• Develop an action plan for PYP 
• Propose and oversee the budget for PYP materials, oversee the timely ordering of materials
• Lead the schools PYP evaluation self-study and successfully complete evaluation visit 

IB Organization

• Be a liason between the school and the IBO 
• Provide all required data to the IBO, after checking accuracy 
• Distribute information from the IBO to appropriate members of staff
• Maintain documentation relating to curriculum and assessment within the PYP, and have teachers up-date this as needed
• Develop and monitor the timeline for the PYP action plan
• Review the action plan and follow through with any feedback based on this
• Register all teachers for their ‘My IB’, andfor regional workshops as soon as they are approved