Primary Teacher - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Yasmina British Academy

Yasmina British Academy

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

Posted by:

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Description

Yasmina British Academy is an outstanding British Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi.

With our globally recognized and admired curriculum, dedicated and passionate practitioners and outstanding teaching and learning, Yasmina British Academy is an exceptional place to work.

It has an exciting, diverse and progressive learning community that annually produces some of the very best I/GCSE and A Level result in the UAE.

Our learning culture is underpinned by our core values of excellence, respect, passion, collaboration and creativity allowing all students to thrive.

Furthermore, the Academy is extremely proud of its recent ADEK inspection, which rated Yasmina British Academy as 'Outstanding' in all six performance standards, putting it amongst the top schools in the UAE and Middle East.

From the start of the Academic Year 2023/24, Yasmina British Academy is moving to a new multi-building campus incorporating state of the art facilities that will enable our teachers and students to flourish, fostering a future focused educational experience while also delivering on our environmental commitments to supply sustainable schools to the UAE.

This incredible facility will be more than just a school, acting as a social, sporting and performance hub for both the local and international communities of the city.

The new campus enables us to add even more value to our currently outstanding educational provision, whilst utilising the reputation of Aldar Academies' brand to positively impact the lives of our learning community in the UAE.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi's leading school group.

RESPONSIBILITIES

To deliver lessons that inspire students to succeed in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Teamwork and collaboration.
To be a good communicator at all levels.
Be committed to developing positive relationships with all members of the school community.
Working alongside fellow teachers to plan engaging lessons that meet requirements of the curriculum.
Liaising with colleagues and working flexibly.
Working with parents to ensure the happiness and best academic outcomes for all children.
Working cooperatively with curriculum support staff (where applicable) to support children's development.

Teaching and learning:

Clear understanding of the Curriculum.
Organising the classroom provision and learning resources and creating displays to encourage a positive and engaging learning environment.
Planning, preparing and presenting sessions that cater for the needs of the whole ability range within the class.
Observing and assessing children in line with school assessments.
Being reflective of the classroom provision, sessions taught, progress made, and adjusting environment, planning and curriculum to reflect this.
Meeting with other professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and educational psychologists, if required.
Ensure the Al Yasmina Academy Teacher and Learner DNA language and attitudes are being embedded throughout the curriculum.

Assessment and data:

Taking responsibility for the progress of a class.
Meeting requirements for the assessment and recording of student's development using Target Tracker.
Using data provided by assessments to influence further planning, provision and intervention.
Providing feedback to parents and carers on a student's progress at Parent Teacher Conferences and other meetings.

Behavior management and duties:

Follow the school's behaviour policy.
Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to students' needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary within the school's behavioral policy.
Be a positive role model and consistently demonstrate the positive attitudes, values and behavior, which are expected of pupils.
Have high expectations of behavior, promoting selfcontrol and independence of all learners.

Wider professional responsibilities:

Support the organizing of and taking part in school events, outings and activities which may take place at weekends or in the evening.
Communicate effectively with parents/carers with regards to student's achievements and wellbeing using school systems/processes such as CPOMS as appropriate.
Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
Run a weekly ECA each term.

Requirements:

Experience of a British Curriculum is essential.
Minimum 2 years of experience as Primary Teacher.
Previous experience working with students for whom English is not their first language.
Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child.
Recent and consistent involvement in extracurricular activities.
Respect for all membe