Assistant Head Teacher - Curriculum and Outcomes

Welcome to Doha British Schools

Al Wakra

Doha British Schools are a cluster of outstanding schools that provide a British educational provision for nearly 3000 students in Qatar. 

Doha British School Ain Khaled, was founded in 1997 and is a private co-educational day school for students from Foundation Stage to Year 13, offering the National Curriculum of England and IB programmes. Students follow the English Early Years Foundation Stage, the National Curriculum at Key Stages 1, 2, 3 and at Key Stage 4 a comprehensive range of IGCSE courses. At Post-16 the school is the only school in Qatar to offer 4 different pathways for our Post 16 provision, which include AS, A level, BTEC and the IB Diploma programme.

Doha British Schools educational provision has grown as a result of its outstanding reputation, with the opening of the Al Wakra campus in 2014 and Rawdat Al Hamama campus in 2022 which offers outstanding education for students.

All Doha British Schools offer a traditional British Pastoral provision and an extensive range of extra-curricular activities. Our highly regarded school operates under the experienced leadership of our Principal, Steven Miles. DBS schools promote an ethos of high expectations and the importance of academic success for all our students. DBS schools have a strong focus on Character Development which is embedded into the culture and ethos of all DBS schools. All our schools are accredited by the BSO/BSME/QNSA/CIS.

Cultural diversity is celebrated at our schools and currently the student body compromises over 90 different nationalities.

Our core purpose is to ensure that every young person gains as much as possible from our schools, based on our fundamental belief that all learners can, need and want to achieve. The DBS Way encourages learners to be resilient, self-confident, motivated, ambitious, inquisitive, respectful, honest and to act with integrity and community spirit. Our Mission is to prepare all young people through a relevant, challenging curriculum and well-resourced facilities to become lifelong learners contributing to a global community. The character development of our students is also a high priority. We have a reputation for providing academic excellence coupled with unrivaled pastoral care. We offer high quality CPD for staff at all stages of their career and an extensive induction programme. 

The successful applicant will:          

·       Establish high expectations of team members and students and setting challenging targets for each of them to achieve;

·       Ensure that systems and procedures are in place to enable the effective and consistent progression of all students within the cohort;

·       Promote approaches to learning and teaching that engage and motivate students and demand their active participation;

·       Strengthen learning and teaching through a programme of professional development and practical support.

We offer:       

·       An experienced, enthusiastic, supportive and flexible SLT.  

·       Well behaved, kind, considerate and happy children.  

·       Collaborative learning across a cluster of schools.  

·       A school that values and insists on staff having an effective work-life balance.  

·       A school that was recently graded as outstanding by BSO.  

·       Tax free monthly salary         

·       Fully furnished accommodation with paid utilities 

·       School fee discounts for dependants         

·       Annual flight allowance         

·       Medical insurance         

·       End of service gratuity

This role is for September 2023 start and to apply for this position, please complete the google form (link provided below). Please submit your CV and Cover letter to recruitment@dohabritishschool.com

Google Form: Assistant Head - Primary Campaign 

Doha British School is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and successful references.

Please note, interviews will commence from 19th March 2023.