Section Head Year 3

Section Head Year 3 - British Curriculum. A full‑time education leadership role based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The position requires an experienced primary education professional who can lead the Year 3 academic team, support teaching quality, maintain discipline standards, and improve student learning outcomes.

Overview

This role is suitable for a candidate with relevant educational qualifications, strong leadership ability, KHDA framework knowledge, and experience managing teachers, student progress, parent communication, and section‑level school operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Year 3 section and ensure high standards of teaching, learning, behaviour, and student progress.
• Provide professional leadership to academic staff assigned to the section by the Head of School.
• Support the development of a stimulating, creative, inclusive, and productive learning environment.
• Maintain a strong disciplinary code of conduct for students and staff in line with school expectations.
• Allocate teaching duties, administrative duties, and section‑related tasks to academic staff in consultation with the Primary Head.
• Support Subject Coordinators in improving teaching quality, curriculum delivery, assessment practices, and student outcomes.
• Lead and manage daily section operations while working collaboratively across the school to achieve wider school objectives.
• Monitor teaching pedagogy, classroom practice, assessment methods, and student engagement across Grade 3.
• Ensure learning strategies inspire high levels of achievement and progress for students of all abilities.
• Contribute to resource planning, classroom organization, teaching materials, and section‑level academic requirements.
• Advise on the development and implementation of school policies, procedures, and improvement practices.
• Assist the Head of School in managing section resources and supporting efficient school operations.
• Track student progress, review assessment data, and support intervention planning where required.
• Promote child care, child protection, safeguarding, health and safety, and student wellbeing across the section.
• Build and sustain high‑performance teams through guidance, collaboration, accountability, and professional support.
• Maintain strong relationships with parents and support effective communication with the parent community.
• Contribute to KHDA inspection readiness, assessment evidence, section documentation, and school improvement priorities.
• Support school events, staff meetings, professional development activities, and wider school initiatives.
• Perform other section leadership and academic duties assigned by the Head of School or senior leadership team.

Ideal Profile

• Relevant educational qualification is required.
• Previous experience in a primary leadership, section head, year group leader, or similar academic leadership role is preferred.
• Experience in a British curriculum school is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of Year 3 learning expectations and primary school pedagogy.
• Knowledge of KHDA inspection and assessment frameworks is required.
• Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.
• Strong strategic planning, organisation, and team leadership skills.
• Knowledge of child care, child protection, safeguarding, and health and safety practices.
• Experience in developing and sustaining high‑performance teaching teams.
• Strong relationship management skills with parents, teachers, students, and school leadership.
• Ability to support academic staff, manage section operations, and improve student learning outcomes.
• Strong understanding of teaching pedagogy, student assessment, classroom management, and disciplinary procedures.
• Professional, proactive, collaborative, and committed to high standards of student achievement.
• Candidates available for immediate joining will be preferred.
• Applicants should submit a detailed resume with availability to join.

Skills Set

• Year 3 leadership
• Section head
• British curriculum
• Primary education
• Academic leadership
• Teaching and learning
• Student outcomes
• Student progress
• Classroom management
• Behaviour management
• Disciplinary code of conduct
• Assessment practices
• Teaching pedagogy
• Teacher supervision
• Staff duty allocation
• Team leadership
• Subject coordinator support
• KHDA inspection framework
• KHDA assessment framework
• Strategic planning
• Parent communication
• Relationship management
• Child protection
• Safeguarding
• Health and safety
• Resource plan