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Job Description
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Head of Performing Arts to join our team from August 2026.
Join us at GEMS Metropole School – Motor City, Dubai.
Teaching at GEMS is not just a job – it is a career. As a global education leader, GEMS offers exceptional opportunities for professional growth and career progression, with access to world-class CPD programmes and leadership development pathways. With many of our senior leaders having progressed through the GEMS network, this role offers a unique opportunity to advance your career within one of the world's largest private education providers.
As Head of Performing Arts, you will provide strategic leadership across the department, driving excellence in teaching and learning while fostering a vibrant culture of creativity, performance, and student achievement. You will inspire students and staff alike, ensuring outstanding outcomes across Drama and the wider Performing Arts curriculum.
Dubai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan and rapidly growing city where the sun shines all year round. Teachers in Dubai enjoy an exceptional lifestyle, with access to world-class leisure facilities, international travel opportunities, and a diverse multicultural community.
All positions attract an excellent remuneration package including:
• Competitive tax-free salary
• Leadership allowance
• Individual fully furnished accommodation
• Free schooling for dependent children
• Private medical insurance
• Annual flights to country of residence
• End of Service Gratuity
GEMS employees also enjoy free access to GEMS Rewards, our exclusive loyalty programme offering significant savings across the UAE, including discounts on flights, hotels, restaurants, retail outlets, entertainment, and much more.
Skills
• Proven leadership experience within a Performing Arts department, ideally in a British curriculum school
• Strong subject knowledge and a passion for Drama and the Performing Arts
• A commitment to outstanding teaching and learning and raising student achievement
• The ability to inspire, motivate and develop both students and colleagues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships across the school community
• A commitment to contributing to the wider life of the school through productions, performances, enrichment activities and community engagement
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 METROPOLE SCHOOL - MOTOR CITY
GEMS Metropole School, located in Motor City in Dubai, opened its doors in September 2014 and has continued to flourish and grow in student number and stature. The school is now open to students from FS1 to Year 13 with an all-through school capacity of 4200 students offering the National Curriculum for England. The school has become well-known for their key areas of success, such as a strong community approach to education, highly inclusive school support to strong secondary options at Key Stage 4 and academic and vocational choices at Key Stage 5. In addition, the school has well-equipped classrooms, a highly competitive sports department, a farm, digital media rooms, innovation laboratories, dedicated science labs, music, art rooms and libraries. Students from our Foundation Stage classes have access to attractive indoor and outdoor learning areas to explore and investigate, high quality Information Technology provision and Science provision to develop IT and Science-based literacy, and most recently a language hub to support key language skills across school. In the Primary section, with the use of 1:1 technologies, students and teachers use iPads and interactive whiteboards to enhance learning opportunities where appropriate. The Secondary school continues to develop and grow and has seen the LEAD and skills programme blossom supporting students to make informed decisions and develop their learning and leadership skills. A new focus of personalised pathways is supporting students in their preparation for life after school and their journey towards success. In conclusion, GEMS Metropole School is a member of the British Schools of the Middle East (BSME) with the School Principal as a BSME Country Rep. This allows both teachers and students alike to continue to grow and develop with the rich traditions of the National Curriculum offerings and align itself with ‘like schools’ across the region and overseas.