Curriculum Specialist- English Language Learning

Shikha Institute of Education · Mumbai, India

SHIKHA INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

Curriculum Specialist - English Language Learning

ABOUT SHIKHA INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

Established in 2022, Shikha Institute of Education is on a mission to transform education at scale. We are building a high-quality, affordable, and scalable education system that enables every child to access meaningful learning experiences and realize their full potential.

Our work spans curriculum and assessment design, educational research, pedagogy, teacher development, school leadership, and academic systems. By strengthening each of these building blocks, we seek to create lasting improvements in student learning outcomes and support whole-school transformation.

We believe that every child deserves an education that nurtures curiosity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and a lifelong love for learning. If you are passionate about shaping the future of education, we would love to hear from you.

YOUR ROLE:

We are looking for a Curriculum Specialist – English Language Learning to design rigorous, sequenced, and engaging curriculum resources for English language development across grade levels.

• Design curriculum pathways: Develop scope and sequence documents, unit plans, and lesson progressions that support English language development across grade levels.
• Create meaningful language-learning experiences: Design lessons, assessments, and learning resources that build communication skills, reading comprehension, writing proficiency, and authentic language use.
• Ensure curriculum quality: Create rigorous, scaffolded, and classroom-ready materials while ensuring strong alignment between learning goals, instruction, and assessment.
• Drive continuous improvement: Collaborate with academic teams, gather implementation feedback from classroom pilots, and integrate research-based practices into curriculum design.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Language learning expertise: Strong understanding of language pedagogy, literacy development, and second language acquisition, with relevant classroom teaching experience.
• Curriculum design experience: At least 3 years of experience developing unit plans, lesson sequences, assessments, and both student- and teacher-facing resources.
• Relevant academic background: Relevant degree in Education and a Master’s degree in English Language Teaching, Applied Linguistics, or a related field.
• Framework and assessment expertise: Experience with competency-based curriculum design and familiarity with English language frameworks such as CEFR, NEP 2020, or similar models.
• Growth-oriented mindset: Curious, detail-oriented, technology-savvy, and passionate about helping learners develop strong language and literacy skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop the scope and sequence of English language learning units across grade levels, including the lesson progression and learning arc within each unit.
• Apply expertise in language pedagogy and second language acquisition to arrive at clear, measurable learning goals.
• Design engaging, scaffolded learning experiences that build language skills progressively, support learners at varied proficiency levels, and promote authentic language use.
• Ensure coherent alignment between learning goals, instructional approaches, and assessments at the unit and lesson level.
• Design assessments that reflect language proficiency and skill application rather than surface-level recall.
• Develop and review lesson plans, ensuring academic rigor, linguistic scaffolding, conceptual clarity, and practical classroom usability.
• Create and review high-quality student-facing resources (texts, tasks, graphic organizers, practice materials) and teacher-facing resources (facilitation guides, annotation keys, pedagogical notes).
• Use technology tools confidently to design, format, and produce polished curricular materials for both print and digital contexts.
• Collaborate with curriculum developers and teacher training teams to ensure coherence and progression across materials and grade levels.
• Observe classroom pilots of English language units and use implementation feedback to refine curriculum design and effectiveness.
• Stay informed about emerging research and best practices in English language teaching and integrate relevant insights into curriculum development.

SALARY : Competitive, commensurate with skills and experience

JOB TYPE: Full time / Contractual / Consultancy

Work Location: Borivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Note : A Hybrid work arrangement may be available for exceptional candidates, subject to role requirements and organizational needs.