Head of English

1 week ago


Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Nord Anglia Education Full time

**Date**:11 Dec 2024

**Location**:Abu Dhabi, AE

**Job ID**:4606

**School**:NAS Abu Dhabi School

**Company**:Nord Anglia Education

**About Nord Anglia**
- At Nord Anglia Education, our schools shape a generation of creative and resilient global citizens who leave our schools with everything they need for success - whatever they choose to be or do in life. When it comes to creating memorable learning experiences both within and beyond our classrooms, our family of more than 13,000 passionate staff are experts in their academic and commercial professions and play a vital role in the world-class experience our schools provide.
- We educate more than 74,000 children in 32 countries, our 84 schools in the Middle East, the Americas, Europe and Asia form our diverse global family, making us the largest provider of premium education in the world.

**About the School**
- Nord Anglia International School Abu Dhabi (NAS Abu Dhabi) lies at the heart of the Emirate, on Al Reem Island. In August 2023, we opened the school’s new, purpose-built campus to our first cohort of students and began to do what Nord Anglia does best: make every moment at school count. Our mission is to help our students prepare for their futures, think creatively outside the box, develop healthy resilience, global awareness, and be team players.

**About You**
- You will be a teacher who is passionate about their profession and seeks continuous improvement. You will have a positive mindset and will always do your very best for students, for parents and for colleagues. You will have strong experience of the UK national curriculum; further experience of international education will be an added advantage.
- You will be an excellent communicator who will work well with all members of the community. You will have a strong focus on being the best teacher you can be and will also participate fully in the extra-curricular aspects of school life. You will be responsible for encouraging and developing further our culture of inspiration, enjoyment and success. Keen to collaborate and share your expertise, you will have good interpersonal skills and the ability and confidence to build strong working relationships. The flexibility and open-mindedness required to adapt quickly to a fast-paced international environment are essential.

**Head of English Faculty**
- Nord Anglia International School, Abu Dhabi, is looking to appoint an outstanding, forward thinking Head of English to join our team starting in **August 2025**.** The Head of English Faculty has responsibility for leading their team of teachers to ensure the best possible learning experience and outcomes for all students.

**Core Requirements of the Post**

In fulfilling the requirements of the post, the teacher will demonstrate essential professional characteristics, and in particular will:

- Inspire trust and confidence in students, colleagues and parents;
- Engage and motivate students;
- Continually strive to develop the quality of students’ learning;
- Use the student tracking and monitoring process to advance student learning and enhance professional practice in line with the school's aspirations and priorities;
- Contribute to the school improvement / development planning and promote the learning priorities of the school SDP;
- Promote the wider aspirations and values of the school.

**Planning, Teaching and Class Management**

Teach allocated students so that they achieve the best they can by:

- Planning effective teaching programmes which provide exemplary learning opportunities within and beyond the classroom;
- Positively targeting and supporting individual learning needs;
- Maintaining high levels of behaviour and discipline;
- Effectively using homework and other extra-curricular learning opportunities;
- Establishing a purposeful and safe learning environment;
- Using modern technology to enhance learning opportunities;

**Monitoring, Assessment, Recording, Reporting**
- Make effective use of formative and summative assessment to plan challenging learning opportunities for all students
- Monitor and record students’ learning to ensure they remain on track to achieve challenging targets
- Report on progress to all stakeholders.

**Pastoral Duties**
- Establish a purposeful and safe learning environment for all students;
- Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the tutor group as a whole;
- Contribute to the preparation of action plans and other support mechanisms;
- Alert appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and make recommendations as to how these may be resolved;
- Communicate effectively with parents of students, liaising with other staff as appropriate;

**Extra-Curricular Activities**
- Support the life of the school beyond the classroom.
- Lead one or more agreed after school activities each week.

**Other Requirements**
- Contribute positively to the morale and community spirit in the school;
- Work effectively in different



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