Urdu Coordinator

Urdu Coordinator - British Curriculum Leadership Job Snapshot Role: Urdu Coordinator - British Curriculum Leadership Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Primary-Secondary Education Function: Educaiton Management Experience: Relevant Urdu teaching experience with subject coordination or leadership experience preferred Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

The Urdu Coordinator - British Curriculum Leadership opportunity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates within the Primary-Secondary Education industry is seeking an experienced educator to lead curriculum delivery, teaching quality, assessment, student progress, and professional development within the Urdu department. The role requires strong Urdu subject expertise, British Curriculum experience, effective teacher mentoring, and the ability to contribute to school improvement, inclusion, academic intervention, and inspection readiness.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Primary-Secondary Education Function: Educaiton Management Salary: 9000-14000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Dubai; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Urdu Coordinator will provide academic and instructional leadership for Urdu across the school, ensuring that curriculum planning, classroom teaching, assessment, and student support are consistently implemented to a high standard. The position combines classroom expertise with departmental coordination. The successful candidate will guide teachers in strengthening pedagogy, develop coherent schemes of work and assessments, monitor student outcomes, and use performance evidence to identify areas requiring intervention or enrichment. Particular attention will be given to meeting the needs of students with different levels of attainment, including gifted and talented learners and students of determination. The coordinator will also help maintain departmental readiness for internal reviews, school improvement initiatives, and external inspection requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the effective delivery of Urdu across relevant year groups.
• Coordinate the Urdu curriculum in line with British Curriculum school expectations.
• Establish clear academic standards for teaching and learning within the department.
• Develop coherent schemes of work that support progressive language development.
• Review curriculum sequencing to ensure appropriate progression between year groups.
• Prepare and coordinate departmental curriculum maps.
• Support teachers in developing effective lesson plans.
• Develop teaching resources aligned with curriculum objectives.
• Review existing materials and identify areas requiring improvement.
• Ensure appropriate balance across Urdu reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, and vocabulary.
• Promote high-quality language instruction throughout the department.
• Develop students ' reading fluency and comprehension.
• Strengthen written expression and accurate language use.
• Promote confident spoken communication in Urdu.
• Encourage wider appreciation of Urdu language, literature, and culture.
• Monitor classroom teaching across the Urdu department.
• Conduct lesson observations and learning walks where required.
• Review student work to evaluate instructional quality.
• Provide teachers with clear and constructive developmental feedback.
• Coach teachers in effective classroom pedagogy.
• Mentor Urdu teachers and support their professional development.
• Identify individual and departmental training needs.
• Share effective teaching strategies and resources.
• Encourage reflective practice and professional collaboration.
• Support new or developing teachers within the department.
• Establish consistent classroom expectations across Urdu lessons.
• Help teachers strengthen classroom management and student engagement.
• Promote differentiated teaching for varying student abilities.
• Support teachers in designing appropriate interventions.
• Monitor student attainment and progress across year groups.
• Analyze assessment information to identify performance trends.
• Identify students who are not meeting expected academic standards.
• Develop targeted intervention strategies for students requiring additional support.
• Monitor the impact of academic interventions.
• Develop enrichment opportunities for gifted and talented students.
• Create appropriate extension activities for high-performing learners.
• Support inclusive learning for students of determination.
• Work collaboratively with inclusion teams where required.
• Adapt curriculum resources to support different learning needs.<