Head of Phase- Primary

2 weeks ago

United Arab Emirates Yasmina British Academy Full time
Yasmina British Academy is an outstanding English Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi.

With our globally recognized and admired curriculum, dedicated and passionate practitioners and outstanding teaching and learning, Yasmina British Academy is an exceptional place to work.

It has an exciting, diverse and progressive learning community that annually produces some of the very best I/GCSE and A Level result in the UAE.

Our learning culture is underpinned by our core values of excellence, respect, passion, collaboration and creativity allowing all students to thrive.

Furthermore, the Academy is extremely proud of its recent ADEK inspection, which rated Yasmina British Academy as 'Outstanding' in all six performance standards, putting it amongst the top schools in the UAE and Middle East.


From the start of the Academic Year 2024/25, Yasmina British Academy is moving to a new multi-building campus incorporating state of the art facilities that will enable our teachers and students to flourish, fostering a future focused educational experience while also delivering on our environmental commitments to supply sustainable schools to the UAE.


This incredible facility will be more than just a school, acting as a social, sporting and performance hub for both the local and international communities of the city.

The new campus enables us to add even more value to our currently outstanding educational provision, whilst utilising the reputation of Aldar Academies' brand to positively impact the lives of our learning community in the UAE.


Job Purpose:


Yasmina British Academy wishes to appoint an outstanding Head of Phase to play a key role in the Primary Leadership Team and strategic development of the school.

This Middle Leader post will include wide-ranging leadership responsibilities across a large phase of the school alongside whole school priority areas to impact on raising standards in line with the school ethos: Everyone a Leader.

The large Primary school consists of 3 phases.

  • Early Years
  • Lower Primary
  • Upper Primary


This post will be attractive to existing Middle Leaders seeking a challenge in a fast paced, dynamic role with whole school responsibility.


Responsibilities:

  • To embody the values, vision and ethos of Yasmina British Academy and lead in delivering policy to ensure high quality and successful outcomes for all students.
  • To lead in achieving the key strategic objectives for the school through developing highly motivated reflective, innovative practitioners.
  • To lead on shaping a vision and direction for the phase, setting out very high expectations with a clear focus on standards, quality of teaching and pupil achievement.
  • To place the school at the cutting edge of research, policy and practice in the transformation of learning and teaching.
  • To lead the monitoring, evaluation and continuous review of the quality and effectiveness of the phase in relation to curriculum standards, teaching, learning environments, assessment, inclusive education and pastoral care.
  • To ensure that new pedagogy and strategies are developed, shared and implemented across the phase.
  • To inspire, motivate, empower and influence staff and students within the phase through the ethos: Everyone a Leader.
  • To provide an excellent role model for all members of staff and for pupils in all aspects of school life.
  • To play a significant role in implementing, reviewing and measuring impact of the whole School Development Plan and the School Evaluation Framework within the phase.
  • To make a significant contribution to the school's continuing professional development programme, delivering CPD and working with individuals and teams in a variety of professional development activities.
  • To lead on effective recruitment within the phase and the wider primary school.
  • To lead on an area of whole school responsibility and contribute to the wider strategic running of the primary school.
  • To fulfil any additional responsibilities as deemed appropriate from the Senior Leadership Team.

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in education or BSc degree with PGCE or equivalent is essential.
Minimum Experience

  • At least 3 years teaching experience, including 3 consecutive years of performance exceeding standards and expectations as evidenced by performance appraisal.
  • Wide experience and impact in a Middle Leadership role.
  • Experience of leading school initiatives that have led to improvement in standards and achievement.
  • Experience working with parents and external agencies.
Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

  • A clear commitment to nurturing and promoting the school vision.
  • Proven track record of displaying positive behaviours and values
  • A dynamic solutionbased approach to leadership.
  • A commitment to maximising achievement through excellence in teaching and learning.
  • An excellent track record as a classroom teacher and school leader.
  • An excellent track record

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