Racha Mustapha

My name is Racha Mustapha. I am a dedicated leader who leads with integrity. I am teams and solutions oriented and am quick to solve problems. I have great interpersonal skills and help students achieve their goals including the support of teachers, parents and staff members. 

October 2022 – present    Acting Principal                  ICS City Centre – Abu Dhabi, UAE

• Spearheaded the establishment of the behaviour policy that had a positive impact on pastoral care. The behaviour committee was created and pastorals trained on implementing the policy in addition to using and tracking attendance and behaviour data to make informed decisions. 
• Enhanced Assessment Moderation: Improved assessment moderation systems by working closely with department heads to develop and enhance moderation practices and data analysis. Additionally, established inter-branch moderation committees to encourage collaboration and resource-sharing across the ICS school network. 
• Elevated Teaching and Learning: Improved teaching and learning outcomes by revising the formal observation rubric to align closely with the Irtiqaa framework. Conducted training for the Senior Leadership Team to enhance the system of walkthroughs, observations, and feedback delivery to teachers, while also tracking and analysing the resulting data.
• Enhanced Parent Satisfaction: Significantly improved parent satisfaction through various measures, including effective communication practices, encouraging and providing opportunities for parental involvement, promptly addressing and resolving concerns, maintaining transparent decision-making processes and establishing and facilitating the Parent's Council Group to increase parental engagement and input on various school matters.
• Promoted a positive attitude to learning and celebrated student success, rewarded high achievement, regular attendance, and excellent behaviour.
• Promoted a positive culture in the school through publicly acknowledging and appreciating teachers’ contributions to the school.
• Involved in the screening and recruitment of candidates for roles within the school. 

Sept 2018 – July, 2022 Deputy Head -Teaching and Learning

ADNOC Schools (Female Campus) – Abu Dhabi, UAE

Responsibilities:

• Assigned as Assessment and Moderation Chair for network of schools. 
• Assigned as the Continuous Development Lead for the school. 
• Supported staff through performance management, coaching and feedback measures and guided them towards aligning individual and team goals to meet objectives. 
• Empowered teachers through assigning responsibilities and in leading professional development sessions according to strengths. 
• Monitored the quality of students’ learning experiences and led appropriate intervention and professional development where required.
• Promoted a positive attitude to learning and celebrated student success, rewarded high achievement, regular attendance, and excellent behaviour.
• Supported and deputized for the Head of School where appropriate.
• Promoted a positive culture in the school through publicly acknowledging, and appreciating teachers’ contributions to the school, and encouraging students to share positive messages during morning assemblies with their teachers. 
• Quality assured summative assessments, analysed data to monitor student progress, and identified gaps in learning.
• Interviewed candidates for teaching roles. 

Jan 2011 – June 2018 Math Faculty 

ADNOC Schools – Abu Dhabi, UAE

Responsibilities:

• Taught middle/high school Maths (including AP Calculus) to students.
• Fostered a student-centered environment that encouraged active learning with a strong focus on real-world scenarios in instruction. 
• Taught remedial sessions after school or during lunchtime hours.
• Assisted student learning through using technology to help explain abstract concepts in meaningful ways (smartboard, PowerPoint, applets showing animations).

Feb 2007 – June 2010 Math/Statistics Faculty and Student Advisor

Higher Colleges of Technology – Abu Dhabi, UAE

Responsibilities:

• Assisted student learning (often whilst using technology to help explain abstract concepts in meaningful ways), answered questions and worked one-on-one with students during office hours.
• Launched an online tool for learning and assessing through Blackboard Vista for all students.
• Developed the curriculum and evaluated student learning through projects and assessments.
• Assigned as team leader for a year to develop and deliver a math-related health science course to students.
• Counselled students as a student section adviser and gave regular updates on their academic progress.
• Attended seminars and conferences relating to my field of education.

Feb 2003 – Jan 2007 Math/Statistics Teacher   

International School of Choueifat – Abu Dhabi, UAE

Responsibilities:

• Taught students within different stages of development from the fifth grade to the eleventh grade.
• Taught Math to at-risk and disruptive students and coached them into improving their studying habits.
• Involved in courseware and curriculum development.

• Nov 2020 - present     Ed.D in Educational Leadership