Job description

The Deputy Head – Senior School (Teaching and Learning) at GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail is responsible for providing strategic leadership and operational oversight of teaching quality, curriculum development, and academic standards across Years 7–13 within the Senior School. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the postholder drives excellence in teaching and learning, ensures consistently high-quality classroom practice, and secures outstanding pupil outcomes aligned with the Academy’s vision. The role includes leading the development and implementation of the Teaching and Learning strategy, monitoring teaching quality through lesson observations, learning walks, and work scrutiny, and holding middle and senior leaders accountable for the consistent application of teaching principles and policy. The Deputy Head utilizes attainment and progress data to identify trends, inform interventions, and drive improvement, contributes to whole-school self-evaluation and school improvement planning, supports Internal Quality Assurance processes, and ensures high-quality assessment practices and consistent academic standards across subjects. The position oversees curriculum development, bespoke study skills programmes, integration of digital learning strategies, inclusion provision including ELL and students of determination, preparation of inspection documentation such as SEF, adherence to British curriculum frameworks and KHDA/BSO inspection standards, implementation of international benchmark assessments and UAE curriculum requirements, and contributes to recruitment, policy development, and strategic planning while modelling high-quality teaching practice and leading CPD initiatives.