Primary Teacher - August 2023

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. As Dubai returns back to normal after COVID, the school is proving 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 student growth, further educational 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. Staff wellbeing is always considered a priority from the moment that SLT greet new staff at the airport on their first arrival. 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. 

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. 

A recent local authority reports specifically recognizes the improved developments that have taken place in the primary school over the last two years.

The Opportunity

We are looking to appoint enthusiastic, career committed and creative Class Teachers for KS 1 and KS 2. Positions of responsibility are available for appropriate applicants.

The Primary phase uses ‘Power Maths, ‘Read Write Ink’ and ‘Talk for Writing’ as its core subject teaching methods as students move from FS and through Primary.

Classes have students with diverse needs, and thus effective differentiation lies at the heart of our good teaching practice. Students are tracked in their progress and formative assessment carried out by teachers is ongoing to enable class teachers to plan next steps for their students. Microsoft Teams is used to support online learning and sharing of material with students. Students have their own mobile devices for use in the classroom. Teachers are equipped with a school laptop and have an interactive whiteboard available in their classroom.

Teachers are expected to embrace a High Performance Learning pedagogy in their classrooms with an understanding that all students are limitless in their abilities to achieve.

As in all schools in Dubai, the day starts early at around 7:30 am and staff leave around 3:45 pm. The school employs Teaching Assistants to support the learning taking place in the classrooms, and there is a well-respected SEND Department that supports students with more specific learning challenges. Teaching days are around 180/365 each year, with extensive holidays for travelling and returning back to home countries.

The current vacancies exist in a number of year groups for August 2023.

The school offers remuneration packages comparable to other schools in Dubai, which are tax free. In addition, medical insurance, flights, and housing/housing allowance are also provided.

About You

You will be a fully qualified Primary Teacher, with a teaching qualification gained in the British Isles. You will ideally have at least one, and preferably two or three teaching years’ experience either in your home country or from working internationally in a British Curriculum School

You should be able to communicate effectively in English both in writing and the spoken language.

Student safety, happiness, and effective learning will be at the heart of what you want to achieve in your classroom. 

You will be willing to use your skills and experience in a collaborative way with peers, as a member of a successful whole school learning community. You won’t know everything about your profession, but you will be willing to ask and seek guidance and learn from others. You will be committed to your own professional development and expect the school to support you in that, which it will do willingly and generously.

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 Package Includes:

A Competitive tax-free salary comparable to similar Dubai schools, Health Insurance, Travel Allowance and Accommodation Allowance/School Provided Accommodation.

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 in our Primary phase, 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.