Head of Secondary - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The Aquila School

The Aquila School
The Aquila School
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Head of Secondary Vacancy

August 2024 start

The Aquila school opened in September initially up to year six and adding a year group each year. In August 2024 we will welcome our first year 12 pupils with a programme of IBDP and IBDC/BTEC.

Younger pupils in school follow the English National Curriculum leading to a range of GCSEs delivered in an active, engaging and relevant way.

The school is the flagship school of the International Schools Partnership
- a Europe based company with schools all over the world. The school focuses on delivering the English National Curriculum in an engaging and relevant way. Our school vision underpins all aspects of our work
- "A happy community school with amazing learning at its heart where pupils are empowered to make choices, engage in meaningful learning experiences and make exceptional progress". Staff know and follow this vision on a day to day basis - and every pupil knows the three words that matter here - safe, happy and learning.


This is a unique position as it involves laying strong foundations for the successful future of secondary in our school, taking into account the positive foundations already established.

The person appointed will need to skillfully establish secondary provision within a common ethos as we are very much one school.

The wide ranging tasks and responsibilities include
- leading on teaching and learning, staff training, performance management, accountability for outcomes for pupils, recruitment, deployment of staff and resources, data analysis, school improvement planning, school self-evaluation, reporting, planning for the future, getting ready for moving into a new building for secondary, marketing, admissions, retaining existing families, liaising with families, organising school events and logistics, pastoral care and safeguarding
- in other words if it happens in secondary it is down to you with the support of a growing leadership team. Most importantly there is a need not to lose purpose of our raisin d'etre - making sure our children have access to amazing learning all day every day.

This job is especially suited to someone with recent Dubai experience.

We have now had three DSIB inspections - we are in the unique position of having no area being graded less than good and a significant number of areas graded as very good - and this is an opportunity for someone with a strong track record to ensure we quickly get to the next level.


Benefits:


  • A generous tax free salary End of service gratuity
Staff under our sponsorship currently in the UAE

  • Visa for employee
  • Housing allowance
  • Health care for employee and dependents
  • Annual flight allowance for employee Two free places for children to attend The Aquila School under the assumption the school can meet their needs
Staff under our sponsorship not currently in the UAE also receive

  • Flight into the UAE at start of contract and back to home country at end of contract
How to apply

Essential

Desirable

Qualified teacher status recognised in the UK

  • At least ten years teaching experience post qualification
- which must include time spent teaching KS3/4/5 in the UK

  • Previous experience of a senior leadership position in a through school or secondary school (deputy or head teacher)
  • Clear understanding of the role
- how to develop secondary while maintaining the ethos of our school

  • Experience of improving standards and having high outcomes in external assessments
  • Experience of developing a curriculum for KS3, 4 and 5 and preparing children for life and learning beyond school
  • Experience of growing a school and maximizing reenrollments
  • Willingness to work above and beyond to contribute to the development of a learning community
  • Ability to form and maintain professional working relationships with all members of the school community
  • Credibility as a leader of learning
Experience working in an international school in Dubai

  • Educational leadership qualification (MA/ED or NPQH)
  • Experience working in the UAE
  • Experience of BTEC/IB in KS5

Job Description for Head of Secondary
This version 10 August 2022


For all staff in school we share a responsibility to ensure that children are safe and properly supervised at all times.

Our school is committed to 'amazing learning'- providing enjoyable and meaningful learning experiences so that every pupil makes as much progress as possible.

All staff are expected to adhere to The Aquila Professional Code of Conduct and commit to promoting our vision - 'A happy community school with amazing learning at its heart where pupils are empowered to make choices, engage in meaningful learning experiences and make exceptional progress'.

Our focus is providing children with amazing learning and to be the school of choice for the community we serve.


Key qualities and skills:

  • To be able to teach in an enjoyable, creative, and inclusive way, promoting independence, so that every child makes as
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