Advanced Skills Teacher - EYFS
GEMS Founders School - Dubai
United Arab Emirates
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 25 April 2025
Job overview
Due to the continued success of our GEMS Founders School, Dubai. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Advanced Skills Teacher in Early Years Foundation Stage.
This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced teachers and leaders to take the next step in their career with a global leading company and within a world-class International School located in the heart of Dubai.
Teaching at GEMS is not just a job, it’s a career. Our teachers enjoy free access to leading CPD programmes and have the opportunity to grow with the company on a global scale. As part of our commitment to developing our teachers, Graduate teachers will benefit from our accreditation with British Schools Overseas and enrollment to our NQT programme; while our more experienced teachers are in a unique position to consider career opportunities across the world - especially as we expand into more and more countries. GEMS teachers are at the forefront of opportunities for growth and development; with most of our leaders coming from within the GEMS network of schools.
As well as being a great place to work, Dubai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan, rapidly expanding city where the sun shines all year round. Teachers in Dubai enjoy an exciting lifestyle, with opportunities for new and exciting leisure activities and travel across the region and further afield!
We are looking for an outstanding, innovative leader to join the GEMS Founders Family. The successful candidate will play a key role in the Associate Senior Leadership Team.
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Lead on the development and quality assurance process of teaching, learning and assessments focusing on pedagogy, standards and progress.
- Ensure quality of teaching and learning by conducting continuous, supportive lesson observations and providing constructive feedback as required.
- Use coaching methods to develop reflective practice in others and encouraging the use of new learning strategies.
- Identify CPD needs and organise/facilitate/deliver CPD on teaching & learning practices, assessments etc.
- To work closely with the SLT and provide regular role-related updates and reports on progressing against agreed targets and actions.
- To support Teachers in the development and sharing of outstanding pedagogical practice (including, but not limited to learning delivery, assessment, planning, curriculum, feedback etc).
- To implement internal audit and QA processes in those areas identified in the school SDP. This will include carrying out documentation audits, management of the process, feedback on outcomes to relevant SLT.
- To ensure that all aspects of teaching and learning as identified in the Ministry Inspection Framework are continuously developed.
The successful applicant will have the following:
- A certified teaching qualification, at degree level such as B.Ed, PGCE, PGDE or equivalent . Open University or online degrees are not acceptable.
- At least 4 years of solid and demonstrable experience in Primary School in a British curriculum school
- Experience in a similar teaching and learning role
- The desire to provide outstanding teaching and learning
- Excellent IT and interpersonal communication skills to work closely with students and parents
- A creative and enthusiastic approach both in and out of the classroom
About Your Benefits
An excellent remuneration package is on offer to successful candidates including competitive tax free salary, furnished accommodation, medical and life insurance, working permit and residence visa, joining allowance, annual flight allowance and other benefits in line with the UAE Labour Law.
About GEMS Founders School - Dubai
- GEMS Founders School - Dubai
- Umm Sequim Street, Al Barsha South
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
GEMS Founders School, Dubai (GFS) opened its doors in September 2016 to over 1800 students from FS1 – Year 8. This is the most successful school opening in GEMS Education history in terms of enrolment. In September 2017, we welcomed over 3500 students and extended the school to Year 9. In September 2018, we opened our Year 10 and Year 12 (International GCSE and A Level curriculum) and started that year with 3800 children. In 2019, we reached the capacity of 4260 students in Phases 1 and 2 of our original building and in 2021 expanded to Phase 3 to provide additional facilities for extended curriculum options. We reached full capacity in 2022 with 6139 children from FS1 – Year 13. Since opening, we have established a positive learning environment for our children and staff following both the National Curriculum for England and UAE Ministry of Education curricular. As a British school overseas with over 100 nationalities, it is important that we value all of our languages and cultural understanding and use this as a catalyst to embrace the culture, history and beliefs of our student and staff body. We have been rated Good in two DSIB inspections, with the most recent one also recognising some Outstanding features. We are British Schools Overseas (BSO) accredited gaining Outstanding judgements in all standards, allowing us to offer the NQT, QTS and iPGCE programmes to our teachers through the TES Institute. GEMS Founders School, Dubai is truly unique and anyone who comes to work here has a wonderful opportunity to leave their mark. In line with our school vision, you will have the opportunity to Grow, Flourish and Succeed in everything you do at GFS.
Principal/CEO
Matthew Burfield
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