Competitive Salary

Full Time, Fixed Term

January 2025

31 December 2024

Job Scope The Deputy Head of Middle School (Grades 6-8) is a key member of the Secondary Leadership Team with a key role in overseeing the provision of high-quality pastoral care, assuming responsibility for students' middle school experience in the secondary school.


Leadership and strategy

• Leadership of the Grade Leaders Grades 6-8 and Secondary School Staff to promote high expectations for academic and pastoral care for the students in coordination with the leadership Team
• Leadership of the learning experience for Grades 6-8 that is in alignment with Secondary MYP curriculum and Pastoral initiatives
• Promotion and communication of Grade 6-8 initiatives amongst stakeholders
• Contribute and ensure that the development and delivery of Secondary School improvement plan is aligned to the school’s vision.
• Use data and evidence effectively and appropriately to evaluate and impact on the horizontal performance of students
• Attend regular leadership team meetings as part of the Secondary Leadership Team
• Lead on the Moral, Social and Cultural Education programme Grade 6-8
• Lead behaviour for learning, ensuring there is a conducive and nurturing environment for learning to flourish
• Stewardship of a positive learning environment by regular review of rewards and sanctions as well as consideration of outcomes from the professional development cycle
• Develop systems to promote high levels of engagement, achievement, punctuality and attendance

Teaching and Learning

• To continue to maintain an environment in the Secondary School that promotes and secures good teaching, effective learning, high standards of achievement and good behaviour
• To contribute to the organization, implementation and monitoring the IB MYP, ASDAN and Swiss Matura curricula and assessment so that statutory requirements are met
• To ensure that secondary students develop study skills to learn more effectively and with increasing independence
• To contribute to the organization, implementation and monitoring a policy for the personal, social and moral development of students
• To monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and learning and standards of achievement of all secondary students through appropriate methods.
• To determine and implement policies which promote:

• positive strategies for developing good relations and dealing with incidents of conflict
• equality of access, inclusion and diversity
• approaches to Learning and study skills

• To contribute to the organization, implementation and monitoring positive strategies and programmes which ensure good student behaviour and discipline and give support and clear guidance on suspensions and exclusions
• To develop and maintain effective links with the wider community including business and industry, to extend the curriculum and enhance teaching and learning
• To continue to maintain an effective partnership with parents and the wider community to support and improve students’ achievement and personal development
• To promote extra-curricular activities in accordance with the educational aims of the secondary school
• To ensure information on student progress is used to improve teaching and learning

Pastoral care and well-being

• Ensure school policies related to pastoral systems are followed by all secondary staff and that all secondary staff are held accountable for their implementation, the attendance policy is fully implemented, and attendance is monitored, and protocols followed

A detailed job description is available as attachment.
The position is for January 2025 Start.
Position Requirements
Education
Degree
Postgraduate teaching qualification
Qualification in leadership and management (desirable)
Experience
Leadership experience in a secondary school environment
IB/MYP Teaching experience
Experience of leading school initiatives that have led to demonstrable improvement in standards and achievement
Competencies
Proven ability to lead and inspire educational teams toward achieving academic excellence.
Experience in curriculum development, implementation, and assessment strategies.
Effective management of staff, fostering a positive and collaborative school culture.
In-depth understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities associated with middle school education.
Development and implementation of age-appropriate teaching methodologies.
Strong commitment to the social and emotional well-being of middle school students.
Demonstrated success in developing and executing strategic plans to enhance school performance.
Sound decision-making skills, considering both short-term and long-term goals.
Excellent communication skills with staff, students, parents, and stakeholders.
Building strong relationships within the school community to foster a supportive and inclusive environment.

About the School
SISD is a leading international day and boarding school where future generations are inspired to become confident and enthusiastic lifelong learners, ready to embrace the opportunities and challenges of a global world. Recently ranked by Spears as one of the top 100 private schools in the world.
As one of the only IB, bilingual, boarding schools in the world, SISD shares a commitment to high quality, challenging, and international education. We encourage and support all our students to become successful, global minded, enthusiastic lifelong learners who will confidently take advantage of future opportunities and help make a difference. Together with our teaching staff and parents, we support our students to develop to their full potential in a motivating, multilingual and international learning environment. .
Bilingual
Our unique international and multilingual environment provides all students with authentic exposure to English, French, German and Arabic through regular daily contact with native speakers. Students in the immersive bilingual streams learn to communicate, think and reflect in a range of different languages. We also offer an additional and unique IB STEAM curriculum for students in addition to the bilingual stream. As global citizens we celebrate diversity, treating all languages and cultures with equal respect.
Excellence
We believe in maintaining high standards and aspire to be the best that we can be. We foster a spirit of enquiry, encouraging both creative and critical thinking.
Sustainability
We believe that social, cultural, economic and environmental awareness prepare us to play our part in shaping a better future, both for ourselves and for those around us. Our school campus is eco-friendly, using less energy to create a comfortable and healthy environment.
Togetherness
In our international community, we know that we are at our best when we all work together. We view active participation in the community, from the most local to the most global, as the foundation of a valuable life
INSPIRING EXCELLENCE
Our school values are at the heart of everything we do. This B.E.S.T. approach to education recognises the importance of developing lasting human values alongside academic success.
Our Programmes
At SISD we follow the framework of the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme from Pre-Kindergarten (Pre KG) to Grade 12 and the Swiss Baccalaureate programme from Grade 6 onwards. The Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai is an IB Continuum World School authorised to offer and teach the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) IB Diploma Programme (DP) and the IB Career-related Programme (CP).
We are also a member of the Swiss Group of Schools, CIS and ECIS.
SISD offers three different streams with an emphasis on offering learners the chance to develop international-mindedness, to broaden their skills and capabilities and to acquire the information needed to access other cultures:

• IB Bilingual English/French (with Arabic)

• IB Bilingual English/German (with Arabic)

• IB with additional languages (French or German with Arabic) and personalised STEAM* programme.

• Pre KG-Grade 5

Our Teachers
We look to recruit enthusiastic and committed educators who have an international outlook and a passion for teaching. Successful candidates will have demonstrated that they are motivated and are committed to inspiring students and enriching academic and wellbeing excellence. In return we offer a competitive remuneration package to briefly include fully furnished accommodation, annual flight allowance, medical insurance to cover premium hospitals and clinics, visa, free child places, on campus world-class leisure facilities to include use of gym, Olympic size pool, running track etc, peace pods and a be good to yourself day as part of our wellness initiatives.
We are based in one of the safest and most dynamic cities in the world, with the largest airport travel hub only 15 mins away from school, making SISD an ideal choice for those who wish to explore the GCC, Africa, Middle East and Asia.