Head Teacher (Mkuu wa Shule) Duties and Responsibilities
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THE HEADTEACHER – DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. He/she shall be the head of school.
2. He/she shall provide a linkage between the staff members and the school director as well as the school and the external community.
3. He/she shall monitor the teaching and learning process in the school.
4. He/she shall see to it that the school timetable is followed properly.
5. He/she shall supervise the repair and maintenance of the school and its properties.
6. He/she shall be the overall in charge to supervise and monitor all departments.
7. He/she shall be the chairperson of school staff members.
8. He/she shall call school meetings and lead discussions with teachers, non-teaching staff and pupils.
9. He/she shall be the secretary of the school board of which the chairperson is the chairperson of the school committee.
10. He/she shall give the final decision on all academic matters concerning the school in absence of the school director.
11. He/she can appoint any staff member to perform any task provided that the task assigned is ethical and relevant to the staff’s profession.
12. In his/her absence, he/she shall be assisted by the deputy head teacher.
13. He/she shall be responsible in advising the school director on matters pertaining to better well-being of the school.
14. He/she shall prepare terminal and annual reports which shall be handled to the school director.
15. He/she shall be responsible to motivate teachers and pupils so that teaching and learning processes can be improved.
16. He/she shall be accountable to the school director.