Assistant Headteacher

The British International School, Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• New
• Salary:
• Competitive
• Job type:
• Full Time, Fixed Term
• Start date:
• April 202 17 December 2023

Job overview:

Assistant Headteacher - Secondary

The British International School Abu Dhabi is looking to appoint an outstanding Assistant Headteacher to join a well-established, supportive team in a highly successful and expanding school.

About You
You will be a teacher who is passionate about their profession and seeks continuous improvement.

You will have a positive mindset and will always do your very best for students, for parents and for colleagues.

You will have strong experience of the UK national curriculum; further experience of international education will be an added advantage.

You will be an excellent communicator who will work well with all members of the community.

You will have a strong focus on being the best teacher you can be and will also participate fully in all extra-curricular aspects of school life.

You will be responsible for encouraging and developing further our culture of inspiration, enjoyment and success.

Keen to collaborate and share your expertise, you will have good interpersonal skills and the ability and confidence to build strong working relationships.

The flexibility and open-mindedness required to adapt quickly to a fast-paced international environment are essential.

You will have extensive leadership experience and will have the drive and vision to inspire all staff. You will be compassionate and go the extra mile to support and develop your team.

About Our School

The British International School Abu Dhabi is a highly successful, growing school with a committed and inspirational team of teaching professionals at its heart.

Our close-knit, supportive team is honoured to be at the centre of our community, educating over 1700 young people aged 3-18, from more than 90 nationalities.

About Nord Anglia
Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are united by our philosophy, to be ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools. We believe that being part of our family of 76 schools gives them a special advantage. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually. Our schools have access to a wide range of resources and support to enhance their success.

We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF and King's College London.

When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of more than 13,000 people working together to support our students' success.

We offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice across our family, to access extensive professional development, and to gain exceptional experience and career development in our schools.

At Nord Anglia, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more.

Alongside great training and a competitive package, you'll enjoy the chance to live and work in one of the world's most vibrant cities.

As a Nord Anglia Education teacher, you enjoy the following benefits:

• A fast-paced, global experience so that you can progress on a global scale
• An enabling environment founded on creativity, challenge and collaboration
• A culture that is fair and consultative
• Unique opportunities to grow professionally and develop your career

Selection Process
Interviews will be conducted at the School or via Microsoft Teams. The start date is April 2024.

Safeguarding

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

About The British International School, Abu Dhabi**:

• _ The British International School, Abu Dhabi_

- _ Behind Abu Dhabi University, P.O. Box 60968, Al Ain Road, Exit 29_
- _ Abu Dhabi_
- _ United Arab Emirates_
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BIS Abu Dhabi is a growing school; we currently serve more than 2000 students from 3 to 18 years old that follow the best in British and international curricula, including the English National Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and BTEC (Business).

Students follow the English National Curriculum from the Early Years Foundation Stage through to Year 11.

Students in Years 12 and 13 follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) or the newly introduced BTEC Business Programme.

We're proud to be the only Abu Dhabi International School that has achieved an Outstanding rating in the past year for both the ADEK (Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Know

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