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    "title": "HOD Science — Dnyan Sagar English Medium School",
    "description": "Dnyan Sagar English Medium School, a No Board school in Pune, is hiring a HOD Science.\n\nKey responsibilities:\n- Lead the subject department and mentor teachers\n- Drive curriculum planning and assessment design\n- Monitor student academic outcomes\n- Coordinate with school leadership on academic matters\n\nRequirements:\n- 5-12 years of relevant experience\n- Postgraduate in the subject with B.Ed; minimum 5 years of teaching\n\nAbout the school:\nEstablished in 1988, Dnyan Sagar English Medium School in Chikhali, Pune, is a co-educational day school offering classes up to Grade 8. With English as the medium of instruction and a strong focus on holistic development, the school maintains a healthy student-teacher ratio of 30:1. The academic session runs from April to March, and classes are held from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Privately owned, the school supports learning in both English and Hindi and provides a structured, value-based education in a nurturing environment.",
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  "descriptionText": "Dnyan Sagar English Medium School, a No Board school in Pune, is hiring a HOD Science.\n\nKey responsibilities:\n• Lead the subject department and mentor teachers\n• Drive curriculum planning and assessment design\n• Monitor student academic outcomes\n• Coordinate with school leadership on academic matters\n\nRequirements:\n• 5-12 years of relevant experience\n• Postgraduate in the subject with B.Ed; minimum 5 years of teaching\n\nAbout the school:\nEstablished in 1988, Dnyan Sagar English Medium School in Chikhali, Pune, is a co-educational day school offering classes up to Grade 8. With English as the medium of instruction and a strong focus on holistic development, the school maintains a healthy student-teacher ratio of 30:1. The academic session runs from April to March, and classes are held from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Privately owned, the school supports learning in both English and Hindi and provides a structured, value-based education in a nurturing environment.",
  "aboutTheRole": "Lead the subject department as HOD: hire well, coach often, moderate assessments and own subject-level results.",
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    "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."
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      "heading": "What you'll handle as a HOD Science — Dnyan Sagar English Medium School",
      "body": "Set the standard for your subject — define exemplar lessons, run department meetings, and own board results for the department."
    },
    {
      "id": "working-conditions",
      "heading": "Working conditions",
      "body": "This is a **day school** — standard working hours with weekend off, occasional events and parent-teacher meetings."
    },
    {
      "id": "city-context",
      "heading": "About teaching in Pune",
      "body": "Pune has a healthy mix of CBSE, ICSE and IB schools, with strong demand around the academic-year onboarding cycle."
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  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What non-teaching duties are expected?",
      "a": "Common non-teaching duties include exam invigilation, homework correction, parent-teacher meetings, one co-curricular activity, and being a homeroom/tutor-group mentor."
    },
    {
      "q": "Are detailed lesson plans expected?",
      "a": "Schools generally require lesson plans aligned to the syllabus and pacing calendar. Coordinators review them weekly or fortnightly."
    },
    {
      "q": "What kind of professional development is offered?",
      "a": "Most schools run weekly/monthly in-house PD sessions on pedagogy and assessment. Funded external workshops (board-specific or subject-specific) are offered to teachers in good standing."
    },
    {
      "q": "Are meals provided at school?",
      "a": "Most schools offer a subsidised staff canteen or a daily mid-morning snack and lunch. Boarding schools typically include all meals for residential staff."
    },
    {
      "q": "How will I know if my application is being reviewed?",
      "a": "Every status change (viewed, shortlisted, interview scheduled, offered) is pushed to your dashboard and email. Turn on job alerts for the same role in the same city so you don't lose momentum if this one pauses."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which curriculum does the school follow?",
      "a": "Dnyan Sagar English Medium School follows the NO BOARD curriculum, so teaching, assessment and reporting align to that framework."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where exactly is Dnyan Sagar English Medium School located?",
      "a": "The school is in Pune, Maharashtra. Check the \"About the school\" section for the campus link and the nearest public-transport reference."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is B.Ed mandatory for this role?",
      "a": "For most K-12 teaching positions a B.Ed (or NIOS D.El.Ed for primary) is preferred and often required by board affiliations; pre-primary and special-skill roles sometimes accept relevant certification in lieu. Detailed CTET/TET and eligibility rules are covered in the guide: /guides/ctet-tet-qualifications."
    },
    {
      "q": "Do I have to work weekends?",
      "a": "Standard week is Monday to Saturday (often half-day Saturday). Occasional event Sundays exist (Annual Day, Sports Day, admissions test days) and are usually compensated with a comp-off."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where can I find similar vacancies?",
      "a": "Scroll to the \"Similar jobs\" section below to see related openings. You can also browse by city (Pune), role and board on School Jobs India to compare options side by side."
    }
  ]
}