HOD English — Gyan Niketan Girls School, Patna

Gyan Niketan Girls School is looking for a HOD English in Patna, Bihar to strengthen its academic team. The school encourages peer observation and continuous professional learning. Gyan Niketan Girls School, established 2012, is a senior secondary school in Patna, Bihar — a CBSE-affiliated school. The working culture is collaborative, professional, and grounded in student-centred decisions. Role: as HOD English, you work closely with the Principal on academic and operational decisions — leading a section/team, driving teacher development, overseeing assessments, and holding the line on standards. Core responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire a high-performing academic team.
• Maintain standards through reviews, observations, and structured feedback.
• Drive the assessment, reporting, and parent communication cycle.
• Manage disciplinary cases, parent escalations, and staff conflicts.
• Contribute to the school's strategic priorities as part of the leadership group. Ideal candidate — you have:
• 8+ years in school education with leadership exposure.
• Direct experience running a section, department, or full school.
• A point of view on good teaching, good assessments, and good schools.
• Patience to coach and firmness to enforce standards.
• Strong personal organisation across multiple workstreams. Why join us:
• Predictable, on-time monthly compensation (₹7.9 LPA – ₹9.5 LPA).
• Reasonable workload with planned holidays per the calendar.
• Real ownership of your subject/function from day one.
• A leadership team that listens, supports, and gives credit.
• A campus that respects educators as professionals. Hit Apply on this page to put your CV in front of the Gyan Niketan Girls School academic lead. Selected profiles progress to a model class and a conversation with leadership.