Section Head Year 3

Section Head Year 3
- British Curriculum. A full‑time education leadership role based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The position requires an experienced primary education professional who can lead the Year 3 academic team, support teaching quality, maintain discipline standards, and improve student learning outcomes. Overview This role is suitable for a candidate with relevant educational qualifications, strong leadership ability, KHDA framework knowledge, and experience managing teachers, student progress, parent communication, and section‑level school operations.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Year 3 section and ensure high standards of teaching, learning, behaviour, and student progress.
- Provide professional leadership to academic staff assigned to the section by the Head of School.
- Support the development of a stimulating, creative, inclusive, and productive learning environment.
- Maintain a strong disciplinary code of conduct for students and staff in line with school expectations.
- Allocate teaching duties, administrative duties, and section‑related tasks to academic staff in consultation with the Primary Head.
- Support Subject Coordinators in improving teaching quality, curriculum delivery, assessment practices, and student outcomes.
- Lead and manage daily section operations while working collaboratively across the school to achieve wider school objectives.
- Monitor teaching pedagogy, classroom practice, assessment methods, and student engagement across Grade 3.
- Ensure learning strategies inspire high levels of achievement and progress for students of all abilities.
- Contribute to resource planning, classroom organization, teaching materials, and section‑level academic requirements.
- Advise on the development and implementation of school policies, procedures, and improvement practices.
- Assist the Head of School in managing section resources and supporting efficient school operations.
- Track student progress, review assessment data, and support intervention planning where required.
- Promote child care, child protection, safeguarding, health and safety, and student wellbeing across the section.
- Build and sustain high‑performance teams through guidance, collaboration, accountability, and professional support.
- Maintain strong relationships with parents and support effective communication with the parent community.
- Contribute to KHDA inspection readiness, assessment evidence, section documentation, and school improvement priorities.
- Support school events, staff meetings, professional development activities, and wider school initiatives.
- Perform other section leadership and academic duties assigned by the Head of School or senior leadership team. Ideal Profile
- Relevant educational qualification is required.
- Previous experience in a primary leadership, section head, year group leader, or similar academic leadership role is preferred.
- Experience in a British curriculum school is strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of Year 3 learning expectations and primary school pedagogy.
- Knowledge of KHDA inspection and assessment frameworks is required.
- Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.
- Strong strategic planning, organisation, and team leadership skills.
- Knowledge of child care, child protection, safeguarding, and health and safety practices.
- Experience in developing and sustaining high‑performance teaching teams.
- Strong relationship management skills with parents, teachers, students, and school leadership.
- Ability to support academic staff, manage section operations, and improve student learning outcomes.
- Strong understanding of teaching pedagogy, student assessment, classroom management, and disciplinary procedures.
- Professional, proactive, collaborative, and committed to high standards of student achievement.
- Candidates available for immediate joining will be preferred.
- Applicants should submit a detailed resume with availability to join. Skills Set
- Year 3 leadership
- Section head
- British curriculum
- Primary education
- Academic leadership
- Teaching and learning
- Student outcomes
- Student progress
- Classroom management
- Behaviour management
- Disciplinary code of conduct
- Assessment practices
- Teaching pedagogy
- Teacher supervision
- Staff duty allocation
- Team leadership
- Subject coordinator support
- KHDA inspection framework
- KHDA assessment framework
- Strategic planning
- Parent communication
- Relationship management
- Child protection
- Safeguarding
- Health and safety
- Resource planning
- School policy implementation
- High‑performance team development
- Immediate joining Why Join Us This opportunity is ideal for a Section Head Year 3
- British Curriculum professional seeking an academic leadership role in Dubai's education sector. The position offers the chance to lead a key primary section, strengthen teaching standards, support student progress, guide teachers, and contribute to a well‑st