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Primary Teacher

Sunmarke School

Dubai

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
21 December 2016

Job overview

About us:

Imagine schools where the skills of achievement, such as literacy, critical thinking, numeracy, discipline and work ethic are taught alongside the skills of wellbeing, such as confidence, contentment, kindness, gratitude, health, and love.  Welcome to Fortes Education, Dubai. We have been delivering high quality education provision to young people for over two decades.

Our Positive Education schools foster active engagement in learning and activities. We celebrate positive emotions and accomplishments, encourage students to cultivate fulfilling relationships with others and to seek meaning and purpose in their own lives.  Our proprietary “Values in Action” TM programme develops character strengths, personal and leadership skills which enable pupils to achieve success in their own lives and also to positively influence the lives of others.

We set high standards and expectations for each pupil in academics and in co-curricular participation.  Our high-impact learning programme lays a strong foundation that develops each pupil’s multiple intelligences through a broad range of activities in and out of the classroom. Our commitment is to provide a premium world-class “positive” education, which empowers our pupils to become innovative thinkers, socially confident life-long learners, having growth mindsets and character strengths, to flourish in an ever -changing world.

We present an exciting opportunity to join one of our all through schools, to play an important part in our journey to “outstanding”.  Sunmarke School, Dubai is one of our flag-ship schools, located at a prime location in Jumeirah Village Triangle. Sunmarke offers the National Curriculum for England, followed by GCSE / IGCSE at Key Stage 4, and the A’Level programme of study at Sixth Form.

About you:

It is said that education is what you remember when you leave school and this is a result of inspirational teaching that create learning experiences that last a lifetime. 

Teaching at a Fortes School represents an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join an already successful group. 
It would suit an experienced teacher who is looking to continue a successful career pathway.  We are looking for certain qualities:

  • Skilled in the best global educational practices;
  • Committed to developing and inspiring every pupil, to believe that they can and will succeed
  • Able to teach through the “multiple intelligences”, to develop the whole-child
  • Tech-savvy, fluent in using APPs and technology, extend and enrich each pupil’s learning experience
  • Outstanding role models who embody our core values
  • Passionate about providing enriched learning opportunities for children in and out of the classroom
  • Excellent communicators who can ignite a passion for learning in our students
  • Able to make a significant contribution to our extra-curricular activities (ECA) programme and to wider campus life
  • Strong academic back-ground, work-ethic, well-organised having excellent interpersonal skills
  • Proficient and experienced at delivering the revised UK National Curriculum at Key Stage 1 & 2
  • Dynamic, enthusiastic and well-qualified holding as a minimum, a B.ED or a B.A & PGCE / PGDE and QTS

Aspiring or current Middle Leaders are encouraged to apply for Middle Leadership positions (i.e. Year Group; Assistant Head etc).When applying please indicate your:

  • Specialism in a Subject Area;
  • Past MLT experience

Our Offer:

  • Excellent tax-free salary
  • Furnished Accommodation
  • Baggage Allowance
  • Medical Insurance for self
  • Annual Air-Ticket and paid vacations 
  • State-of-the art facilities and amenities in a newly built campus in a prime location in Dubai
  • An enthusiastic learning community of students, teachers, parents and Board members, who are dedicated to maximise student achievement for each and every child, and to create positive learning opportunities in and out of the classroom
  • Working within a team of highly driven and supportive colleagues
  • Excellent professional development
  • Working in Dubai, one of the world’s most sought after work and travel destinations

To Apply:

If you have the passion, energy and commitment to drive accelerated outcomes for young people, then get in touch.  In return, you will join a rapidly evolving organisation that can offer you a central role within our future growth plans.
Candidates are invited to complete our Online Application by visiting: http://forteseducation.com/Careers/Current-Openings

Interviews will be held via SKYPE and/or at a venue in Dubai or the UK

Application Closing Date 21st December, 2016

Appointment Start Date Mid-Aug 2017

About Sunmarke School

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  • Sunmarke School
  • Street 2, District 5, Jumeirah Village Triangle, PO Box: 24857, Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates
+971 423 8900

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Sunmarke School is our state-of-the-art flag-ship school having an overall capacity of ~ 3,000 students.

We present an exciting opportunity to join our all-through (3-18) school and to play an important part in our journey to outstanding.

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