Economics Teacher - Work from Home, Based in Dubai, UAE

INTERNATIONAL, Based in Dubai, UAE – Economics Leader of Learning (Teacher) 

Do you have a desire to help students make outstanding learning progress in a high achieving department at the country's most innovative school, King’s Interhigh? 

As part of our strategy to continue to grow and provide our services internationally, an opportunity has arisen for a talented and ambitious Economics Teacher to join our school, with the ability to teach up to and including Key Stage 5. You will be joining our new APAC team of teachers. 

Our teachers work from home to deliver live lessons via our online classrooms where students are encouraged to participate and join in with activities and if you are interested in joining us to improve the lives of our students, we would love to hear from you! 

About the role 

Job Title – Economics Leader of Learning 

Location – Based in Dubai/UAE - working remotely from home but can include a hybrid model when requested at times throughout the year.

Full time and Part time considered. 

Deputy position considered for the right candidate. 

Various Benefits: 

• An excellent remuneration package is on offer to successful candidates including: 
• Competitive tax-free salary. You will also receive a 10% additional allowance to accommodate for the start times of supporting APAC students. 
• Housing allowance for accommodation. 
• Medical insurance, working permit and residence visa. 
• Annual flight allowance.  
• Working from home with excellent and experienced support from a network of teachers. 
• Two free school places for children at Kings Interhigh 
• End of Service gratuity 
• Relocation for International hire 
• Utilities allowance 

Start Date – You must be available to start your induction on 22nd August 2023. 

Working Hours 

• Up to 37.5 hours per week  
• Live Teaching time from Monday to Friday 
• The working day for our Leaders of Learning’s on the APAC timetable is to start at 5.10am GST and finish at 1.30pm GST. On some days it may be later according to timetables. 
• 35 weeks term time and a further 4 weeks directed time per year. 

About us 

King’s Interhigh Online School is part of the Inspired Education Group. Inspired is a leading global premium schools group, offering excellence in Kindergarten to Year 13 education to over 50,000 students. Its international network of 70 schools, across 20 countries on 5 continents, delivers proven best practice from every corner of the globe - to ensure learning is world class.  

Operating worldwide, we are the largest online school group in the UK, delivering a fully personalised education online. Our curriculum structure is based on the key stages, with IGCSEs offered at KS4 and A Levels at KS5. We teach students online, through a digital platform and have expanded our offering to the APAC countries, with a specific APAC timetable.  

Job Description 

The successful candidates will join a talented team providing excellent online educational experiences for our students whose ages range between 7 and 18. The successful candidates will demonstrate expertise and experience of delivering Economics up to KS5.

The successful candidate will: 

• Inspire, motivate and provide purposeful subject knowledge for students within the school 
• Be up to date on current research and emerging pedagogy and disseminate this to staff through active engagement in professional development with the learning community 
• Take a leading role in maintaining a positive and inspirational learning climate in the subject specialism and, where appropriate, the integration of your subject learning across the curriculum 
• Support the self-evaluation of the school’s effectiveness and the development of priorities for improvement 
• Assist in maintaining and developing a high-quality school environment and profile and act as a role model by their professional conduct and disposition 
• Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and any class or group of students  
• Provide guidance and advice to students on educational matters 
• Provide or contribute to assessments, reports and references relating to students in a timely manner  
• Participate in meetings and staff CPD opportunities   
• Be committed to our Co-curricular offer. 
• Undertake any other work as specified by their line manager 

​​Qualifications and Education Requirements​ 

Ideally the candidate will be qualified up to degree level in a related subject area and have a recognised teaching qualification, a PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status.  

Skills and attributes - Essential 

• Excellent written and communication skills 
• Knowledge of the correct Safeguarding procedure   
• Knowledge of the education sector in a teaching profession or above  
• Ability to work well in teams 
• Change and business improvement-focused 
• Able to work effectively in dynamic and changing environments 
• Experience of working in the primary, secondary or college sector 
• Experience of working in state or independent school sector 
• Experience with creating resources and the ability to review and enhance our current course delivery 
• Computer Literate with the ability to teach online using technology applications  

Specifically, you will have: – 

• Excellent subject knowledge. 
• Knowledge of best ways to engage students in your subject of expertise. 
• The capability to drive best practices and have a reputation for delivering high quality material. 
• The ability to work well within a team, while having the courage to raise new ideas and support the implementation within the department, with the Leaders of Learning. 
• A keen interest within the online teaching and learning environment, with a passion for the learning and development of students.  
• A flexible, highly energetic approach and the ability to thrive in a business with a fast changing, collaborative, delivery culture. 
• Considerable interpersonal communication skills with the ability to form good relationships both internally and externally. 
• The ability to work independently where necessary but in a collaborative team environment where appropriate.  
• Show a willingness to support and take on other responsibilities within contractual hours outside of your subject area. 
• An ambition to place King’s Interhigh offering at the forefront of the marketplace.  

Safeguarding 

Inspired Education is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safe recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.