Job Description – Associate Primary Years Programme Coordinator (APYPC)
Designation: Associate Primary Years Programme Coordinator
Reporting To: PYP Coordinator / Head of Academics / Head of School

About the Role
The Associate Primary Years Programme Coordinator (APYPC) will support the effective implementation, development, and continuous improvement of the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) across the Primary School.
The APYPC will work closely with the PYP Coordinator, Primary Leadership Team, teachers, specialist teachers, and other stakeholders to ensure that the principles and practices of the IB PYP are meaningfully embedded in curriculum planning, teaching, learning, assessment, and student wellbeing.
The role requires a robust understanding of inquiry-based learning, concept-driven curriculum, transdisciplinary learning, learner agency, assessment for learning, and the IB Learner Profile.
Key Responsibilities
1. PYP Curriculum & Programme Implementation
• Support the PYP Coordinator in the effective implementation of the IB PYP framework.




• Support teachers in understanding and applying the PYP philosophy, principles, and approaches to teaching and learning.
• Assist in reviewing and developing the school's Programme of Inquiry.
• Support the development of transdisciplinary learning experiences and ensure appropriate alignment between units of inquiry and subject-specific learning.
• Monitor curriculum planning to ensure alignment with school and IB expectations.
• Support horizontal and vertical curriculum articulation across Primary Years.
• Identify gaps, overlaps, and opportunities for greater curriculum coherence.
• Contribute to curriculum review and programme evaluation processes.

2. Teacher Support & Pedagogical Leadership
• Work alongside teachers to strengthen inquiry-based and concept-driven teaching practices.
• Provide guidance on:
• Inquiry-based learning
• Conceptual understanding
• Student agency
• Differentiation
• Assessment for learning

📌 IB Associate Primary Years Programme Coordinator (Chennai)
🏢 The NEST School Chennai
📍 Chennai