Year 2 Teacher Urgently Required

About The Sheffield Private School

The Sheffield Private School is a 3-18 Co-ed British curriculum school, located in the north of Dubai. The school follows the EYFS curriculum in its Foundation Stage year groups and the KS1 and KS2 English National Curriculum in Primary Years 1 to 6.  In Secondary, students follow the KS3 English National Curriculum before taking IGCSE subjects in Years 10 and 11 and either A Level or BTEC in Years 12 and 13. Students graduate from The Sheffield Private School to universities across the world, including the UK.

The school serves a wide range of nationalities, with most students holding Indian subcontinent or Arab country passports. There are a few local Emirati students in the school, but these are in the minority. 

As a school founded in 2004, it has at its core a set of parents that have a strong community spirit and have been committed to the school for a number of years as their children pass through their educational journey with us. 

Increasingly, students from other schools in Dubai are joining TSPS as its journey of self-improvement and the quality of its teachers continues to be recognised.

The Senior Management at the school, is committed to school student growth, further educational improvement, and ensuring best British practice is found in all school practices and policies. 

The Sheffield Private School has embraced High Performance Learning (HPL) and is an HPL accredited school, as well as a Microsoft Accredited School.  It is currently a member of British Schools Middle East (BSME). A recent local authority (KHDA) school inspection praised the school for the progress it had made since its previous inspection.

The Opportunity

We are looking to urgently appoint a Key Stage 1 teacher to take responsibility for a lovely class of Year 2 students. Our maximum class size is 25 students. The school is actively seeking to interview young, career committed teachers with UK training in England, Scotland or Wales. Teachers can be in their NQT year.  The school is able to provide structured coaching and mentoring to young teachers who are keen to make an impact within the school, in their first year of international teaching.

After appointment, the teachers will be expected to plan and work collaboratively within their year group team under the leadership of a Head of Year and with the support of Subject Co-ordinators in English, Mathematics and Science.  Teachers will have a designated classroom and Learning Assistant.

The Primary phase uses ‘Power Maths, ‘Read Write Ink’ and ‘Talk for Writing’ as its core subject teaching methods as students move from FS and through Primary.

Classes have students with diverse needs, and thus effective differentiation lies at the heart of our good teaching practice.  Students are tracked in their progress and formative assessment carried out by teachers is ongoing to enable class teachers to plan next steps for their students.  Microsoft Teams is used to support online learning and the sharing of material with students.  Students from Years 5 upwards have their own mobile devices for use in the classroom. Teachers are equipped with a school laptop and have an interactive whiteboard available in their classroom. Banks of tablets and laptops are available for use in the classroom to support learning. All classrooms are equipped with Interactive Whiteboards and projectors.

Teachers are expected to embrace a High Performance Learning pedagogy in their classrooms with an understanding that all students are limitless in their abilities to achieve.

As in all schools in Dubai, the day starts early at around 7:15 am and staff leave around 3:30 pm. The school works a 4 ½ day working week, with an early finish on Friday at lunchtime, allowing for a long weekend.

The school employs Teaching Assistants to support the learning taking place in the classrooms, and there is a well-respected SEND Department that supports students with more specific learning challenges.  Teaching days are around 180/365 each year, with extensive holidays similar to the UK for travelling and returning back to home countries.

The current vacancy is for a teaching role with immediate effect.

The school offers remuneration packages comparable to other schools in Dubai, which are tax free, along with an end of contract gratuity. In addition, medical insurance, flights, and housing or a housing allowance are also provided. A two-year contract will be provided.

About You

You will be a fully qualified Primary Teacher, with a teaching qualification gained in UK or be in your first post of teaching in the UK.  

Student safety, happiness, and effective learning will be at the heart of what you want to achieve in your classroom. 

You will be willing to use your skills in a collaborative way with peers, as a member of a successful whole school learning community. As a young teacher, you won’t know everything about your profession, but you will be willing to ask and seek guidance and learn from others. You will be committed to your own professional development and expect the school to support you in that, which it will do willingly and generously.

Dubai

Is a city like no other; well known for its cosmopolitan lifestyle, excellent shopping, incredible architecture and lively social scene. Whether you are someone who marvels at the skyscrapers, enjoys time at the beach or a desert safari, Dubai has it all.  Dubai is also an excellent flight hub to carry out travel further afield. Despite this, Dubai can be as cheap or expensive as you want to make it. Taxis and transport are far cheaper than the UK and the diverse food available can also be very affordable. And, it costs you nothing to soak up the sun on a beautiful white beach with warm water all year round.

For more information on Dubai please follow the link below:

https://www.livingindubai.org/

Our Benefits Package Includes:

The school offers remuneration packages comparable to other schools in Dubai, which are tax free, along with an end of contract gratuity. In addition, medical insurance, flights, and housing or a housing allowance are also provided. A two-year contract will be initially provided.

To find out more about The Sheffield Private School, please see:

www.sheffield-school.com

To Apply

After reading this job advert you feel excited about working at The Sheffield Private School in our Primary phase, then we invite you to make an application by submitting your full CV and a one-page A4 Letter of Application explaining why you would like to join our learning community and why you feel suitable for the post.

The Sheffield Private School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers and a criminal records check.