Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum, Achievement, Assessment)

Gulf British Academy is a BSO accredited school seeking to strengthen its Senior Leadership Team as it expands from a British international co-educational primary school to an all through 3-18 school. The school welcomed the first year 7 cohort in September. 

The school’s recent move into a purpose-built, state-of-the-art building reflects the owners and senior leaders’ ambition to achieve excellence.  

We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, committed, dynamic and proactive professional for the post of Assistant Headteacher with key responsibility for Curriculum, Achievement and Assessment.

The post would suit an exceptional middle / senior leader destined for Headship. 

Essential requirements are to:

• ensure the highest quality of curriculum provision, assessment and reporting
• direct and monitor the work of middle leaders in their use of assessment, reporting and recording procedures to raise standards of achievement
• ensure appropriate assessments and effective tracking of pupils’ progress is implemented across the school. 
• analyse pupil data on performance, identify target groups, lead and manage intervention strategies
• lead the annual process of target setting with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team
• strategically lead the direction and development of the school, in accordance with the ethos and vision of the school, within these areas of responsibility
• provide a clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or police check.

Desirable: 

• Experience of working with school management information system`
• Comfortable using G Suite for Education (classroom, gmail, shared drives, forms).

What we offer

In return for your service, we offer an excellent package for overseas, qualified employees that includes:

• A generous tax-free salary
• Annual flight allowance to and from your home country
• Furnished air-conditioned accommodation or housing allowance
• End-of-service indemnity
• Discounted tuition fees for employees bringing their children

How to apply

Email your application directly to: headteacher@gulfbritishacademy.com 

Your email must include your:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Cover letter or letter of application
• Recent photograph
• Two referees (name, phone number, professional relationship to you)

Applications are considered upon receipt and should arrive no later than Thursday 3 December 2020. 

We reserve the right to end the job listing and interview candidates at any point during the recruitment process. Therefore early applications are positively encouraged.

Interviews will be conducted by video-conference (Google Meet, Zoom, Skype), telephone or in person if you are currently in Kuwait.

If you do not hear back from us after 5 working days, you should presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

Further information

Please take the time to read the relevant job description/s and any additional documents below. Visit our website  and Tes Career Site  to gain a greater insight into our school.

Gulf British Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.