Teaching and Learning Coach

7 hours ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates GEMS Metropole SchoolUnited Arab Emirates Full time

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

31 December 2024

**Job overview**:
**Job Purpose**:
To carry out professional duties of a middle leader focusing upon raising standards of learning and teaching across the school by driving standards.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To assist the Principal and Leadership Team in the leadership and management of the school and in directed aspects of school improvement.
- To maintain and continually improve on the provision of an outstanding educational experience within Metropole School.
- To carry out teaching duties, as required, in accordance with the National Curriculum to drive teaching and learning through the school.
- Collaborate with school leadership to identify the areas of strength and areas of development in the school.
- Provide teachers with individualised and classroom-centered training, exhibiting research based instructional strategies and methodologies. Provide follow-up as needed.
- Provide professional development in the form of Team Teaching, Lesson modelling and provided Professional Development sessions.
- Provide feedback on key documents, including: SEF, Lesson Plans, Schemes of work and resourcing.

**Specific Responsibilities**:
**Teaching and Learning**
- To monitor and improve the quality of learning and teaching across the school.
- To review planning and teaching methods in order to meet individual needs, including SEN,

Gifted and Talented, and children with English who are ELL.
- To exemplify good practice in the classroom and provide demonstration lessons for staff/Parents/external parties as appropriate.
- Coaching for individual teachers where required.
- To oversee the monitoring and observation cycle.
- To audit, organise, order and allocate resources across the school pertinent to the Department’s Action Plan
- To liaise with other middle leaders to ensure progression and continuity across the school
- To ensure all curriculum policies, schemes of work and general school policies are adhered to by team
- To support staff in relation to curriculum planning and assessment
- To monitor and support the work of team members through classroom visits, work scrutiny/moderation, interviews, professional dialogue and reviews of plans and records.
- To attend courses as required and disseminate information to other members of staff.
- To assist the Leadership Team with the co-ordination of staff development opportunities for all teaching and non-teaching staff within the school.
- To act as a coach or mentor when required to newly appointed staff and ensure that other staff new to the school, including supply staff, are familiar with school policies
- To ensure effective communication within your team from your department to other areas of the school.

**Monitoring and Evaluation**
- To develop and promote the use of assessment and school-based indicators to analyse, evaluate and improve learning and teaching

Discipline and Behaviour Management
- Ensure that high expectations for good behaviour are clearly established with appropriate guidance

**Financial Management**
- Take responsibility for spending in specific areas as agreed with the Principal School Community Links
- Liaise and develop good relationships with parents and other members of the wider school community
- Encourage and promote home/school partnership
- To lead information sessions for parents as required
- To lead on events and trips related to innovation and technology
- To contribute to Parents’ Evenings
- Ensure effective communication with parents

**Commitments, Knowledge, Dispositions**:

- Promote and support the vision, values and ethos of the school
- Work collaboratively with Head of Department to ensure student needs and are attended to
- Knowledge and understanding of what constitutes high quality educational provision and how to secure it within the Prep and Senior Schools
- A strong understanding of the UK National Curriculum and remain up to date on current changes and research in pedagogy.
- Commitment to the welfare and achievement of the students in our care

**GEMS Education**
- To carry out any other duties reasonably requested by the Headteacher/Principal.
- Duties may be varied to meet changed circumstances in a manner compatible with the post held, at the reasonable direction of the Headteacher/Principal

**Skills**:

- Qualified Teacher Status
- Possess drive, enthusiasm, determination, and boundless energy to improve the in school experiences for students
- The ability to gain the confidence of staff, students, and parents
- Ability to lead a team and work within a team
- Have a positive outlook and solution focused attitude
- Have effective communication skills
- The ability to prioritise and to remain calm and focussed under pressure
- The ability to collate and take account of the views of others as appropriate
- Good organisational and administrative skills
- Willingness to go the extra mile to do the job well
- Open-minded, creative and innov


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