Head of Secondary

3 weeks ago


UAE, United Arab Emirates GEMS Cambridge International Private School - Sharjah Full time

We are recruiting an outstanding, innovative, Head of Secondary to join the team and play a key role on the Executive Leadership Team supporting the Principal/ CEO in driving forward the Secondary school from August 2023.

**Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Embracing and encouraging the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS and GCS Core Values.
- Overseeing all aspects of provision in the Secondary School as the school develops.
- Ensuring high-quality care and support for students in the Secondary School.
- Ensuring high academic standards in the Secondary School in relation to the school’s own desire for all students to be the best they can be as well as a commitment to the UAE National Agenda targets.
- Managing budgets and undertaking teaching and other professional duties as reasonably delegated by the Principal.
- Extensive experience in leading and overseeing the GCSE and A Levels process.
- An effective and dynamic leader with a proven track record in sustained school improvement that can be demonstrated through concrete data.
- Rigorous in promoting excellence and developing commitment to high standards of care and opportunities for all.
- Able to demonstrate success of leading and managing staff including promoting and developing innovative approaches to learning.
- Experienced in developing teachers’ skills and competencies through a sustained school improvement model.
- Able to demonstrate a comprehensive and confident knowledge of best practice pedagogy for secondary school
- Able to demonstrate a desire to be innovative and creative in the provision offered for all learners to ensure everyone can succeed.
- Knowledgeable in the use of data to develop clear strategies to work towards outstanding progress and attainment across the Secondary School
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to inclusion.
- Able to demonstrate genuine passion towards the wider co-curricular life of a school.

**Required qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Education or another relevant field with a teaching qualification
- 10 years’ educational experience with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior leadership role
- NPQH or other relevant senior leadership qualifications (desirable)

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