Primary Head of Year 1
3 weeks ago
This position is a fantastic opportunity to make an impact in the growth and development of a primary school year group at GEMS Wellington Academy, Al Khail. As a Middle Leader, you will work alongside the Primary Leadership Team to ensure the students at the academy receive a world class education.
To do this, Head of Years will be accountable for providing professional leadership and management in the development of the year group curriculum so as to secure high-quality teaching, effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement for all pupils. Heads of Years 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 within the year group.
At GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail, we want to ensure that our students aspire, create, and excel in this world that is, so they can help create the world that will be. We are seeking exceptional teachers to join our team who can help us achieve this goal through our three pillars of: the science of learning, social enterprise, and student agency and innovation.
As a cognitive science driven school, evidence-informed practice is at the heart of what we do, and we seek educators who can passionately articulate what outstanding learning and teaching looks like and translate this into practice in the classroom.
- GCSE and A-Level results far exceeding UK national averages
- Very Good’ rating from the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB)
- ‘Outstanding rating from British Schools Overseas (BSO)
- ‘World Class School’ status from High Performance Learning
- Being an invited member of the Cognitive Science school network
- Hold a B.Ed, PGCE, PGDE or equivalent in Primary teaching or similar
- Have experience of teaching British curriculum
- Experience of working within a high performing teaching team
- A proven track record of providing outstanding teaching and learning
- At least 2 years of experience teaching the National Curriculum of England
**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.
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 with current enrolment at 2500. This is an international world class school dedicated to fostering a passion for excellence in learning and in life.
**The GEMS Wellington Cluster**
WEK is part of the wider GEMS Wellington group of schools within the UAE, who bring with them a long and sustained history of delivering high quality education. The schools collaborate and work closely together to ensure the reach and impact of every initiative to improve student outcomes is maximized. Each school is unified by the core Wellington vision, fundamental to the ethos and fabric of what it means to be part of the GEMS Wellington family, whilst at the same time retaining their own unique characteristics. This partnership brings significant benefits for both our students and teachers including enhanced social, cultural and academic learning opportunities, sporting and performing arts events and access to a vast range of professional development pathways. The sharing of outstanding practice and dialogue amongst our highly talented leadership teams and teaching and learning community, constantly allows us to further raise standards in the pursuit of excellence. This is an exciting time to be part of the GEMS Wellington network.
**Principal**
Campbell Douglas
**Values and Vision**
**Our Vision**
Empowering students to aspire, create and excel in the world that is, so they can help create a world that will be.
**Our Mission**
Our aims are to provide a positive and exciting learning environment that encourages all children to take responsibility for their own learning and personal development. This is underpinned by consistent excellence in delivering the British curriculum in a way which is both creative and innovative
Our 3 pillars are:
The Science of Learning
- placing evidence informed practice at the heart of all we do
- understanding of how the brain learns best to maximise learning opportunities
- being future driven and developing the skills required to thrive in the future world
Global Citizenship
- embedding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- showing care and concern for others by respecting and celebrating our differences
- respecting and promoting the culture, language and heritage of the UAE and beyond
Student Innovation and Agency
- the value and importance of working collaboratively
- voice, choice and ownership of learning
- taking risks and persisting with challenges
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