Primary Arabic, Islamic and Qatar History Teacher
Qatar International School
Qatar
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 19 August 2026
- Apply by:
- 30 April 2026
Job overview
Start date: August 2026
Duration: Full- Time, indefinite contract
Salary: Competitive salary.
Our happy, supportive and tremendously successful Primary team is proud to be one of the best in the world. We are now looking for an outstanding Arabic, Islamic and Qatar History Teacher to join our successful team.
About you
As part of the Primary Arabic Team, you will be responsible for planning and delivering the best quality lessons to engage and challenge your students. You will have high standards and expectations in every element of your work.
You will also be responsible for meeting all the Ministry of Education and Higher Education’s national requirements for the teaching of the 3 subjects.
To be considered for a vacancy, you should:
Hold a bachelor’s degree in Arabic Language, Arabic Literature or Islamic Studies from a reputable university.
Hold a relevant teaching qualification, and are fluent in Arabic.
Have good experience teaching your subjects to Primary School children in an international school environment.
Have excellent spoken and written English. Please note that the successful candidate will also be teaching Arabic B to non-native students and Islamic Studies (through English).
Be eligible to work in Qatar.
Have plenty of enthusiasm, creativity and energy – always ensuring your students are challenged, engaged and supported.
Be a real team player, prepared to go the extra mile and support your colleagues – both in the Arabic Department and beyond – as we reach our goal: to become the best international school in the world.
About us
Our Primary School – currently comprised of about 1,100 students – is a vibrant, fun and multicultural place of learning. Our British-style curriculum is thematic, enhanced by specialist lessons for Arabic, Islamic Studies, Qatar History, PE and Music.
We provide an engaging and warm environment, where children and staff alike are encouraged to be lifelong learners.
Safeguarding
Qatar International School is committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Qatar International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo recruitment screening processes including an interview, references from past employers, and a Criminal Background check from all countries of adult residence. Please note that the school will also carry out an online search, inclusive of social media handles, that shortlisted candidates will be asked to share with HR.
We require applicants to declare all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent'. All information provided will be treated as confidential. All applicants, (regardless of position) are requested to read QIS’s safeguarding policy, available on the school website, of our commitment to safeguarding children.
Application and interview
Please submit your application and make sure to upload your CV and add your cover letter under "Supporting documents" explaining why you’d be a great fit for QIS.
If you have any questions, please email us on: recruitment@qis.org
Unfortunately, due to the high volume of excellent applications we receive, we are unable to notify those who have not been shortlisted.
About Qatar International School
Qatar International School is a British International private school located in Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar. The school follows the latest National Curriculum of England and Wales for students ranging between 3 and 18 years of age.
The school is led and managed by British professionals and it strives to maintain the highest standards of the current British education system, whilst also supporting its Arabic culture and international context.
Our long and illustrious history traces its roots back over 40 years to 1977, making us one the oldest British schools in Qatar. Since then, we have changed and grown significantly- including a move to our current location in 2001. A purpose-built campus in the Diplomatic Quarter of Dafna, close to the skyscrapers and business centre of West Bay. The school continues to thrive – expanding and developing its excellent specialist facilities. These include science laboratories, ICT suites, a swimming pool, playing fields, and large sports halls. Indeed, from very small beginnings over 40 years ago, QIS has now grown into one of the largest and most prestigious schools in the country, with more than 2,100 students on role.
In 2015, the school received the highest possible grading from the Qatar National Schools Accreditation programme, when inspected by the country’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
Then, in 2020, QIS achieved two highly prestigious international accreditations:
Firstly, QIS was judged to be ‘outstanding’ in every category of the UK government’s British School Overseas (BSO) inspection framework – only the third school, at the time, in the world ever to have achieved this.
Secondly, in the same year, QIS became the first school in the world to be awarded Council for International Schools (CIS) accreditation by a new fast-track process for outstanding schools. The final CIS report included over 100 individual commendations and helps to make us one of the most highly regarded educational establishments in the region.
Our latest British School Overseas inspection in 2023 was again judged to be “outstanding” in every category.
QIS is also the only school in the Middle East accredited to deliver OLEVI training courses straight from the UK, such as The Outstanding Teacher’s Programme. The school also partners with many other world-renowned training providers to ensure cutting-edge best practice. We are proud to say that quality training for staff is part of the QIS culture.Under the leadership of our Executive Principal, Deane Baker (who joined us in September 2013), we have achieved various national and international accreditations at the highest levels. We hold numerous high achievement awards for our international examination success.
Education is highly valued in Qatar. This means our school enjoys working with extremely supportive parents and wonderfully enthusiastic, highly motivated students.
Children are taught in Key Stages from KS1 through to KS5 and examinations are taken in GCSE, IGCSE and A Levels using UK examination boards. The vast majority of students leaving QIS move onto higher education in leading universities all over the world but most especially the UK, USA, Canada, UAE, and Qatar itself.
Our student body is truly international, with over 70 different nationalities represented within the current cohort. And, since 2015, those students have achieved some incredible, world-beating outcomes. These include at least seven ‘Best in World’ examination results at IGCSE and A Level.
While the teaching staff are predominantly British and the curriculum is taught in English, the school is adept at integrating students from a wide variety of cultural and academic backgrounds.
With this in mind, we are proud of our vision – the ‘ABC’ of Qatar International School:
Aspiring to excellence, Building futures, Celebrating diversity.
We hope you will enjoy browsing our website (www.qis.org) and we look forward to welcoming you to the school in future.
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