Competitive tax-free salary, school accommodation / housing allowance, medical insurance, visa, annual flight allowance, more

Full Time, Permanent

30 November 2024

Taaleem is looking for a qualified, enthusiastic, and passionate KG Grade Leader to join our Dubai Schools Al Barsha campus.

Dubai Schools

The Dubai Schools Mission is to be a Beacon of Academic Excellence. Combining an inquisitive teaching approach and future-focused skillset delivery, we work hand-in-hand with the community to nurture students to become independent and empathetic learners. We offer an American education that will be guided by Arabic principles and Islamic values which will foster future-ready graduates, driven by pride and tolerance.
The main objective of the Dubai Schools Al Barsha, Mirdif and Nad al Sheba Projects is to create a mutually beneficial partnership between the government and the private sector that ensures Dubai’s aspiration to have 100% of Emirati Students enrolled in 'Good+' rated schools.


Primary Purpose of Job:
A Grade Leader, main duty is to provide outstanding pastoral care for all students in a designated grade group, ensuring that all students in the designated grade are fully supported, their needs are met and that they succeed academically.

• To lead a team of Homeroom Teachers to ensure that the quality of pastoral care for the designated grade is outstanding.
• To ensure that the Homeroom and Moral Education programme is of a high quality and supports the wellbeing, development, and academic success of the students in the designated grade
• To manage any delegated budgets effectively and responsibly.
• To ensure high standards of behaviour and attendance for the designated grade, including reporting on standards, patterns and trends of behaviour and attendance.
• To be proactive in identifying behaviour and attendance concerns and implement effective strategies to address the identified concerns and raise standards of attendance and behaviour in the designated grade
• To ensure that all relevant school policies and procedures are adhered to and applied consistently across the designated grade.
• To have a genuine interest in the students in the designated grade and develop positive relationships with them to best support their individual needs.
• To maintain regular contact with parents, updating them on grade and student specific concerns and celebrations.
• To meet with parents, where appropriate, to ensure students in the designated year group needs are met and concerns are dealt with effectively.
• To ensure that student support plans such as are up to date and are effective in providing students with the best support for their individual needs.
• To attend and lead meetings and forums in line with the responsibilities such as case conferences, Individual Needs Panels, Homeroom teacher meetings and pastoral team meetings.
• To coordinate academic interventions for students in the designated grade
• To liaise with relevant staff regarding students of concern
• To attend and lead school events relating to the students in the designated year group, such as Information Days, PTCs, new student induction events.
• To contribute to the assessment and reporting program, in line with school policy
• To assist management of requests for student leave
• To contribute to, and manage, assembly and school supervision duty rotas as requested.
• To keep up-to-date with current developments concerning pastoral care of students in order to ensure best practice and high quality pastoral provision.
• To contribute to the whole school professional development and lecture programme as appropriate.

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Representing areas of knowledge, understanding and skills, in all their richness, to students taught
• Engaging and motivating students to achieve at levels that are beyond their expectations and previous limits
• Using excellent subject knowledge, pedagogic and interpersonal skills to enthuse students and enable students to enjoy learning
• Planning lessons that take full account of students’ individual learning needs, as well as their individual learning styles, preferences, and capabilities
• Encouraging and enabling all students to become effective, confident, and independent life-long learners
• Assess, record and report on the development, progress, and attainment of the students in her/his classes
• Guide students to set targets to improve on their previous ‘best’ and give regular feedback to students to support next steps in learning
• Maintaining excellent professional relationships with colleagues by making a wider professional contribution to the continuing improvement of the school
• Planning and delivery of a programme of learning opportunities and activities to enrich and enhance the taught curriculum
• Communicate open and professionally with parents on a regular basis about the attainment and progress of their child
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality when speaking to parents and external parties
• Model good practice of academic honesty
• Contribute actively to department discussions in meeting
• Create, organise and modify programmes of study for specific Grades
• Contribute to and plan after-school activities as required
• Participate in arrangements for further training and professional development as a teacher

Position Requirements:
Education: A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area and recognised teaching qualification or license
Experience: A minimum of three years’ teaching experience, previous middle leadership experience preferred
Competencies: A sound understanding of the relevant curriculum, leadership and mentoring skills.

We offer:

• Supportive staff who are committed to school improvement, who will work with you to achieve your goals
• An extensive induction programme
• A school where people can develop and thrive in a caring, fun and nurturing environment
• The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our students
• A competitive tax-free salary and international package which includes furnished, private accommodation (subject to availability) or housing allowance, visa and medical insurance
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• The full support of the wider network of Taaleem schools
• A unique opportunity to experience a different culture

Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including, receipt of high quality references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification and police checks, including overseas checks.

About Taaleem

Taaleem is the second largest provider of education in the region and a group that has an absolute focus on education. As a Taaleem teacher, you will join one of the largest, most respected education providers in the United Arab Emirates. Taaleem (which means ‘education’ in Arabic) was established in 2004 and now has over 27,000 students attending our diverse portfolio of international schools, pre-schools and public-private partnership schools across the UAE. With quality at the forefront of our offering, we tailor each project to answer the specific educational requirements of a wide range of families by offering top international curricula including British, American, the International Baccalaureate and our custom early childhood programme.
Taaleem is also one of the Middle East’s leading IB workshop providers for PYP, MYP, DP and CP. Taaleem is committed to inspiring students and helping them to identify and develop their passions and talents.
Taaleem seeks to raise the educational standards in the region. The combined experience of its core team of senior education leaders in international education policy, operations and global management best practices means Taaleem is well positioned to ensure the creative of truly exceptional schools that satisfy the most comprehensive and exacting education developmental requirements.

Taaleem is committed to:

• Equipping children in the region holistically with the skills, knowledge and character to compete globally
• Offering a comprehensive range of outstanding international curricula
• Designing, building and managing the best educational facilities
• Creating and implementing benchmark educational initiatives
• Nurturing educational excellence through the attraction, retention and development of the best educators
• Continuously evaluating and improving standards across our schools
• Establishing our schools as valued cornerstones of their communities

Opportunities at Taaleem

The Taaleem family of schools are a truly values-driven organisation and always happy to receive applications from ‘outstanding’ teachers, including KG, Early Years and Primary and Secondary Specialists. We are also looking to hear from experienced professionals interested in joining our support functions within our schools and Central Office.
We recruit the very best international teachers who can deliver our international curricula in a creative, collaborative, and highly engaging manner. Taaleem is committed to inspiring young minds and helping them to identify and develop their passions and talents. Due to our rigorous approvals systems in the UAE please be aware of the requirements for teachers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Candidates must hold a recognised teaching qualification, e.g. Bachelor’s of Education or PGCE to gain KHDA and ADEK approval.

History of Taaleem

The origins of Taaleem began in 2004 when Beacon Education, a school management company was set up to develop and run high quality education projects. Beacon Education was created to meet the need for top-quality schools as the region’s population continues to grow.
Our first schools opened in September 2005 and two years later, His Excellency Nasser Hassan Al-Shaikh, Chairman of the Board of Taaleem, spearheaded a major ongoing investment in Beacon Education by National Bonds, a Dubai-based private joint stock company with around 50% ownership by the Government of Dubai.
Taaleem is the assumed name through which we will continue to deliver our promise to inspire students and help them to identify and develop their passions and talents.