United Arab Emirates Job Openings

GEMS Founders School - DubaiUnited Arab Emirates

Head of Secondary - August 2025 (Dubai South)

FULL TIME

October 24, 2024

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Apply by:

1 January 2025

Job overview

Due to the ongoing success of GEMS Founders School - Dubai South (GFD), we are seeking an exceptional Head of Secondary to join our team in September 2025. The successful candidate will play a key role on the Senior Leadership Team, supporting the Principal/CEO in strategically, operationally, and financially leading the school.

We are looking for a self-motivated leader with a proven track record of driving standards and a commitment to fostering a culture of high performance. If you are a dynamic, impact-driven leader, this is your chance to shape our Secondary School and build on the achievements of GFD.

Job Purpose:
The Head of Secondary will be accountable for creating an outstanding, holistic, and dynamic educational experience for our students, resulting in exceptionally high outcomes through the implementation of a clear educational strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the development, implementation, and review of an outstanding secondary curriculum.
Lead the development and implementation of International GCSE, International A Level and alternative curriculum courses.
Foster a culture where all data is viewed as wellbeing data and is utilised effectively to optimise progress and personalise learning.
Role model and promote exceptionally high academic standards while committing to UAE National Agenda targets.
Ensure high standards of learning and teaching through effective monitoring, evaluation, and review systems, alongside professional development opportunities.
Maintain high-quality safeguarding, care, and support for all students.
Manage budgets and undertake teaching and other professional duties as delegated by the Principal/CEO.
Collaborate effectively with colleagues, students, and parents using excellent interpersonal skills.
Actively contribute to the school community and culture through engagement in extracurricular programmes and community events.

Qualifications:
To be considered for this role, candidates must:

Be an effective and dynamic leader (either a Head or exceptional Deputy) with a proven track record in school improvement.
Promote excellence and a commitment to high standards of care and opportunities for all students.
Demonstrate successful experience in leading and managing staff while promoting and developing effective approaches to learning.
Have a comprehensive and confident knowledge of the curriculum at KS3, KS4 and post-16.
Show a genuine passion for the wider co-curricular life of the school.

We look forward to welcoming a new leader who is ready to make a significant impact at GEMS Founders School - Dubai South.

About GEMS Founders School - Dubai

GEMS Founders School - Dubai

Umm Sequim Street, Al Barsha South

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

+971 519 5222

GEMS Founders School, Dubai (GFS) opened its doors in September 2016 to over 1800 students from FS1 – Year 8. This is the most successful school opening in GEMS Education history in terms of enrolment. In September 2017, we welcomed over 3500 students and extended the school to Year 9. In September 2018, we opened our Year 10 and Year 12 (International GCSE and A Level curriculum) and started that year with 3800 children. In 2019, we reached the capacity of 4260 students in Phases 1 and 2 of our original building and in 2021 expanded to Phase 3 to provide additional facilities for extended curriculum options. We reached full capacity in 2022 with 6139 children from FS1 – Year 13. Since opening, we have established a positive learning environment for our children and staff following both the National Curriculum for England and UAE Ministry of Education curricular. As a British school overseas with over 100 nationalities, it is important that we value all of our languages and cultural understanding and use this as a catalyst to embrace the culture, history and beliefs of our student and staff body. We have been rated Good in two DSIB inspections, with the most recent one also recognising some Outstanding features. We are British Schools Overseas (BSO) accredited gaining Outstanding judgements in all standards, allowing us to offer the NQT, QTS and i PGCE programmes to our teachers through the TES Institute. GEMS Founders School, Dubai is truly unique and anyone who comes to work here has a wonderful opportunity to leave their mark. In line with our school vision, you will have the opportunity to Grow, Flourish and Succeed in everything you do at GFS.

Principal/CEO
Matthew Burfield

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