NagaEd partners with schools committed to quality foundational education to strengthen academic leadership, institutional systems, and learning outcomes. This partner school in Kohima is rooted in Early Childhood Education — a philosophy that recognises the earliest years as the most critical window in a child’s development, and designs the entire learning environment around how young children actually grow.

The Headmaster / Headmistress is the principal academic and administrative leader of the school — responsible for holding the integrity of a child-centred, developmentally appropriate approach across every classroom, building a high-performing teaching team, and ensuring the school operates as a model of progressive early childhood education in Nagaland.

This role is for an educator who understands Early Childhood Education from the inside — someone who sees the early years not as preparation for “real school”, but as the foundation on which everything else is built.

Academic Leadership
• Lead with a clear, consistent Early Childhood Education philosophy across all classrooms and year levels
• Ensure learning environments are developmentally appropriate, child-centred, and thoughtfully prepared
• Oversee curriculum delivery aligned to ECE principles and the NEP 2020 Foundational Stage framework
• Lead academic planning cycles — learning calendars, observation schedules, assessment rhythms, and annual reviews
• Monitor teaching quality through structured classroom observation and precise, developmental feedback

Staff Leadership and Development
• Recruit, orient, supervise, and appraise all teaching and support staff
• Build a culture of reflective practice — through peer observation, internal mentoring, and ongoing professional development
• Support teachers in strengthening child observation skills, record-keeping, and individualised learning facilitation
• Conduct structured performance conversations and address underperformance promptly and fairly
• Foster a collaborative, mission-aligned staff culture grounded in deep respect for the child

Administration and Operations
• Manage all school operations including admissions, timetabling, facilities, and regulatory compliance
• Maintain accurate student records, developmental documentation, and institutional files
• Ensure child safety, safeguarding, and protection standards are upheld at all times
• Coordinate with NagaEd Programme Lead on reporting, milestones, and institutional development Parent and Community Engagement
• Build deep, trust-based relationships with parents — helping them understand and support a child centred approach at home
• Conduct regular parent education sessions and student progress conversations
• Represent the school as a centre of progressive early childhood education in the Kohima community
• Communicate the school’s vision, values, and learning approach with clarity and warmth

Required
• Postgraduate degree (MA / MSc / MEd or equivalent)
• Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) — mandatory
• Specialist training or certification in Early Childhood Education (ECE) — strongly preferred
• Minimum 5+ years of teaching experience, with a strong early years foundation
• Minimum 2+ years in a formal leadership role (Head of Department, Deputy Head, Coordinator, or
equivalent)
• Demonstrated understanding of child development, play-based and inquiry-based learning, and
developmentally appropriate practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Preferred
• Experience leading or coordinating an early childhood or primary school
• Familiarity with NEP 2020 Foundational Stage and NIPUN Bharat / FLN frameworks
• Knowledge of progressive early childhood pedagogies — including but not limited to Reggio Emilia,
Waldorf, or Montessori approaches
• Prior experience working in Northeast India

• ECE philosophy — deeply grounded in how young children learn and develop
• Instructional leadership — observes classrooms with precision, gives developmental feedback, grows teachers over time
• Accountability — sets clear expectations and follows through with consistency and fairness
• Communication — warm, clear, and credible with children, staff, parents, and partners
• Systems thinking — builds routines and processes that outlast their creator
• Cultural sensitivity — understands and respects the Naga social and educational context
• Resilience — steady under pressure, constructive in difficulty