Primary Head of Mathematics - August 2024

Primary Head of Mathematics  

This is an exciting time to be part of GEMS Wellington School – Qatar (WSQ). We are looking for an inspirational Primary Head of Maths who will work collaboratively with class teachers, phase leaders, secondary department heads and SLT. We seek a practitioner with a genuine enthusiasm and expertise in Maths who can lead an engaging curriculum of excellence for all primary year groups. 

In addition to carrying out the professional duties of a class teacher (on a reduced timetable), the Primary Head of Maths will be responsible for the leadership of an outstanding primary Maths Curriculum, ensuring all our children make excellent progress in Maths through key leadership actions. They will also model excellence in their day-to-day practice.

Wellington School is one of the leading British curriculum schools in Qatar and part of the Premium GEMS Wellington brand. We firmly believe, as a truly inclusive school, that every child can achieve, reinforced by our commitment to the High-Performance Learning philosophy (HPL). As a community, we have very high expectations for all with a clear emphasis on personal values, proactive attitudes and positive behavior's. We believe in excellence in all we do.

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to lead, motivate and inspire colleagues and children
• Demonstrate the ability to provide clear direction and support for their team, establish effective working routines and possess a positive can-do attitude
• Be a vocational and inspirational educator / leader who supports an inclusive learning environment, with the ability to raise standards for all students
• Be knowledgeable and confident in the use of effective, proven teaching and learning methodologies, with the ability to ‘think outside of the box’ and be open to new approaches
• Be fully committed to our high-performance learning philosophy (HPL)
• Have extremely high standards and expectations for all, and be able to work effectively under pressure with excellence as the primary goal
• Be aspirational for themselves, their own development and career progression
• Believe strongly in and fully support the wider extracurricular life of the school to develop fully rounded students
• Be an effective team player and have the ability to maintain a sense of perspective and humour

As a GEMS employee you can be guaranteed of an excellent, well-resourced professional environment, including working alongside highly driven, committed colleagues and fabulously polite and dedicated students. You will have access to significant further professional development opportunities not only at school level but also as part of the wider GEMS Wellington cluster and GEMS network.

Qualifications and Experience – The successful candidate will ideally have a minimum of 3 years teaching experience in a British Curriculum School and have current experience in middle leadership or ready to take on their first leadership role. They will also have an appropriate teaching degree and Qualified Teacher Status. This role is not suitable for ECTs.

To apply for this position, please complete the online application, submitting your full CV along with a Letter of Application clearly covering the 3 points below (Approx. 1 side A4):

1. Why you believe that you have the skills, experience and attributes for this role

2. How your educational philosophy and aspirational mindset aligns to the school vision

3. Other skills, interests or passions that you can bring to further add value to our team and /or contribute to the school improvement plan (see attached document)

The deadline for applications is 18th January 2024. The post is to commence in August 2024. 

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