Deputy Head Teacher

2 weeks ago

United Arab Emirates Sharjah English School Full time

Sharjah English School is seeking a passionate and experienced leader to join our dynamic team as Deputy Head This exciting opportunity offers the chance to play a key role in leading the school's academic and pastoral operations across KS2.


The successful applicant will be one who can think strategically, deliver cohesion to the development plans, work with and direct an excellent teaching staff and ensure that we continue to maintain excellent standards in teaching and learning as well as ensuring continued excellent pastoral care.


The position would suit a non-teaching middle leader or current Deputy Head with the necessary experience, organisation and understanding of this role in an international setting.


Sharjah English School is a small, inclusive, non-for-profit school, occupying a spacious and attractive campus in close proximity to Dubai.

We are a well-established co-educational school offering the UK National Curriculum to 1000 children from Foundation through to A Level.

As well as serving the local British expatriate community, the school has students from many other nationalities.

We are recognised as outstanding by British School Overseas and are a member of British Schools of the Middle East.

Personal Specifications

  • Be an outstanding classroom practitioner, skilled in adapting teaching to meet learners' needs
  • An excellent and aspirational understanding of KS2 curriculum, including innovative and technological enhancements in teaching and learning
  • Prior experience of responding to needs of school and leading school improvement or key strategic change
  • Have a strong personal presence and demonstrate high level interpersonal skills
  • Have the ability to build effective working relationships with staff, parents and other stakeholders
  • Previous pastoral & curriculum leadership experience would be an advantage

Essential Requirements:

  • Certified UK teaching qualification
  • Minimum 4 years of fulltime classroom teaching experience.
  • Commitment to safeguarding children.

We Offer:

  • Competitive taxfree salary, fully furnished accommodation, annual flight, health insurance, school places, and more
  • A professionally stimulating and supportive work environment with opportunities for growth.
Sharjah English School provides an outstanding learning environment that fosters curiosity, ignites imagination, and develops independence. We are a friendly, fair, and diverse school that values its teachers.

If you are a passionate leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and are ready to make a difference, we encourage you to apply

Sharjah English School (SES) is one of the longest-established British curriculum schools in the UAE, being founded in 1974.

It enjoys an outstanding reputation throughout the country and the Gulf, both for its academic excellence, its pastoral provision and its reputation in sport, music, drama and arts.


Importantly, it is a not-for-profit school, which helps create its distinctive ethos, where a 'pupils first' mantra is prevalent and value is placed on teaching and learning rather than the provision of schooling as a business.

SES is inspected and accredited by British Schools Overseas (BSO) and British Schools of the Middle East (BSME) from whom it currently receives an outstanding rating.

The school today has approx 1,000 children from Foundation through to A Level. These represent well over 50 nationalities. There are usually three forms in each year group.

Our size allows us to combine the best qualities of an intimate small school, with the sense of a forward-looking developing school growing its reputation and profile internationally.

SES is housed in impressive purpose-built premises on one of the largest school sites in the UAE. The fully air-conditioned buildings are well-equipped with modern furnishings and ICT. There are specialist rooms for Science, Design and Technology, Music, Computing, Art, Drama and Special Needs. The school boasts impressive sports facilities, including two large sports halls, a swimming pool and spacious auditorium. An expansive sports field is used regularly for inter-school tournaments, and by visiting international teams. The facilities enable us to offer a comprehensive and varied selection of clubs and activities.

The pastoral support and programmes at SES are frequently commended by inspectors, parents and students.

These work with our leadership opportunities to create confident and articulate students who are superb ambassadors for the school and great examples of the benefits of an international education.

All teaching staff at the school, outside of Arabic and Islamic Studies teachers, are UK qualified and experienced. We currently have approximately 100 academic staff in total across our school. Our staff are energetic and committed. For prospective teachers, SES offers the ideal blend of well-behaved, motivated students, supportive and engaged parents, and colleagues who are proud of what they do

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