Sarbari Dutta
Mumbai
Summary
Innovative educational leader specializing in inquiry-based curriculum design and fostering professional learning cultures. Skilled in competency-based assessment, built multidisciplinary teams and strengthened community partnerships to enhance academic performance and support holistic learner development across diverse educational environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Academic Head
Singhania Education Services Ltd.
04.2024 - Current
- Lead end-to-end academic vision, curriculum architecture, assessment frameworks, and academic operations.
- Established scalable academic governance and quality assurance systems to ensure educational integrity.
- Built and led multidisciplinary academic teams, fostering reflective professional cultures.
- Designed competency-based, inquiry-aligned assessments to enhance higher-order thinking and foster learner agency.
- Integrated Bloom's Taxonomy and Depth of Knowledge (DOK) to strengthen conceptual understanding.
- Strengthened partnerships with parents and stakeholders through consistent and transparent academic communication.
Senior Manager - Curriculum & Training
Birla Open Minds
06.2022 - 03.2024
- Directed curriculum strategy and inquiry-aligned learning frameworks across multiple schools, enhancing teaching effectiveness.
- Designed and delivered professional learning experiences for teachers and academic leaders.
- Facilitated curriculum review and instructional improvement with school leadership teams, fostering collaborative growth and development.
- Strengthened consistency, learner engagement, and academic quality across programs.
Founder Director
Alpha School of Life Skills
07.2019 - 02.2023
- Founded and led holistic education initiative enhancing life skills and social-emotional learning outcomes.
- Designed learning frameworks to cultivate leadership, communication, and ethical decision-making skills in students.
- Recruited and mentored faculty to build a caring, learner-centred school culture.
- Led parent engagement initiatives and oversaw academic delivery and operational functions to strengthen school community.
Education
Doctorate in Business Administration - Life Skills Education and Adolescent Development
Swiss School of Business and Management
Geneva10.2023
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) -
Singhania University
B.Sc. (Zoology Honours) -
University of Calcutta
Skills
- Inquiry curriculum design
- Concept curriculum design
- Competency assessment design
- Criterion assessment design
- Quality assurance
- Compliance
- Academic governance
- School planning
- Institution development
- Faculty recruitment
- Community partnership building
- Parent engagement
- Learning culture development
- Holistic development
- Mentoring
Education And Research
- Doctorate in Business Administration, Pursuing, Swiss School of Business and Management, Geneva, Life Skills Education and Adolescent Development
- Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Singhania University
- B.Sc. (Zoology Honours), University of Calcutta
Educational Philosophy
Believes in nurturing curious, reflective, and principled learners who demonstrate critical thinking, effective communication, and responsible global citizenship. Academic excellence and well-being must coexist to prepare learners for lifelong learning.
Phone
+91, 88980 15977
Core Leadership Competencies
- Inquiry-based and concept-driven curriculum architecture
- Competency-based and criterion-referenced assessment design
- Faculty recruitment, mentoring, and professional learning cultures
- Holistic learner development (academic, social, emotional, ethical)
- Academic governance, quality assurance, and compliance
- Parent engagement and community partnership building
- School start-up planning and institution building
Leadership Profile
Senior academic and learning leader with over 20 years of experience across school education, EdTech, and academic operations. Demonstrated success in building inquiry-oriented, learner-centric, and competency-based academic systems aligned with international best practices. Experienced in school start-up leadership, faculty development, academic governance, and parent partnerships. Research scholar in Life Skills Education with a strong focus on holistic learner development and well-being.
Timeline
Academic Head
Singhania Education Services Ltd.
04.2024 - Current
Senior Manager - Curriculum & Training
Birla Open Minds
06.2022 - 03.2024
Founder Director
Alpha School of Life Skills
07.2019 - 02.2023
Doctorate in Business Administration - Life Skills Education and Adolescent Development
Swiss School of Business and Management
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) -
Singhania University
B.Sc. (Zoology Honours) -
University of Calcutta