غادة ساري

As Head of Jubail International School I am the educational leader and chief administrator of the school, responsible for supervision of all staff, management of the programs and leadership toward the goals and mission of the school. It is my main responsibility to ensure that the school functions smoothly, day-to-day, while staying focused on its mission to bring high quality education services to its students.

I worked as full time consultant for Al Hussan Education & Training; a very active and well-known educational group in the Eastern Province of KSA. The Group has more than 13 national & International Schools all over KSA and one school in Egypt, as well as two Education Centers. I worked in the Head Office of the Group in Dammam, and reported directly with the VP of the Group.

I worked with these two organizations in a part- time contract and prepared the Guide for the Integrity, Accountability and Anti-Corruption Curriculum that will be taught at all Universities in Jordan as an obligatory course. The Guide is designed to support the University professors who will teach the course in delivering it in the best possible manner making use of the most suitable teaching techniques and strategies for both the material presented and the targeted group of learners. The Guide provides an introductory to the course, a full description of how to handle the course, full lesson plans for all lectures, time frame and evaluation tools as well as a whole section providing full previews of all the teaching techniques and strategies used in the Guide.

I am in charge of the following tasks and responsibilities:
 Coordinate the process of curriculum analysis, enrichment, & assessment based on UNRWA Curriculum Framework.
 Coordinate & provide professional training & curriculum to support SPs, ESs, teachers, etc. making use of global & local research findings.
 Conduct research with a view to ensure improving students’ achievement & classroom practices.
 Monitor & evaluate the impact of professional development & training programs in coordination with AU.
 Contribute to &supervise the roll out of education reform programs.
 Supervise & facilitate the delivery of field wide training programs in addition to leading key training courses and/ or sessions if and when the need arises.
 Assist planning & evaluating area based training programs & activities.
 Work directly with Chief Field Education Programme, Area Education Officers, and other Head of Strategic Units to embed, enrich and sustain the implementation of the Reform Programmes and ensure best professional development for education staff in the field as well as best implantation of UNRWA Curriculum Framework.
 Produce ad hoc reports and documents for Education Senior Management Board being a member of it myself.

Besides all my duties as Education Specialist/English, I was in charge of all the administrative Duties of the Area Education Office once he is not on duty.
• Worked hand in hand with him while he was on duty following up on all the technical and administrative issues in the Area.
• Supported Area Education Officer with daily operational functions.
• Verify data integrity and accuracy.
• Assisted various business groups with document organization and dissemination during acquisition.
• Responded to Area Education Officer, Area Officer, School Principals and others requests via telephone and email.
• Analyzed department documents appropriate distribution and filling.
• Worked directly with school principals and teachers to raise students’ achievement and follow up on administrative issues.

• In charge of training, assessing and evaluating all English teachers in the area of my responsibility (Irbid Area).
• Responsible for interviewing and examining candidate teachers to decide whom to hire and join the organization.
• Responsible for preparing enrichment material that goes along with the textbooks used in the schools I was in charge of.
• Prepared diagnostic tests as well as achievement ones.
• Monitored students’ achievement in the schools
within my responsibility.
• Planned for and organized non-curricula activities on the area level such as competitions.
• Trained teachers and following up their work.
• Trained head teachers on certain technical as well as administrative issues.
• Developed best practices standards and reference material for instructions.
• Visited schools to discuss issues with school principals and teachers, and observe classes.
• Guided staff on ways to improve teaching process.
• Directed quality assurance programs focused on students’ outcomes, students’ personal and social development, safe and secure teaching environment, leadership and management and teaching, learning and assessment.

• In charge of all the administrative tasks carried out in the Education Programme in UNRWA.
• Followed up the work of all the Admin. Assistants in the Education Dep. including the ones responsible for finance, statistics, class formation, supplies as well as other relevant issues.
• Responded to staff and stakeholders requests via phone and email.
• Researched and updated all required material needed for the department and stakeholders.
• Supported Chief Field Education Programme with daily operational functions.
• Verified data integrity and accuracy.
• Produced ad hoc reports and documents for senior team members

• Responsible for teaching English as a foreign language to students at UNRWA from first to tenth grade.
• Active member of the English language committee in the area.
• Participated in preparing for a conference for English teachers and many open days.
• Conducted tens of demonstration lessons for other teachers.
• Prepared many enrichment materials.
• Conducted many training sessions for my colleagues.
• Worked with Head Teachers on behavioral issues to support the needs of students.
• Cultivated relationships with parents for a complete support network.
• Established appropriate deadlines and provided complete instructions for reading assignment and homework.
• Built learning and citizenship skills to help with personal growth in addition to increasing academic knowledge.
• Completed in-service and additional training to maintain professional growth.
• Administered assignments and standardized tests to evaluate students’ progress.
• Instructed classes up to 50 students on the four skills of English language and successful studying strategies.
• Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
• Kept classroom organized, clean, and safe for students and visitors.
• Prepared and conducted periodic tests to determine comprehension rates among students.
• Led interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in the material.
• Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required topics.
• Maintained safety and security of all students under care.
• Maintained a schedule of 27 class per week.
• Collaborated with teachers and administrators to develop and evaluate school programs including English Clinic and English Open Days to share students’ success with local community.
• Met with parents to resolve conflicting educational priorities and issues.
• Organized grade records to increase reference speed ( created e- record)
• Fostered meaningful relationships among students through student field-trips and team-work community service projects.
• Constantly received positive teacher evaluation from supervisors and students.
• Collaborated with teachers and administrators to discuss the academic needs of students.
• Documented student attendance and progress against goals.