Assistant Head - Whole School
PACE Modern British School
United Arab Emirates
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Competitive, annual flights, medical insurance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 6th 2025
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2024
Job overview
PACE Modern British School is a new, inclusive and rapidly expanding school in the PACE Education Group offering the UK National Curriculum for children aged 3-18. You will support the senior leadership team, develop and improve the school in line with our values and within the guidance of the KHDA framework.
We are seeking an inspirational practitioner to lead and develop the following areas:
- Future focus on Careers Pathways and provisions
- Innovation and enterprise (learning skills and beyond)
- Sustainability
You need to be an adaptive, solution creation leader, one with passion coupled with humility, one who listens and enables staff, children and the school to grow. Desk dwellers need not apply!
You will have a strong focus for teaching and learning and a passion for helping staff be the very best they can be. An ability to meet individual needs of all children is paramount as is a determination to develop one’s self both personally and professionally, whilst enabling the strategic growth of the school in these exciting times.
You will have:
- Leadership experience within a British Curriculum
- Strong Middle Leadership experience will be considered
- Experience of the UK National Curriculum
- A passion and drive for outstanding teaching and learning
- An excellent rapport with children, their families and staff
- A positive attitude
- Resilience and a sense of humour
- Professionalism
- A team player with a solution based approach to challenges.
- A drive to improve teaching and learning, ensuring the needs of all learners is met.
We want to focus this appointment with someone who has the right attitude to continue and build on the ethos we have created.
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About PACE Modern British School
PACE Modern British School is an international school, with a diverse community of 56 nationalities, all contributing to a rich montage of cultures and heritage. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, affordable school with British and international teachers. PACE MBS is founded upon a vision seamlessly aligning with the UAE National Agenda and priorities.
Our commitment to delivering affordable and quality education is at the core of our vision, providing opportunities to a broad spectrum of students. This dedication coupled with our robust British curriculum, characterised by a compelling ethos, acts as a magnet for parents who appreciate the distinctive values upheld at PACE.
For the first three years of opening, PACE MBS has clearly demonstrated significant value added from children’s potential to actual attainment across all levels. Through personalised learning approaches, we cater to individual learning needs, ensuring that students exceed their full potential. Informed planning, effective use of assessment for learning and strong relationships throughout the school allow us to monitor progress effectively and provide targeted support where necessary.
The development of teaching and learning, teachers’ skillsets and support have been accelerated due to the newly appointed leadership team who have created a harmonious working environment. Staff seek out development opportunities and growth within their profession with a sense of confidence that is fueled by the leadership team and underpinned by the school’s driving statements.
We prioritise the holistic growth of our students, including their personal, social and emotional development. At PACE MBS wellbeing is driven by all, for all, at all levels in all days, it is the backbone and culture of our school. The success of this has been evident where we have embedded a range of comprehensive wellbeing initiatives to support the development of our students and, just as importantly, our staff. We strive to continue developing our wellbeing for our positive ethos to remain thriving.
We are an inclusive, diverse and well-rounded school which gives us immense pride, fostering a culture of inclusivity and respect for all backgrounds and perspectives. PACE MBS is fully supported by the PACE Group and as is the flagship for their British Schools, the group’s ethos of affordable education for all is inherent in all their schools and none less so than PACE MBS. Our parents are supportive and engage through community events and actively provide feedback, our ‘Parents of PACE’ are keen to support the overall development of our school.
Our school provides opportunities for all students, but with one common driving goal, providing a dynamic school and affordable education for all the children and families it serves.
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