Primary Pastoral Assistant Headteacher for Year 5 and 6 at Safa Community School

6 days ago

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Safa Community SchoolDubai Full time

**Salary**:
Safa Community School salary scale. Housing, medical insurance, free child place, visa, flight and generous salary packages. Salary dependent on experience.

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
September 2025

31 December 2024

**Job overview**:
**POST: Primary Pastoral Assistant Headteacher for Year 5 and 6 at Safa Community School, Dubai**:
At Safa Community School, we are more than just a school-we are a community. With a parent body comprising Expats, including around 35% from the UK, we have fostered a reputation for being a friendly, warm and community-oriented school. Our positive relationships among staff, parents and students are a testament to our inclusive approach, making everyone feel welcomed and part of a larger family.

Safa Community School is not just another school but an award-winning all-through UK curriculum school, from FS1 to Year 13, with 2,570 on roll. Follow our school Instagram channel for a glimpse into our vibrant community showcasing student achievements, community events, and much more at **safa_scs**.

Currently, we are in search of a dynamic and passionate Primary Pastoral Assistant Headteacher for Year 5 and 6.

Safa Community School is seeking to appoint an outstanding, talented and visionary Assistant Headteacher who will oversee the pastoral care of our students. The successful applicant will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Having a proven track record of success as a teacher, as a leader and manager and will have an in-depth knowledge of all aspects related to Primary education.

**What can SCS offer?**:

- the ability to develop and grow within the Primary School;
- the opportunity to be innovative, to develop new educational procedures and student experiences;
- the ability to develop a significantly broad portfolio;
- an exciting, challenging and stimulating place to work in a friendly and welcoming environment.

**Who/what is SCS looking for?**:

- excellent leadership, strong management and communication skills demonstrable through your present role;
- the ability to communicate a clear vision for improving Primary education at SCS;
- a capacity for hard work and resilience; and a belief that this is at the core of success;
- a creative thinker with an ability and determination to secure high-quality outcomes for all students;
- an exceptional and innovative classroom practitioner;
- demonstrable ability to lead, inspire and motivate others;
- readiness for meeting the high expectations in Dubai with enthusiasm;
- a leader who places the well-being of all students first.

**General Responsibilities**:

- To lead both the team of Heads of Year and cohort of students. This involves giving a clear vision and direction to work, identifying key areas for improvement and planning appropriate actions to meet them.
- To manage both the people and resources associated with each year group.
- To monitor the quality of learning experienced by the year group, liaising with Heads of Years and Curriculum Leaders offering support and guidance where necessary.
- To promote the ethos of the school through leading high-quality assemblies.
- To use assessment data to inform an analysis of individual student progress, collective progress across each class group and year group as a whole.
- To have an overview of the range of barriers to learning that impact on student progress.
- To use all of the above to identify underachievement with a view to establishing and coordinating improvement strategies in conjunction with teachers and Heads of Year.
- To monitor the effectiveness of these interventions and report to SLT termly on the progress being made by students in the year group.
- To liaise with key staff, including the SENCO, regarding all groups of students’ achievement in the year group.

**Leadership and Management**:

- To act as a role model by demonstrating high-quality pastoral care and academic monitoring of students, continuous professional development and professional presence in the team.
- To lead and manage a team of teachers and maintaining regular formal and informal contact with staff.
- To ensure all staff understand and are actively implementing the key aspects of the school’s policies including those for behaviour, attendance, uniform and safeguarding.
- To make a significant contribution to the induction of staff referring to any individual training needs to SLT with responsibility for staff INSET.
- To initiate and respond to communications with parents ensuring that they are kept fully informed and involved in the progress of their children.
- To contribute to the organisation of any parent information evenings.
- To oversee the completion of progress checks.
- To oversee the completion of school reports for the year group including writing summary comments.
- To work with staff to ensure appropriate follow-up to reporting procedures and to play an important part in the evaluation of reporting procedures.
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