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Assistant Head Arabic & Islamic September 2023

Business Unit: GEMS ROYAL DUBAI SCHOOL - DUBAI

Location: UAE - Dubai

Closing Date 06-Aug-2023

About the Role

GEMS Royal Dubai School is looking to appoint an inspiring and passionate individual to join our Senior Leadership Team and play a significant role in raising standards and inspiring students and colleagues. This postholder will play a significant role in developing our Arabic and Islamic curriculum leaders, in addition to some teaching across Arabic and / or Islamic.

The successful candidate will be an experienced leader, self-motivated, have proven success in driving standards and be committed to the pursuit of excellence for all.

To lead the continued development of Arabic and Islamic aligning to our school vision. This is an exciting opportunity for a Leader with a successful track record of outstanding teaching and leading curriculum change.

About Your Benefits

Key Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Effectively develop, line manage and hold Curriculum Leaders to account ensuring that the highest of professional and academic standards are achieved in relation to national and international benchmarks.
• To drive and effectively support leaders to develop and enhance the teaching practices of others by observing, modelling, team-teaching and offering guidance - supporting teachers\' professional growth from their own starting points to the required standard.
• To ensure CLs are leading and driving the MER process accurately, evaluating the quality of curriculum and L&T and define next steps for improvement.
• To ensure effective PD is delivered to staff in order to improve professional skills and knowledge.
• To ensure focused action plans, linked to the SDP, continually drive standards and contribute to the schools Self Evaluation Form and other documents.
• Continually evaluate the content of the Arabic and Islamic curriculums and review their effectiveness in achieving the required standards, embedding strategies as appropriate to ensure there is a continuous drive for sustainable improvement.
• Ensure the assessment process is thorough, appropriate and rigorous and provides accurate data which drives standards in line with local and national benchmarks.
• To maintain and enhance the school\'s relationships within the community and beyond, including playing a leading role in the joint working of the Cluster, external organisations and participation in local and international events.
• To carry out any other reasonable duties as directed by the CEO and Principal.

Developing self and others

• Deliver effective PD to staff to improve professional skills and knowledge.
• Support other members of the school\'s team in planning and delivering whole school PD.
• To develop a structured programme of advice and support to improve practice, through a coaching and modelling approach.
• Establish and maintain effective and appropriate professional working relationships at all levels.
• Lead and support staff in developing and sustaining positive working relationships within and across phases.
• Lead and undertake subject level performance management reviews.
• Where appropriate, support the interview/selection process for teacher recruitment and ensure effective induction of new staff.
• Actively pursue your own professional development as a Senior Leader.

About GEMS

Trusted for over 60 years and now a third generation education family, GEMS Education began in a single school room in Dubai. Today, we have the privilege of educating over 170,000 students from over 176 countries through GEMS owned and managed schools globally; over 270,000 students access resources through our services division.

About the School

At GEMS Royal Dubai School (RDS), we offer an outstanding world class education with students at the heart. Our community is built upon the vision of \'Achieving Excellence Together\'; it is a place where students, teachers and parents are committed, ambitious and positive. As one of the first accredited High Performance Learning (HPL), World Class Schools in the region, we focus on ensuring our motivating learning environments support, challenge and inspire students from Early Years through to Year 6; focusing not only on academic excellence, but on developing students to be confident and happy learners. We provide a solid foundation that is supportive and inclusive, where we embrace and celebrate every individual.

Our experienced UK trained teachers inspire intellectual curiosity, independence and effective learning habits. From an early age, we encourage students to be empathetic, hardworking and agile. As a school we pride ourselves on ensuring the development of our students\' social and interpersonal skills, as well as their contribution to the community. We believe every experience is a learning opportunity and seek out different ways to ensure our children and staff are everlasting learners who strive for improvement within our High Performing Culture.

To learn more please visit RDS http://www.royaldubaischool.com/

About Application Process

If you meet the criteria and you are enthusiastic about the role, we would welcome your application.

To complete the application you would need the following document(s):

• Resume/CV

In line with the UAE\'s Emiratisation goals, GEMS welcomes and encourages applications from UAE nationals to join our fast-growing team.

Important Note : GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students. Applicants will be required to submit a current police criminal clearance check or equivalent from their home country or current country of residence prior to appointment.

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