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The School:

GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail is a Premium National Curriculum for England School, located in the rapidly expanding Dubai Hills development.

The Primary section opened in September 2013 and Secondary opened in September 2014. This is an international world-class school dedicated to fostering a passion for excellence in learning and in life. Children learn in a vibrant, inclusive and creative learning environment that encourages teamwork, critical thinking, independent inquiry and risk-taking.

Our staff are recruited almost exclusively from the UK and are highly skilled and experienced in delivering the National Curriculum.

Teaching is significantly enhanced through the use of technology, which is used predominantly by students to create and present new content.

Innovation and creativity are actively encouraged and the learning programme is significantly enhanced by a rich and varied extra-curricular programme of over 100 activities, which emphasises our belief that students should be learning from the moment they arrive in school until they leave at the end of the day.

We are an internationally-minded school with students representing over 80 nationalities and are an accredited member of the Council of British International Schools.

We are proud of our inclusive culture:

our expectation of all students is that they strive to excel and make significant progress well beyond expectations commensurate to their starting point.

About the Role:

Gems Wellington Academy-Al Khail is currently looking to recruit a
Performing Arts Teacher for April 2024. The school has a thriving Music and Performing Arts community and boasts wonderful facilities.

These include 5 academic music teaching rooms, 10 practice rooms, music mac lab, recording studio, black box, dance studio, auditorium and amphitheatre.

The music and performing arts department are inclusive and progressive in its vision to create a happy school community, in line with the sustainable development goals.

There is an extensive programme of Performing Arts enrichment activities, including choral and instrumental activities, musicals, showcases and competitions.

The
Performing Arts teacher will also be involved in expanding our curriculum and extra-curricular activities as part of our Partnership with the Urdang School of Performing Arts.

It is essential that the appointee maintains a collaborative approach to supporting other Performing Arts colleagues and contributing to the team as a whole.

Being in Dubai, we are situated in the entertainment hub of the Middle East. This allows for many trips and exciting collaborations to happen within The Music Department.

This role would be enjoyed by a teacher at any stage in their career, with a willingness to teach across The Performing Arts.

There will be opportunities for career growth as well as fantastic CPD opportunities available.

• Embody and contribute to our three pillars
• Hold a Bachelors degree with PGCE / PGDE or equivalent and have experience of teaching Performing Arts from Year
• Year
• Have a willingness to collaborate and share their outstanding practice
• Have a growth mindset, whereby they are reflective and solution focussed
• Be creative and enthusiastic in their approach to teaching
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills to work closely with colleagues, students and parents
• Have a proven track record of providing outstanding learning & teaching
• Have aspiration to work in a worldclass school with real prospects for enhancing their career
• Be willing to make a positive contribution to our school community and culture through active engagement in our extracurricular programme and communitybased events.

Please note:

If you are keen to be potentially considered for roles within our schools beginning in April 2024, we are very interested in organising a call with you.

GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail is a premium National Curriculum for England School, located in the rapidly expanding Dubai Hills development.

The Primary section opened in September 2013 and Secondary opened in September 2014 with current enrolment at 1000. This is an international world class school dedicated to fostering a passion for excellence in learning and in life.

The GEMS Wellington Cluster

WEK is part of the wider GEMS Wellington group of schools within the UAE, who bring with them a long and sustained history of delivering high quality education.

The schools collaborate and work closely together to ensure the reach and impact of every initiative to improve student outcomes is maximized.

Each school is unified by the core Wellington vision, fundamental to the ethos and fabric of what it means to be part of the GEMS Wellington family, whilst at the same time retaining their own unique characteristics.

This partnership brings significant benefits for both our students and teachers including enhanced social, cultural and academic learning opportunities, sporting and perfor

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