Azra B.

19 years of experience in teaching, administration and management of schools I possess the experience and expertise in heading a large team of teaching, non-teaching staff and student body ranging from Pre Primary School to senior secondary.
My greatest strengths as a successful head are my rational insights, critical and creative thinking, ability to solve the problems promptly and professionally, exceptional communication skills to a diverse audience and outstanding management ability.
My style of leadership has always been a collaborative approach to implement best practices. I am very adept at working in high pressure environments with strict deadlines and multiple deliverables. Part of my strategic planning is empowering educators to develop their leadership and instructional skills with coordination of ideas with a vision for forward thinking in pedagogy.
Work Experience
• July 2014 onwards - Principal India International School Bangalore
• The International School Bangalore
o July 2000 - HOD Social Science Dept
o June 2001- IGCSE coordinator with HOD social science
o June 2004- IB coordinator
o June 2008 to June 2014 - Deputy Principal Academic
o Attended IB TOK workshop in Thailand Phuket in 2003
o Attended IB conferences as IB coordinator in 2005 in Singapore
o IB Examiner from 2004
• SN Finance May 1998 to June 2000
• Manager and trainer of the PRIME MINISTER ROZGAR YOJNA[social responsibility programme]
• Ambedkar College 1995 June to April 1998
• Part time lecturer Political Science (Teaching Political Science and International Relations) to PUC Classes and BA Degree Classes.


Education
• BA - Psychology, Economics and Sociology- Mount Carmel College, Bangalore 1987
• MA- International Relations , Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,1989
• M.Phil. JNU, New Delhi1992
• Ph.D. JNU New Delhi
• Qualified the UGC examination for lectureship in universities and colleges
Skills and strengths
• Excellent in managing interpersonal relations
• Effective communication and decision making skills
• Motivational Team building /leadership skills
• Professional ethics
• Effective problem solving
Time management/ Conflict/ Image/ Stress Management Skills:
• Writing/reviewing and designing curricula
• Training of staff
• Conducting workshops for students and teachers
• Design of school time table/staff schedule and school calendar
• Design and implementation of Policy /policy documents for school
• Dealing with difficult parents/students/teacher
• Examinations procedure-timetable/invigilation/process
• Effective revision programme especially for board classes
• Orientation programs for parents and students
• Counseling students and parents
• In depth knowledge in IGCSE and IB curriculum
• Introduced In-house staff training and other training programs especially Professional weeks
• Guide students in completion of various assignments. Implement various innovative teaching strategies at generating curiosity amongst students
• Conducted IB Student /teacher workshop for Extended Essay and TOK
• Coordinate activities related to preparation of calendar, time table, documentation/ implementation of various policies and preparation of course description booklets.
• Designed web-site documents and department hand-books
• Implemented and documented with the HODs Curriculum review and changes
• Wrote and documented IB 5 year Reviews
• Observed and reviewed methodology of teaching staff with feed back
• Organized: all the grade 6-12 PTCs
• Organized all important school events like:
o Whole senior school multi-cultural evenings
o Annual Prize days
o Senior school music, art and drama exhibitions and performances
o Grade 12 graduation programme
o Founders day programme
o Orientation days middle years,IGCSE and IB
Set up the TISB MUN as a co- curricular programme in 2000. Conducted training sessions for students post setting up TISB MUN. Manage logistics related to student participation in national/ international Model United Nation.