إرفاق
وصف الوظيفة
Assistant Head Teacher (Secondary)
Start Date: August 2026
Contract Type: Teaching Scale + Management Responsibility Allowance
Teaching Load: Up to 50% of a standard timetable
School: GEMS FirstPoint School – The Villa, Dubai
GEMS FirstPoint School is seeking to appoint an exceptional Assistant Head Teacher (Secondary) to join our high-performing secondary leadership team from August 2026. This is a strategic leadership post within a large, premium-tier British curriculum school rated Outstanding (BSO) and Very Good (KHDA), with academic outcomes among the top 1% globally for GCSE performance.
This is a versatile role, and the specific portfolio of responsibilities will be shaped around the strengths and experience of the successful candidate. It is ideally suited to a highly competent and knowledgeable academic leader ready to drive impact across curriculum, pedagogy, and data-informed practice.
Person Specification
- A well-read and research-informed practitioner, confident in translating evidence into practice
- Strong curriculum and pedagogical understanding with experience of driving academic improvement
- Technical strength in data analysis, progress tracking, and action planning
- A proven record of securing high student outcomes through effective leadership
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire confidence and deliver change
- Familiarity with Teach Like a Champion is desirable
This is an excellent opportunity to join a values-led, innovative school with a committed and expert leadership team. The successful candidate will play a key role in the next phase of FPS’s academic development, while also maintaining a strong presence in the classroom. Early applications are encouraged and the school reserves the right to close this position should appropriate candidates be identified.
المهارات
Key Priorities
- Leading and developing high-quality teaching and learning across the secondary phase
- Using data and tracking systems to monitor progress, identify trends, and implement interventions
- Supporting and challenging departments to deliver consistently strong outcomes
- Contributing to curriculum design, review and innovation
- Monitoring, evaluating and quality assuring academic provision across subjects
- Supporting staff development and holding others to account with clarity and professionalism
- Lead the strategic development and implementation of whole-school assessment, feedback and reporting frameworks, ensuring alignment with curriculum intent, high standards, and evidence-informed practice
- Use assessment intelligently to inform teaching, intervention and improvement, securing consistency and impact across phases and subjects
GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students and staff. A UK-enhanced DBS or equivalent police check is a pre-requisite for all appointments.
تفاصيل الوظيفة
المرشح المفضل
GEMS FIRSTPOINT SCHOOL - THE VILLA - DUBAI
GEMS FirstPoint School (FPS) opened in 2014 and is positioned in the heart of The Villa community in Dubai. It is a Premium British Curriculum School, providing an excellent standard of education to around 2000 students from Nursery (aged 2) to Year 13, with exciting plans to expand facilities further in the coming years. The school has grown rapidly and continues to be popular with families from across Dubai with over 90 nationalities represented. FPS is housed in state-of-the-art buildings with a separate sport and performing arts centre, swimming pools, theatre, sports hall, dance, drama and music rooms. Our main building contains specialist facilities such as a range of computer labs, food technology kitchen, textiles and design suite, fully equipped Design Technology workshops, science labs and much more. The school prides itself on being inclusive and values-driven, creating a learning environment that promotes innovation and a love of learning. The curriculum offers a full, broad and balanced range of learning opportunities both in and out of the classroom, with a particular emphasis on an outstanding personalised education that allows all learners to achieve their potential and find personal success. As part of a vibrant local community, our students have the opportunity to study globally recognized A Levels, GCSEs and BTECs in a broad selection of subjects. Our teachers engage in purposeful professional development in a culture of continuous learning. A wide range of professional learning opportunities are available to teachers and FirstPoint is now a host venue for NPQ courses, with FPS senior leaders delivering the NPQSL and NPQH courses to aspirational colleagues from across the region.