Curriculum and Assessment Manager at Silverleaf Academy Ltd April 2025

Organization:

Silverleaf Academy Ltd, Tanzania

Location: Silverleaf Academy Usa River Campus, Tanzania, with regular travel to other Northern Zone full Academy schools and Mbegu Sites.

Position: Curriculum and Assessment Manager

Contract Type: Part-Time (2024)

Contract Duration: 24 months

Line Manager: Chief Academic Officer  

Direct Reports: None

Organisation 

Silverleaf Academy (SLA) is Tanzania’s first chain of affordable private pre-primary and primary schools, educating children aged 2-14. Our mission is to provide lower-middle-income urban families with the highest quality learning at the most affordable levels. Using the national Tanzanian curriculum, Silverleaf schools deploy an inclusive, tech-supported curriculum inside every classroom and adopt an innovative team-teaching approach and in-service training program. Our schools are specifically designed to build both student academic competencies and wider life, leadership, and learning skills. It is our promise to our students and their parents that Silverleaf students will not leave school without full mastery of the basic skills of writing, reading, and math, while also being prepared for a world where critical thinking, team collaboration, and entrepreneurship are paramount. Silverleaf Academy believes that quality education should be accessible to every child.

Silverleaf currently has one fully operational campus in Usa River serving approximately 700 pre-primary to standard 7 students. By the end of 2025, the target is to grow the Usa River campus to 900 students and the 2 new Mbegu (ECD Centre) sites in Arusha to 50 students each. In addition, the organisation is set to grow to one more full campus and 2 more Mbegu sites, taking the total target student population to ~1,300 across 6 campuses.

For this rapid growth and scaling phase, the organisation requires a team of managers and experts to develop and codify the Silverleaf Curriculum and Assessment Department – a department of the organisation focused on what the students are learning- creating high quality curriculum and assessment materials,  training and managing Grade Level Leads to be curriculum and assessment designers and creating systems and structures for the curriculum and assessment department to ensure high quality learning materials that are scalable across the network of Silverleaf schools.

Role

The main purpose of the Curriculum and Assessment Manager will be to build, monitor, and continuously refine the SLA’s curriculum and assessment department.  This will be done under the management of the Director of the School and with the coaching and support from the Chief Academic Officer.

The focus of the 2025 academic year will be on building the TZ CBC Curriculum, the SLA Way. Please note that focus areas will be updated yearly:

• Building the systems and structures to support a scalable curriculum and assessment department.
• Training, developing, and managing Grade Level Leads to design and train other teachers on high-quality curriculum and assessment materials.
• Leading the creation of high-quality schemes of work, assessments, and lesson plans for KG 1- GR 7 in English, Math, and Science.
• Research and implement a Social Emotional Learning (SEL)Curriculum.
• Design and implement a Project-Based Learning (PBL) Curriculum that pairs with Science and Social Studies.
• Ensuring the Friday Clubs program is rooted in PBL.

Responsibilities

In this role, 70% of the  time will be spent on building the Curriculum and Assessment Department:

• Create a vision and strategic plan for the curriculum and assessment department.
• Create a competency framework for curriculum and assessment designers.
• Ensure expertise on backwards design and the TZ CBC Curriculum.
• Build the systems and structures to support a scalable curriculum and assessment department.
• Using Google Sites and Google Classroom, create an SLA Curriculum and Assessment website and Google Classrooms to house all schemes, assessments, lesson plans, and lesson plan resources.
• Research all available TZ CBC assessment providers and create a research report on options with recommendations for implementation.
• Train, develop, and manage Grade Level Leads to design and train other teachers on high-quality curriculum and assessment materials.
• Review and provide feedback on all curriculum and assessment materials.
• Provide feedback and coaching to the Grade Level Leads on all curriculum and assessment materials they create.
• Leading the creation of high-quality schemes of work, assessments, and lesson plans for KG 1- GR 7 in English, Math, and Science.
• Gather formal feedback from teachers on curricular materials effectiveness and implement feedback recommendations.
• Gather formal feedback from students on curriculum materials effectiveness and quality of engagement and implement feedback recommendations.

In this role, 15% of time will be spent on building the SEL programs:

• Create/Adopt an SEL curriculum.
• Create/ Adopt the full suite of curricular materials for the SEL curriculum.
• Create a rollout and monitoring plan for the SEL curriculum.
• Ensuring teacher training materials for the SEL curriculum.

In this role, 15% of time will be spent on building the PBL programs:

• Create and refine PBL curriculum for Science and Social Studies.
• Create and refine the full suite of curricular materials for the PBL curriculum.
• Create a rollout and monitoring plan for the PBL curriculum.
• Ensuring teacher training materials for the PBL curriculum.
• Ensure club programs are designed and rooted in PBL.
• Ensure all club patrons are trained on PBL design.
• Review and provide club patrons with feedback on club curriculum and public products.
• Gather formal feedback from teachers and students on SEL curriculum and PBL curriculum materials’ effectiveness and quality of engagement, and implement feedback recommendations.

Key Performance Indicators

1. Creation of the Curriculum and Assessment Department vision, strategic plan, systems, and structures.
2. Creation of SLA Curriculum and Assessment website and Google Classrooms to house all schemes, assessments, lesson plans, and lesson plan resources.
3. 10-15 fully trained grade-level leads who are proficient in curriculum and assessment design.
4. July- November TZ CBC curricular materials (schemes of work, assessments, lesson plans, and lesson plan resources) built out in SLA way for Math, English, and Science in KG 1- GR 7.
5. July- November SEL curriculum materials and SEL implementation in every classroom.
6. July-November PBL curriculum material and PBL implementation in every Science and Social Studies classroom.
7. An 80% or higher satisfaction rating from teachers on curricular materials.
8. An 80% or higher satisfaction rating from students on curricular materials.
9. An 80% or higher satisfaction rating from curriculum and assessment designers on the curriculum and assessment development that they are receiving.
10. 70% of students score above a B average (61% and above) on monthly assessments.

Skills and Attributes             

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Education Administration, Education Leadership, Curriculum and Development, etc. Master’s Degree preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years of successful Curriculum Design, Learning Design, Head of School, Principal, Dean, or Head of Department.
• Deep knowledge of backwards design.
• Experience in and successful track record of curriculum development.
• Deep knowledge of best practices of adult learning and professional development.
• Successful track record of design scheme of work, assessment, and lesson plans.
• Successful track record of developing teachers and leaders.
• Successful track record of data-driven instruction and decision making.
• Exemplary time and project management skills.
• Exemplary skills in building passionate, purpose-driven, and highly impactful teams.
• Exemplary communication skills that both lead with clarity and motivate action.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Desire to learn, innovate, and build robust and impactful systems and processes
• Comfortable with using initiative and meeting targets in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for generating exceptional outcomes for young people in Tanzania

Values

An essential part of the Silverleaf model is adherence to the core values of the organisation. These values are ingrained in our approach and extend to staff, students, parents, and partners alike. They are used throughout organisational processes and decision-making to guide what we do. For staff, adherence to these values is mandatory and forms the cornerstone of performance reviews.

1. Lead the Way – Demonstrate the principles of servant leadership by practicing empathy, considering the needs of others, and setting a good example for peers in your community.
2. Build for the Future – Look beyond today and equip yourself with the skills, attitudes, and tools required to be a socially responsible global citizen in the world of tomorrow.
3. Ask Why and Why Not – Think critically and use evidence to support your decisions, to find proactive ways to challenge what is possible, and to innovate for positive changes.
4. Speak, Listen, and Learn – Work together by sharing your ideas in an organized way, listening to the views of others, and considering different perspectives and angles.
5. Unwavering Mission Focus – Set clear goals and be disciplined, diligent, and determined in achieving them to the very best of your ability, regardless of the obstacles that may arise.

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