Head of Arabic A - Senior School - August Start

Repton Dubai Senior School is seeking an outstanding Head of Arabic A to join the team for an August start.

The Arabic department at Repton School is a dynamic and enthusiastic department, where all teachers are dedicated to promoting Arabic language and culture. With a team of highly experienced teachers, it offers a comprehensive curriculum that focuses on Arabic grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing and speaking skills. The department also organises various cultural events to enhance students’ understanding and appreciation of the Arab world.

Our Head of Arabic A - Senior School will:

● Inspire children, teachers, and parents

● Instill a love of Arabic

● Lead the subject with vision and clarity of goals to be achieved

● Be familiar with all aspects of the Arabic curriculum, subjecting it to regular review and upgrading with the requirements of examination processes where appropriate

● Develop Arabic as a discrete and an integrated subject

● Work closely with the Deputy Head and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to monitor the standard of Arabic teaching throughout the school

● Maintain links with external advisors and schools to ensure continual developments and reviews of the subject

● Advise all staff on the teaching of Arabic and ensure that lessons are differentiated to embrace all ability levels

● Monitor the teaching of pupils with Special Needs & Gifted & Talented Needs and liaise with the Learning Support/G & T leader, where appropriate

● Ensure full use of audio/visual and ICT resources to enrich the Arabic curriculum, as directed

● Be familiar with assessment tools used by the school to monitor progress in various areas of Arabic. Ensure that such tests are administered regularly, pupils’ records are updated, and targets are set as necessary.

● Work with the SLT to develop an assessment system (periodic and/or continuous) for the subject and monitor teachers’ use of it

● Plan educational visits and invite guest speakers/workshops into the school to enrich and diversify the curriculum

● Take responsibility for ordering and managing the Arabic budget for books and educational resources. Maintain an up-to-date inventory

● Contribute to the School Improvement Plan and be responsible for ensuring targets are achieved

● Ensure that stock purchase is relevant to the needs and interests of all students

● Have input into staff training and development by recommending courses for teachers as required and contributing to in-house staff training days

● Enter students in examinations and competitions, as appropriate

● Promote Arabic through a range of extracurricular activities

● Lead a whole school-distributed leadership team on an SIP focus area

● Review and revise, annually, the Arabic Policy Document and Curriculum Handbooks

● Liaise closely with other Heads of Year, Department, and Subject to ensure continuity and progression across the Key Stage and the whole school.

● Fulfill other reasonable duties as directed by the Principal 

About Cognita:

Cognita is a global leader in independent education. Founded in 2004, we are a growing community of 100+ schools in 16 countries - in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East - serving more than 85,000 students. Each of our schools are proudly unique, however our collective purpose is to create an environment where everyone can, ‘Thrive in a rapidly evolving world’.

About Repton School Dubai:

Repton Dubai was founded in 2007 and is a ‘world class’ international school in the heart of Dubai. One of the few genuinely international schools in the Gulf Region, Repton Dubai combines the reputation and academic rigour of the UK curriculum, from infants and junior school up to IGCSE level in Year 11 and then embraces the challenges and opportunities of the International Diploma or IB in the Sixth Form, whilst also offering A levels.

Set in a stunning campus in Nad Al Sheba, and almost uniquely in Dubai, also offering a dynamic boarding experience, Repton pupils from ages 3-18 benefit from facilities, resources and a classroom and sporting experience, that is the envy of their peers.

The department is proud of the outstanding results achieved in recent years for both IGCSE and IB. The successful candidate will join a hard-working, driven and experienced team of dedicated teachers, all working in collaboration to make our subject highly engaging and our young people experts. At Repton we have state of the art facilities, and we have embraced technological advances to allow students and teachers to be creative and successful in the modern world, this is a great opportunity to join a highly effective team.

Our mission is ‘the rigorous pursuit of excellence, inside and outside the classroom, combined with a passionate concern for the wellbeing of each individual’

Skills, Experience & Responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s degree plus QTS and PGCE
• For specialist teachers, the bachelor’s degree must be in a directly related field (e.g. English teacher should have a English related bachelor’s degree)
• The ability to teach through KS3-5 including IB and A Level is essential
• Ideally we require a minimum of 7 years post qualification experience

In return we offer:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Annual flight ticket
• Accommodation
• World class medical & healthcare benefits (subject to status)
• End of service gratuity, as per labour law

To support your application, please include your current, up-to-date CV.

The school reserves the right to interview and appoint strong candidates before the official closing date, and therefore we would encourage candidates to apply early in the process.

Cognita is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to detailed and enhanced pre-employment clearance, including identity checks, criminal background checks for all countries lived in, qualification checks, employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment, and satisfactory reference checks for all employment in the last 5 years.