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Teacher of Physics

Teacher of Physics

Safa Community School

Dubai

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Salary:
Safa Community School scale. Housing, medical insurance, free child place, visa, flight and generous salary packages.
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2020
Apply by:
18 February 2020

Job overview

Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic teacher of Physics and general science to join our highly successful department. The successful candidate would be expected to teach across the age and ability range, up to and including A-Level. Current A-Level experience would be a major advantage.

Selection process to be held as applications are received.

Safa Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

General Professional Responsibilities

The professional duties of a teacher shall be deemed to include the following duties:

• Teaching, including planning and preparing courses and lessons, setting and marking of work and assessing, recording and reporting on development, progress and attainment in line with the school’s expectations and policy.

• Using data to inform classroom teaching, monitoring and tracking student progress and putting in place timely interventions.

• Preparing students for public examinations, assessing students for the purposes of such examinations, recording and reporting such assessments and attending meetings connected with the conduct of public examinations.

• Communicating and consulting with the parents of students, including the writing of reports and attendance at parents’ evenings and open evenings.

• Maintaining good order and discipline among the students he/she is teaching.

• Participating in departmental meetings and Open Evenings.

• Working as a member of a team in the shaping of departmental policy and practice, introduction of curricular initiatives, the preparation and development of programmes of study and methods of teaching and assessment.

• Participating in administrative and organisational tasks in order to ensure the smooth running of the department.

• Keeping up to date with curriculum innovation, participating in arrangements for CPD, contributing to his/her own professional development.

• Working collaboratively with support teachers in the classroom.

• Taking responsibility for the monitoring and support of a beginning teacher taking his/her class, if appropriate.

• Setting work for his/her classes where absence is known in advance and setting work for absent colleagues where required.

• Taking responsibility for a designated area of the curriculum, administration or curriculum innovation or project.

• Carrying out other tasks as reasonably directed by the Head of Department.

• Familiarising themselves with the DSIB inspection framework and the expectations of outstanding teaching and learning in the UAE.

• Being supportive of the UAE initiatives and cultural expectations.

Candidate Profile

It is desirable that the successful candidate:

• Will hold relevant qualifications and QTS.

• Is able to teach up to A-Level.

• Most importantly should be enthusiastic about the subject and be able to convey this to students.

• Have an understanding of assessment and examination requirements for KS3, KS4 and KS5.

• Be an outstanding teacher with the ability to demonstrate outstanding practice and progress of students.

• Works effectively as part of a team.

• Actively keeps up to date with the developments in their subject.

• Has a willingness to develop as a professional, taking opportunities to train further within the department, or outside to progress in their career.

Note:

• Leadership opportunities are available at SCS for the right candidate.

• The ability to teach other subjects should be stated in the application.

• This job description will be reviewed regularly and may be subject to modification and amendment.

Useful Links:

https://www.facebook.com/safacommunityschool

https://www.instagram.com/safa_scs/  

https://www.facebook.com/safacommunityschool/videos/723266354756474/

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About Safa Community School

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+971 385 1810

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Safa Community School - 2023 - Winner of the Happiest School in the UAE and 2021 Winner of Value Add and Leaving No Child Left Behind Award, and shortlisted as a finalist for ‘Most loved’ and ‘Happiest’ for schools across the UAE. In 2019 awarded the title of ‘Best New School in the UAE’. The school has one of the best staff retention rates in Dubai and was voted one of the 15 Best Schools in the UAE by the Schoolscompared.com survey.

Safa Community School is an all-through UK curriculum school, from FS1 to Year 13, with 2,400 on roll. (@safa_scs and Safa Community School Youtube. We pride ourselves on our high standards across all aspects of school life. This includes high academic progress and a wide variety of extra-curricular success.

The parent body is largely Expats with around 35% from the UK. The school has established a reputation for being a friendly, warm and community-orientated school where staff, parents and students have positive relationships.

Staff are experienced, and the school offers enormous promotion and professional development opportunities due to its rapid growth and philosophy to further the careers of all staff. Facilities are outstanding and the new buildings allow staff to work in light, large and purpose-built facilities. The school boasts a number of science labs, DT and art specialist rooms, a music facility, a large theatre, and extensive sports facilities. Secondary classrooms are modern, bright, and airy.

Value Added Results are exceptional in external examinations. The school offers GCSEs, IGCSE's, A-Levels, International A-Levels, and BTECs.

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