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Job Description
The Associate Principal is responsible for providing academic, people and professional learning leadership for all staff which sustains the school’s continuing improvement, secures a high-quality education for all its students, enabling them to achieve their full potential in terms of academic, spiritual, moral, social, emotional, and cultural development, and forges further collaboration and partnership across local networks. The AP also co-leads on all strategic initiatives as assigned to the Principal/CEO of the school.
Expected Qualifications:
A Degree and Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent are essential.
A master’s degree in educational leadership or the willingness to undertake one is desirable.
Expected Experience:
At least 10 years’ experience in education and at least 7 years’ experience in a Senior Leadership position.
Job-Specific Skills, knowledge & exemplar behaviours:
Expert as analyst, communicator, innovator, leader, motivator, influencer, presenter, strategist.
Great communication skills
An emotionally intelligent and capable person
An analytical and strategic thinker
Scenario modeller
High energy level, comfortable performing multifaceted strategic projects in conjunction with day-to-day tactical activities.
Superior interpersonal abilities. Ability to get along and work with diverse personalities; tactful, mature.
Participative management style – advocate of team concept.
Ability to establish credibility and be decisive—but can recognize and support senior management’s preferences and priorities to advance the organization.
Results and people oriented, with judgment to balance other business considerations. Service oriented, but assertive/persuasive.
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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.
Job Details
Preferred Candidate
GEMS FOUNDERS SCHOOL- AL MIZHAR
GEMS Founders Al Mizhar School (GFM) is a value for money National Curriculum of England School which opened in September 2018 modelled on the highly successful GEMS Founders Dubai School. It educates students from FS1 to Year 12 and will build to a full FS to Year 13 School of 4800 students in subsequent years. The school has a focus on high academic standards, computational thinking, social and emotional Education as well as inclusivity to allow all students to succeed through a range of academic and vocational pathways. Alongside well-equipped classrooms, the school has good sports provision, large open plan learning areas to support innovation and creative problem-solving including robotics and 3D printing, a drama/dance studio, specialist music rooms, full Wi-Fi coverage, dedicated food lab, dedicated textiles lab, science labs, art rooms and libraries. FS students have access to attractive indoor and outdoor learning areas. All classrooms are equipped with large LCD screens to enhance student learning. The school follows the National Curriculum for England, offering IGCSE, AS and A level courses in the future as well as a range of vocational pathways.