When you join GEMS Education you join an international education company with a global network of International schools and over fifty years of education experience. GEMS Education is the leading Kindergarten to Grade 12 operator in the world educating over 110,000 children from 151 different nationalities. GEMS Education staff access the company\xe2\x80\x99s professional development programme, one of the largest education training programmes in the world. This ensures the best possible academic outcomes as while ensuring that GEMS attracts and retains the highest staff calibre. To find out more about GEMS Education visit: www.gemseducation.com The School: An outstanding school in Dubai, GEMS Wellington International School offers exceptional learning opportunities for students aged 3 to 18. Following the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum in The Early Years, the National Curriculum for England to Year 11 and the International Baccalaureate at Years 12 and 13, our dynamic school environment combined with the extensive range of experiences offered enables students to succeed and to aspire at every stage of their learning journey. The entire school community, a truly international one, is passionate and committed to ensuring all are recognised and celebrated for their individual strengths, enabled as lifelong learners and nurtured as future leaders. http://www.wellingtoninternationalschool.com/ About the Role GEMS Wellington International School is looking to appoint an inspiring and passionate linguist to lead a vibrant and dynamic department for September 2023. The Director of Modern Foreign Languages position is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic leader with previous experience and responsibility for the leadership and management of languages across a school, and staff within the department. The role will be hugely rewarding and will provide an excellent platform for career development and promotion to Senior Leadership positions. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, hardworking and committed to the school\xe2\x80\x99s vision and ethos. The responsibility allowance and timetable remission are commensurate with the professionalism and commitment required. Key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Develop the vision for Modern Foreign Languages in the forthcoming years to support the aims, priorities and ethos of the school.
• Quality assure and maintain the outstanding learning and teaching of Modern Foreign Languages within specific phases and across the school.
• Plan for the continuous training and development of staff within the Modern Foreign Languages department.
• Implement the process of strategic action planning, target setting and monitoring for all teachers and post-holders.
• Review the Modern Foreign Languages curriculum to ensure the best possible outcomes for students with seamless transitions between each phase of the school.
• Drive the National Agenda priorities associated directly with Education, ensuring practice and key messages are embedded.
• Manage the Languages resources across the school to include the ordering and renewing of resources and equipment within the specified budget.
• Develop the schools Extra-Curricular Languages Program, providing high-quality opportunities for learning.
• Organise Languages trips that are educational, inspirational and fun for our students to attend.
• Lead and undertake the performance management reviews of the Modern Foreign Languages leaders and teachers.
• 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 leader.

To be considered for this role, you should have:

• A full teaching qualification, holding aBEd, PGCE or equivalent
• 2 years experience as a leader
• Experience working in a through school environment (age 3-18) is preferred
• A track record of raising achievement and improving outcomes for students
• Experience working in an international setting is preferred

All positions attract an excellent remuneration package including: Competitive tax-free salary, individual fully furnished accommodation, free schooling, private medical insurance, annual airfares to country of residence and end of Service Gratuity. GEMS Teachers also have free access to our loyalty app GEMS rewards www.gemsrewards.com which provides significant savings on day-to-day life in the UAE. We offer thousands of discounts and 2 for 1 offers on everything from flights, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets, making your salary go further and enhancing the opportunity to save whilst working overseas.
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