Corporate Head of Eal

1 week ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates GEMS Education Full time
About the Role


The Corporate Head of EAL will lead the EAL strategy design and implementation for all GEMS schools to provide a high-quality education for the communities we serve and play a key part in improving student outcomes, ensuring all GEMS students reach their highest potential.


Key Accountabilities:

Primary Duties

  • Responsible for relevant EAL strategy and related development and action plans for schools in line with the relevant frameworks and the GEMS Educational Strategy.
  • Provide strategic direction, develop and disseminate all policies and protocols ensuring that GEMS is at the forefront of best practice and leads on EAL.
  • Support the improvement of student outcomes and narrow the student attainment gap for all (identified) students, across all phases, ensuring students fulfill their highest potential.
  • Coconstruct a systematic and consistent approach to the collation and analysis of EAL data and a rigorous monitoring of attainment and progress ensuring appropriate intervention and action where necessary.
  • Build the capability and infrastructure of the schools to meet current and future challenges.
  • Lead CPD, briefings, projects and activities for Principals, EAL network and individual schools where appropriate.
  • Ensure compliance with all regulatory authorities and external agencies and foster positive relationships.

Strategy Leadership and Management

  • Propose and recommend an appropriate business and implementation plan for achieving educational and financial objectives, after consultation with leadership colleagues.
  • Establish a robust organizational structure for the delivery of EAL across the organisation, in agreement with the Chief Education Officer in order to deliver the strategy.
  • Lead the implementation of the EAL strategic plan ensuring it adheres to the overall GEMS mission, strategic plan, and targets.
  • Lead Professional Dialogues and appraisal for relevant staff members and identify key talent for educational and business development in relation to EAL
  • Develop and broker relevant schooltoschool support and professional development opportunities.
  • Support the development of EAL student requirements for new and existing schools
  • Work with colleagues to recruit appropriately qualified EAL staff in new and existing schools while keeping in mind the need for succession planning and talent management.

Working with GEMS Governance

  • Provide the Chief Education Officer with appropriate, timely and relevant information and advice to enable him/her to exercise their responsibilities and ensure decisions are wellinformed, clear and implemented.
  • Ensure that GEMS meets all its legal and regulatory responsibilities and requirements for the schools in relation to EAL provision.
  • Review and develop as required, policy proposals and initiatives for the Chief Education Officer's discussion and decision.
  • Attend and lead meetings as required by your line manager.

Education Leadership

  • Ensure there is a consistent focus on high standards of student achievement and continuous student and school improvement where EAL is concerned.
  • Ensure effective implementation (and ongoing review) of GEMS learning and assessment frameworks that use benchmarking and valueadd data, to monitor and report student progress and achievement.
  • Ensure that there is a relevant and flexible curriculum supported by creative, responsive approaches to teaching with appropriate teacher intervention as part of a positive and constructive learning environment.
  • Develop educational strategies to secure equity of educational outcomes to enrich the school as a learning environment for its students, families, and the wider community.

Financial Planning and Risk Management

  • Be responsible to the Chief Education Officer for the EAL budget; ensure that expenditure is controlled in line with budgets as approved by the Board.
  • Work with the Chief Education Officer to provide comprehensive, regular reports on the revenues and expenditures.
  • Identify and evaluate the risks to GEMS people (clients, staff, management) property, finances, goodwill, and image; and implement measures to mitigate risks.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

  • Relevant qualifications such as Degree, Masters or PhD.
  • Experience in leading EAL provision across a group of schools
  • Familiarity with the UAE context and a proven track record of effective school leadership.
  • Demonstrable proven track record of effectively leading diverse teams and maintaining positive, productive relationships with stakeholders.
  • Experience working in a Primary and/or Secondary school environment, or similar, and using data to improve practice.
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