About us: Fortes Education has been a leading education provider in the UAE for over four decades with premium international schools and nurseries that have experienced outstanding success and growth. Our schools offer the most innovative and character-building education in the entire Middle East region.
Our core ethos and philosophy of education is Positive Education (PosEd). Through PosEd, our schools foster active engagement in learning, celebrating character strengths and accomplishments. We encourage children to cultivate fulfilling relationships with others and seek meaning and purpose in their own lives. We enable children to become happy learners and develop into innovative thinkers, confident young adults, and life-long learners. Children develop resilience, a growth mindset and deep character strengths that allow them to flourish in an ever-changing world.
About Regent International School \xe2\x80\x93 Inspiring Minds. Building Character. With a rich history of over 35 years, Regent International School is recognised as one of the leading and most innovative schools in the region, as well as a global leader in Positive Education. We have a close-knit family and community spirit with happiness resonating in our school, our children, our parents, and our teachers. We believe in inspiring, empowering, and enlightening our students and enriching the community that we are a part of.
Regent International School provides an ambitious, values-based education that develops skills for academic and personal achievement, as well as character, well-being, and happiness. We follow the National Curriculum of England offering an outstanding education from Nursery to the Early Years Foundation Stage to Secondary school, culminating in the I/GCSEs and BTECs in Years 10 and 11, and \xe2\x80\x98A\xe2\x80\x99 levels in Years 12 and 13.

Regent is rated \xe2\x80\x98Outstanding\xe2\x80\x99 by the British School Overseas Inspection authority and \xe2\x80\x98Very Good\xe2\x80\x99 by KHDA. Our curriculum is distinguished by our unique STEAM & Design Thinking programme and Project-based Learning pedagogy where students \xe2\x80\x98learn by doing,\xe2\x80\x99 developing solutions to real-world projects and problems. Students combine knowledge and skills from different subjects and develop the key \xe2\x80\x985C\xe2\x80\x99 skills of creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and commitment, which are critical to success in today\xe2\x80\x99s world.

Regent is a disruptively innovative school and is distinguished by its leading-edge Signature Programmes in STEAM & Design Thinking; Performing Arts, Media & Communication; Environment & Sustainability (Forest School); Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship; Virtual Reality; Extracurriculars & Enrichment; and Fortes Artificial Intelligence Learning Platform. All of these are woven into the curriculum and our Project-based Learning pedagogy. We present an exciting opportunity to join us in further developing our highly popular, dynamic and innovative school.
About you: We seek to appoint Learning Support Practitioners to join our team in August 2023. The role of the Learning Support Practitioner is to provide support to Students & Staff in the assigned phases of the School. The Learning Support Practitioner will support the teachers in enhancing the effective involvement of students in their academic and social development.
The post holder will:

• Work alongside teachers and other staff to support pupils\xe2\x80\x99 learning.
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to their progress and achievement, under the guidance of teachers
• Provide feedback to teachers the progress, outcomes, and achievements made by pupil.
• Monitor, maintain & review records of pupil progress over time.
• Apply strategies to promote pupils\xe2\x80\x99 self-esteem, self-confidence, and independence.
• Prepare the learning environment and resources under the direction of teachers\xe2\x80\x99 i.e. preparing classrooms materials, displays, equipment & supplies.

We are looking for certain qualities:

• Candidate should have at Bachelors degree, or at a minimum an \xe2\x80\x98A\xe2\x80\x99 level or an equivalent.
• Prior experience in working in a support role in a school setting.
• Working hours are from 7 am \xe2\x80\x93 3.30 pm.
• Strong work ethic along with a commitment to staff and student privacy.
• Good organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written & oral communication skills in English.
• Knowledge of inclusive pedagogy.
• Bilingual candidates welcomed.

Application Process: If you have the passion, energy, and commitment to drive accelerated outcomes for young people, we will welcome your application. In return, you will join a rapidly evolving organisation that can offer you a central role in our future growth plans.
Candidates are invited to complete our Online Application by visiting: http://forteseducation.com/Careers/Current-Openings Interviews will take place either face-to-face in Dubai or by video conferencing if the applicant is not based in Dubai. Application Closing Date: 4th May 2023 Appointment Start Date: Mid-Aug 2023
Fortes Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a satisfactory International Child Protection Certificate, plus resident country Police checks.
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