Head of Department - Physical Education

About The Sheffield Private School

The Sheffield Private School is a British curriculum school, located in the north of Dubai. The school follows the EYFS curriculum in its Foundation Stage year groups and the KS1 and KS2 English National Curriculum in Primary Years 1 to 6.  In Secondary students follow the KS3 English National Curriculum before taking IGCSE subjects in Years 10 and 11 and either A Level or BTEC in Years 12 and 13. Students graduate from The Sheffield Private School to universities across the world, including the UK. 

The school serves a wide range of nationalities, with most students holding Indian Subcontinent or Arab country passports. 

As a school founded in 2004, it has at its core a set of parents that have a strong community spirit and have been committed to the school for a number of years as their children pass through their educational journey with us. The school is also popular with new families arriving in Dubai due to the location’s nearness to affordable housing, local business areas, downtown Dubai and also the neighbour Emirates of Sharjah and Ajman. 

The Senior Management at the school is committed to school growth, school further improvement, and ensuring Best British practice is found in all school practices and policies. Staff are happy and well supported by a dedicated senior and middle leadership management structure, where professional development is encouraged and new staff are mentored. Professional development includes supporting staff on NPQLT and NPQSL courses. Opportunities for internal promotion are provided and internal staff are encouraged to apply for those posts when they arise. The majority of Primary and Foundation Staff are from the British Isles, and are a young and dynamic team. Secondary Staff come from a range of specialist backgrounds with a combined vision to attain the best from their students.

The Sheffield Private School has embraced High Performance Learning (HPL) and is an HPL accredited school as well as a Microsoft Accredited School. It is currently a member of British Schools Middle East (BSME). The school is owned by Britus Education who manage a number of schools across the Middle East. 

The Opportunity

The school seeks a high caliber individual with the experience, personal qualities and dedication to lead and deliver within the PE Department.

Our school has a reputation for providing the National Curriculum to a high standard and we welcome inspirational teachers and leaders who are able to demonstrate outstanding standards of teaching and learning.

The ideal candidate will: 

• A good honors degree in the subject, a PGCE or equivalent and QTS
• Experience of delivering outstanding lessons
• Significant understanding of teaching & learning pedagogy
• Proven ability to build close professional relationships with other colleagues
• Proven ability to develop vision, to plan and to innovate
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Commitment to Safeguarding

Dubai 

Is a city like no other, well known for its cosmopolitan lifestyle, excellent shopping, incredible architecture and lively social scene. Whether you are someone who marvels at the skyscrapers, enjoys time at the beach or a desert safari, Dubai has it all. Dubai is also an excellent flight hub to carry out travel further afield. Despite this, Dubai can be as cheap or expensive as you want to make it. Taxis and transport are far cheaper than the UK and the diverse food available can also be very affordable. 

For more information on Dubai please follow the link below:

https://www.livingindubai.org/

Our Benefits and Package Includes:

A Competitive tax-free salary, Housing Allowance, Flight Allowance, Visa and Medical Insurance comparable to similar Dubai schools.

To find out more about The Sheffield Private School, please see:

www.sheffield-school.com

To Apply

If after reading this job advert you feel excited about working at The Sheffield Private School, then we invite you to make an application by submitting your full CV and a one page A4 letter of application explaining why you would like to join our learning community and why you feel suitable for the post.

The Sheffield Private School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers and a criminal records check.