HOD English — Dawn School, Thiruvallur

Est. 2008
₹8.1L – ₹23.4LCBSEfull-timeOn-site6–9 yrs3 openingsCloses 14 Oct
● posted 20 Jun

Job description

Overview

Dawn School in Thiruvallur, Tamilnadu is seeking a HOD English who brings both subject depth and a student-first approach. The school invests heavily in teacher development. Dawn School, established 2008, runs as a senior secondary campus in Thiruvallur, Tamilnadu — a CBSE-affiliated school. The school believes a strong campus is built on its teachers and works to be a place where faculty want to stay. Details: a high-ownership leadership role. The HOD English leads by example in classrooms, faculty meetings, and parent interactions, while keeping the school's long-term direction in view. Day to day, you will:

  • Run faculty meetings, academic reviews, and section-level planning.
  • Observe classes, give actionable feedback, follow up on teacher development.
  • Approve calendars, assessment papers, and major parent communication.
  • Engage with leadership on hiring, budgets, and infrastructure needs.
  • Spend time on the floor — corridors, classrooms, labs — to read the school accurately. Requirements:
  • Master's degree with a relevant teaching qualification (B.Ed./M.Ed. preferred).
  • Significant classroom experience plus years in coordination/leadership.
  • Calm, confident judgement with students, parents, and staff.
  • Clear writing for academic plans, reports, and parent communication.
  • A track record of building and retaining strong teaching teams. Perks and culture:
  • Fair compensation with annual review (₹8.1 LPA – ₹23.4 LPA).
  • Stable, full-time engagement with a clear academic calendar.
  • Regular PD through internal and external programmes.
  • A working culture that takes faculty wellbeing seriously.
  • A school that genuinely cares about student outcomes. Send your CV through this listing — no separate email is required for Dawn School. The hiring lead reaches out personally to take qualifying candidates forward.

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Role details

Vacancies
3

Why apply

Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
CBSE school — strong academic systems and recognised curriculum.
Full-time on-roll position — stable contract, not a short engagement.

What you'll handle

·Set the subject's annual scope-and-sequence.
·Hire and onboard new subject teachers.
·Run weekly department meetings.
·Moderate assessments and exam papers for the subject.
·Own subject-level board results and improvement plans.

Working in a CBSE school

As a CBSE-affiliated school, the calendar is structured around term-wise assessments, project work and board-format mocks for senior grades.

Career path

Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Thiruvallur.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
Dawn School
CBSE · Thiruvallur · Est. 2008
2008
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
K RUPAVATHI
PRINCIPAL
1930259
AFFILIATION
Thiruvallur, Tamilnadu
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