Khadiga Kafrawy
Summary
I am a Vice Principal with 22 years’ experience in Education in both UAE and Egypt. I worked in different roles starting from Secretary, Computer Teacher, Education Zoon Coordinator and Vice Principle. I have a great experience in dealing with UAE Ministry of Education systems and requirements. I have also experience in the formulation of policies, organizational plans, goals and objectives in order to develop and maintain an educationally effective school of excellence. I have excellent experience in dealing with students, teachers and parent conflicts.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
3997
3997
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Vic principal
Alawail Private School
Al Ain, UAE
01.2017 - 10.2024
- Developed comprehensive curriculum by working closely with department heads.
- Strengthened academic performance for students by implementing innovative teaching methods.
- Supporting and developing innovative, creative, high-quality teaching and learning; Leading whole school policies and practices; Contributing towards the school Self Evaluation Form (SEF) and School Development Plans (SDP).
- Ensured smooth operation of school administration with effective leadership and management.
- Collaborated with staff, parents, and students to foster a positive learning environment.
- Coordinated national and international tests such as ( PISA,TIMSS, PIRLS, EMSAT and Questionnaire TALIS, REDS ) Leading whole school improvement initiatives; The UAE Inspection Framework and National Agenda priorities
- Implemented progressive discipline policy, reduced behaviour issues significantly.
- Fostered inclusive school culture by promoting diversity and respect among students.
- Achieved high levels of parental engagement through regular communication and open-door policy.
- Coordinated professional development programmes for teachers to enhance their skills.
- Cultivated student leadership opportunities, increased student participation in extracurricular activities.
- Encouraged creative thinking in students through various projects and assignments.
- Facilitated collaborative decision-making process amongst faculty members, improved overall morale and productivity.
- Promoted healthy lifestyle amongst students through various wellness programmes.
- Organised career counselling sessions for senior students to guide them towards future goals..
- Built strong relationships between school and community stakeholders, enhanced school's reputation in local area..
- Monitored teacher performance regularly, ensured high-quality instruction in classrooms..
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behaviour modification.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Worked with teachers to evaluate policies and enact improvements.
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
- Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with goals and objectives.
- Monitored student behaviour and enforced discipline policies.
- Encouraged interdepartmental collaboration to develop and support student activities, programmes and lessons.
- Oversaw scheduling, orientation and other support areas.
- Planned and implemented professional development programmes.
- Administered personnel policies and procedures, approving any professional staff additions.
- Administered standardised tests to evaluate student performance and progress.
- Oversaw schedule management, orientation and registration protocols and other administrative functions.
- Met with parents to discuss student performance and behavioural issues.
- Collaborated with parents and teaching staff on strategies to reduce disruptive behavioural incidents.
- Led and motivated teaching and support staff to continuously improve knowledge and abilities for optimum student education and support.
- Modernised instructional plans and educational approaches to enhance student learning.
- Recruited and hired qualified staff to build successful education team.
- Coordinated administrative operations to maintain compliance.
IT Teacher
Alawail Private School
Al Ain
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Teaching using the provided lesson plans (may also be asked to develop such plans based on provided pacing charts as relevant and needed) for their subject(s) in order to be able to teach using the point system
- Marking of exams related to their subject matter in accordance with the schedule and material provided by the department
- Discussing disciplinary and student performance issues with the Academic Quality Controller (AQC) and head of department (HOD) as needed
- Providing support by invigilating exams as needed in an adequate and properly managed exam environment
- Providing support for the academically low-performing students, to help improve and get motivated to reach their potential
- Develop and/or follow external exams preparation by going through past papers as planned in the structured revision schedule (When applicable to specific grade)
- Aiding in duties that may include testing children, substituting for absent teachers, organizing children for lunches and buses, controlling traffic (vehicles and people), and other administrative duties that may be assigned to him/her by the school management
- Preparing and participating in activity plans for all such student life related events such as but not limited to art, open house and physical education in coordination with the student life coordinator
- Attending training sessions when needed and as per the request of school management.
School Secretary
Alawail Private School
Al Ain
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Meet and interact with public and employees in routine situations which require tact, discretion and courtesy
- Provide a variety of clerical duties involving all but the most complex matters
- Give information and interpretations of policies or procedures related to departmental or school activities
- Establish, maintain and monitor accurate, neat and efficient electronic and manual filing systems
- Sort and classify incoming mail and other information for efficient disbursement to appropriate recipients
- Prepare letters, memoranda, reports, bulletins, handbooks, questionnaires, requisitions and other materials from marginal notes, rough drafts, verbal instructions or dictating equipment
- Compile information from various sources on a variety of standardized forms
- Assist in the orientation and training of the employees or volunteers
- Prepare accurate minutes of meeting
- Ability to handle confidential information with complete security
- Order/tally lunches daily and provide month-end summary
- Gather and prepare appropriate attendance/accounting information
- Maintain office bulletin board
- Schedule and coordinate Individualized Educational Program (IEP) meetings
- Request monthly budget activity reports for program staff - large school
- Assist with and log fire, earthquake and emergency drills
- Enroll and discharge students
- Request records from prior schools, distribute school records
- Maintain classroom key distribution and record-keeping
- Conform to District policy regarding attendance and absences
- Employee attendance must be adequate to perform the above listed essential job functions.
Coordinator in the Substitution Section
AI- Ain Education Zone
AI- Ain
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Substitute System Management Operate, troubleshoot, update and maintain the automated substitute system, including data entry and generating reports such as substitute lists, absence reports, and utilization reports
- Provide training to all users of substitute system to ensure correct utilization
- Receive requests for substitutes from principals and site administrators and retrieve calls from voice mail
- Monitor email and automated system daily for filled and unfilled positions
- Assist when needed with scheduling substitutes to ensure coverage of staff absences
- Maintain accurate absence and substitute records.
Teacher of IT on a daily basis
AI-Ain Education Zone
AI-Ain
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Implement the lesson structure in time
- Maintain the discipline among the students while ensuring that the students get to study and learn in a happy and positive environment
- Protect and respect the confidentiality of the students under his/her supervision
- Look after the mental, emotional and physical well-being of the students
- To ensure that their safety and security is always treated as the top most priority
- Report immediately to the appropriate authorities in case of injury, illness or indiscipline
- Keep a report of the activities followed and study plans, so as to be referred by the permanent teacher on their return
- To look after the school property, equipment and the belongings of the students while they are in class.
Teacher of IT
AI- Buraimi Private School
Buraimi
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Use relevant technology to support instruction
- Observe and evaluate student’s performance and development
- Assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments
- Provide appropriate feedback on work
- Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students
- Maintain accurate and complete records of students’ progress and development
- Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities
- Identify and select different instructional resources and methods to meet students’ varying needs
- Update all necessary records accurately and completely as required by laws, district policies and school regulations
- Prepare required reports on students and activities.
Teacher of Educational Technology
Arabian College
Ajman
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences develop schemes of work and lesson plans establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities prepare classroom for class activities provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities identify and select different instructional resources and methods to meet students' varying needs instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment use relevant technology to support instruction observe and evaluate student's performance and development assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments provide appropriate feedback on work encourage and monitor the progress of individual students maintain accurate and complete records of students' progress and development update all necessary records accurately and completely as required by laws, district policies and school regulations prepare required reports on students and activities
Computer Programmer
Technological Development Center
M 0 E Egypt
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Working with the designer and other creative specialists to understand the design concept and advising on how it can be implemented technically within constraints; sorting out operational logic and business rules necessary for the feature to be reproduced correctly according to the designer’s specification; writing efficient computer code or script to make the various features work, ensuring that sound, graphics, animations and timings function as intended and make good use of processing and data storage capacity; creating and linking databases to the user interface so that information can be retrieved, stored and processed interactively via the application; writing HTML or similar input and using authoring packages where appropriate to create content and effects; running tests of the application to identify bugs that need to be dealt with; solving problems by re-writing the code or adding new code that works around the problem; providing technical support to an application once it is running and making further adaptations, patches or rewrites to the code; Researching and keeping abreast of emerging technologies in order to be able to deliver the most up-to-date solutions, including learning new programming languages or technologies.
Teacher of Computer Science
Shobra Prep. School
Egypt
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Prepare classroom for class activities provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities identify and select different instructional resources and methods to meet students' varying needs instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment use relevant technology to support instruction
Education
Graduate Diploma (two years) in Education Foundation -
Cairo University
B.A in IT (Educational Technology) -
Ein Shams University
Skills
- Examination coordination
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Public speaking
- Community engagement
- Public Relations
- Regulatory compliance
- Engaging leadership style
- Organisational leadership
- Team Leadership
- Performance evaluations
- Discipline management
- Multitasking strength
- Recruitment and hiring
- Student and parent relationships
- Child protection policies
- Team collaboration
- Academic assessment
Custom
- Educational Leadership, 06/22/23
- English Conversation, 02/01/XX
- Future Management and Strategic Thinking
- Computer Maintenance
- Information System Management
- Ethics
- International exam training course
- Training course on security, health and safety in the school
- Training course on crisis and emergency management
- Training for Management System Distance Learning
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 05/19/74
- Nationality: Egyptian
Languages
Arabic
Native
English
Advanced
Affiliations
- Reading.
- Drawing on glass.
- Fashion design.
- Perfume composition.
Timeline
Vic principal
Alawail Private School
01.2017 - 10.2024
IT Teacher
Alawail Private School
01.2014 - 01.2016
School Secretary
Alawail Private School
01.2011 - 01.2013
Coordinator in the Substitution Section
AI- Ain Education Zone
01.2007 - 01.2010
Teacher of IT on a daily basis
AI-Ain Education Zone
01.2005 - 01.2006
Teacher of IT
AI- Buraimi Private School
01.2004 - 01.2005
Teacher of Educational Technology
Arabian College
01.2000 - 01.2002
Computer Programmer
Technological Development Center
01.1999 - 01.2000
Teacher of Computer Science
Shobra Prep. School
01.1998 - 01.1999
Graduate Diploma (two years) in Education Foundation -
Cairo University
B.A in IT (Educational Technology) -
Ein Shams University
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