GEMS
Assistant Head Teacher (Primary School)
- Permanent
- Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
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Job expiry date: 31/07/2025
Job overview
Date posted
16/06/2025
Location
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED Undisclosed per month
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Senior Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
31/07/2025
Job description
GEMS Wesgreen International School is hiring an Assistant Head Teacher (Pastoral & Culture) to join its Primary School leadership team. This individual will help shape learnersā educational experience, focusing on wellbeing and academic development. Located in Sharjah, the eco-friendly campus is part of GEMS Educationās global network offering career growth and CPD opportunities. Teachers enjoy a four-day workweek and a vibrant lifestyle near Dubai. This leadership role involves managing curriculum, data, and assessment quality, planning staff development, engaging parents, and contributing to whole-school improvement.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Manage the Quality Assurance of the curriculum, data, and assessment
- Ensure consistency and impact across curriculum and assessment provision
- Monitor and track curriculum and assessment school-wide
- Plan and deliver CPD to staff
- Form and lead working groups to review processes and propose new initiatives
- Act as the lead professional for curriculum and assessment internally and externally
- Develop and deliver parental engagement initiatives
- Support self-evaluation and school improvement processes
- Participate as a key member of the Leadership Team in WGP events
Experience & skills
- Certified teaching qualification such as B.Ed, PGCE, PGDE, or equivalent (not online or Open University)
- Minimum 4 years of demonstrable experience in a British curriculum Primary School
- Experience in a leadership role
- Desire to provide outstanding teaching and learning
- Excellent IT and interpersonal communication skills
- Creative and enthusiastic approach in and out of the classroom
- Willingness to undergo child protection screening, including police checks and reference verification
