Assistant Head of Junior School (Head of JS Inclusion)
Kent College Dubai
United Arab Emirates
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- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2024.
- Apply by:
- 28 May 2024
Job overview
The primary objective of this leadership position is to deliver professional, precise, timely, and highly efficient school leadership, leading the Junior School's inclusion provision.
Please note that experience in SEND is essential, with a background in leading within a SEND department being desirable. Possessing a SEND qualification is advantageous.
Applications will only be accepted with the following: please upload documents below.
- CV
- A statement outlining your educational philosophy of no more than two A4 pages. PDF document to be added as an attachment .
Overview of Role:
The Assistant Head & Head of JS Inclusion has the overall responsibility for ensuring appropriate quality provision, attainment and progress for students identified as Special Educational Needs (SEN), English an as Additional Language (EAL) and Gifted and Talented (G&T) within the Nursery and Junior School. This role is also responsible to communicating and engaging with parents and a variety of external student support services to ensure that all students have access to appropriate interventions and learning strategies to meet their individual needs.
As Assistant Head and Head of Inclusion, the individual will implement and oversee several clearly defined strategies directed by the Head of Junior School, particularly those concerning but not limited to Inclusion support. The incumbent will be responsible for adhering to quality assurance processes and meeting deadlines while aligning with the mission, vision, and values of Kent College Dubai and Kent College Nursery.
Overview of Kent College Dubai:
Kent College Dubai is fast becoming one of the leading British schools in Dubai. With its close ties with its sister school, Kent College Canterbury, the school is supported by 135 years of tradition, history and legacy.
Opened in 2016, and now part of the Aldar Education family of schools, the new exciting partnership between Kent College Canterbury, Aldar Education and Kent College Dubai offers an exceptional co-educational experience to children aged from 10 months to 18 years, with the objective of a providing the same high quality experience to families in Dubai as that offered by the founding school, while reflecting the local context and expectations of the UAE.
Both schools promote tolerance and respect for others and aim to provide each pupil with an individual educational pathway that will fully prepare them for adult life.
Kent College Dubai is well known for its academic and co-curricular activities and has a reputation for excellence.
*Please note that this position could undergo interviews and be filled prior to the closing date if the ideal candidate applies.
Curriculum
At Kent College we follow the British national curriculum, through to GCSE and A-level. Arabic and Moral Education are also core subjects in the curriculum across the age range, and we place a very high priority on the extra-curricular programme that complements the academic curriculum.
Creative arts
We also recognise the powerful influence that the creative and performing arts have on a pupil’s personal development, and know that they help to complete the circle of experience and self-confidence that we look for in all our pupils. In the school’s impressive Sir Tim Clark Auditorium concerts and drama productions involve performers across the whole school from Year 3 to Year 13, delightful year group productions in the Junior School reveal the talents of the future, and our dancers impress audiences with their confidence and musicality. Art and Design Technology are also given a high profile, and the work on display around the school proclaims the quality of teaching and the pupils’ ability.
Sport
The school competes in the Dubai schools leagues in a wide variety of sports, and our teams have been very successful from the outset. We enjoy a very high level of participation in team sports by all our pupils and strongly encourage all our teaching staff to give a lead and contribute by coaching or supporting the extra-curricular programme.
Community
The school is located next to the Meydan South housing development, and as a result we probably have the highest proportion of pupils in Dubai who walk or cycle to school. We have a reputation as a family-focused school that cares about its community, and we and our Parents and Friends Association put on regular events to include the wider community.
Application requirements
KHDA, the Dubai education authority, requires us to employ teachers with a teaching qualification and a degree in their specialist subject. As a British Curriculum school, we normally expect applicants to have a British or Irish teaching qualification and/or experience of teaching in the UK: we expect new members of staff to adapt quickly to the education environment of Dubai, so they must be already familiar with the curriculum that they will be delivering. Passion, creativity, engagement with the school’s values and a strong sense of fun are key qualities that we are looking for. We would also like you to have at least 2 years teaching experience.
Remuneration
We aim to attract and retain staff of the highest quality primarily because the school is a fulfilling and enjoyable environment in which to work. We aim to provide professional development opportunities to match the needs and aspirations of each individual member of staff, and to make sure that our pupils are taught by motivated teachers who are fully up to date with their teaching methods and approaches.
As well as this, the school offers its new teachers a two-year contract, competitive tax free salary that includes an accommodation allowance, medical insurance, annual travel allowance, free schooling at KCD for two dependents and an end of service gratuity.
About Kent College Dubai
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR
Welcome to Kent College Dubai, a school with many characteristics that ensure all our pupils enjoy a very special education, and the very best start in life. We opened our doors for the first time in August 2016, and have quickly established ourselves as a significant contributor to the education scene in Dubai.
Our pupils follow the British curriculum from the Early Years Foundation Stage in the kindergarten through to GCSE in Years 10 and 11 and A-levels in the Sixth form. Music, Art, Drama and Technology all have a central place in the academic and wider curriculum, and we expect our pupils to get fully involved in performing, creating and innovating.
A special feature of Kent College Dubai is the individual attention given to each pupil. Small classes of no more than 20 pupils, a carefully-developed tutoring system and individualised learning pathways allow each pupil to be him or herself within the school community.
British independent schools are renowned for their success in developing young people’s confidence and life skills, and we are doing the same through an exciting variety of clubs, activities and sports, as well as the traditional house system to encourage a strong sense of loyalty and teamwork. The school is equipped with fine outdoor and indoor facilities including a double-sized sports hall, separate artificial hockey and rugby pitches and a six-lane swimming pool, so that we can nurture pupils’ enthusiasm and skills across the whole spectrum of sporting ability as well as other intellectual and creative areas.
Values and Vision
Kent College brings to Dubai a rich history of first-class education combined with a desire to educate the whole person. From its inception our pupils have played their part in a complete school, and benefit from the interactions and learning experiences that flow from being a member of a whole community.
Our aims and values:
- To maintain high educational standards in all academic, cultural and sporting activities, stimulating excitement in learning, curiosity, critical awareness and responsibility.
- To uphold human values in practice as well as in theory, in a spirit of openness and tolerance, and to nurture moral responsibilities and behaviour regardless of age or background.
- To encourage pupils in a critical examination of the standards and values current in society.
- To allow pupils to have an excellent understanding of how Islamic values influence contemporary society.
- To encourage pupils to respect and appreciate the heritage and culture of the UAE, which underpin and influence contemporary life in Dubai.
- To foster close co-operation between parents, students and staff, as well as fairness, trust and confidence in our dealings with one another.
- To inspire qualities of loyalty, leadership and support, and encourage tolerance and respect for others.
- To make a contribution to the local community in a variety of ways.
Kent College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and police and criminal records. All employees resident in the UAE are subject to the laws of the United Arab Emirates and the regulations of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).
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