Primary Vice Principal

1 week ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail Full time

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.


The Post:


This position is a fantastic opportunity to make an impact in the growth and development of The Academy at GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail.

You will work as part of the Primary Leadership Team to ensure the students at The Academy receive a world class education.


The UAE is determined to become an inclusive, barrier-free, rights-based society that promotes, protects, and ensures the success of all groups of students.

As a non-selective school with a reputation for producing well-rounded students, through academic rigor and a strong pastoral focus, the role will require you to build and promote opportunities to empower students to aspire, create and excel in the world that is, so they can create their world that will be.


To do this, the Vice Principal will be accountable for providing professional leadership and management in the development of FS and Primary assessment so as to secure high-quality teaching, effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement for all pupils.

The Vice Principal will also actively participate in whole-school self-evaluation and school improvement planning and will be responsible for the coaching, mentoring and development of all staff.


About the role:

Student Outcomes and Assessment:

  • Maintain clear vision, purpose and high expectations focused on student progress and achievement
  • Lead on the development and implementation of internal and external assessment policies, ensuring it is implemented effectively, securing accurate data.
  • Lead on external National Agenda and National Benchmark Assessments ensuring outstanding performance
  • Oversee formative and summative assessments across the school and ensure the validity of assessment.
  • Coordinate, timetable and oversee attainment and progress data collections for students across the school, coordinate data entry and present to PLT and other appropriate stakeholders.
  • Support leaders in planning next steps and actions in response to data analysis to maximise progress including curriculum adaptations and interventions
  • Ensuring that all data is relevant, accessible and used by all teaching staff to raise standards.
  • Lead on the moderation of internal assessments to be in line with curriculum expectations
  • Liaise with Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Leads, to ensure all students make progress, including those in vulnerable groups.

Feedback for Success:

  • Ensure the effective implementation of the Feedback for Success Policy so that all children receive accurate and supportive feedback that moves learning forward.
  • Ensure that feedback and marking is high quality and focuses on moving learning forward in line with curriculum expectations.

Quality Assurance:

  • Lead, enhance and monitor the QA cycle to ensure consistency and accountability at all levels

All positions attract an excellent remuneration package including:

Competitive tax-free salary, individual fully furnished accommodation, free schooling, private medical insurance, annual airfares to country of residence, and end of Service Gratuity.

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