Mathematics Teacher - Key Stage 3 (Head of Dept. for suitable candidate)

Established in 2005, Gulf British Academy is a BSO-accredited school seeking to strengthen secondary provision as it expands from a British international co-educational primary school to an all through 3-18 school.

The school welcomed the first Year 7 cohort in September 2020. The school’s recent move into a purpose-built, state-of-the-art building reflects the owners and senior leaders’ ambition to achieve excellence.

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, dynamic and inspirational teacher of mathematics with a proven track record of outstanding teaching in Key Stage 3. A working knowledge of the primary mathematics curriculum would be advantageous. 

There is a possibility of a Head of Department post for a suitably experienced candidate. To meet our requirements for this you will have experience in providing high quality leadership for the subject in all aspects of strategic and developmental planning as well as teaching and learning.  This will include external assessments, monitoring and maintaining records, managing resources and budgets, and general administration.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join us on our journey to outstanding as we strive to ensure that our pupils take their place in the 21st century global community.

In return for your service, we offer an excellent package for overseas, qualified employees that includes:

• A generous tax-free salary
• Annual flight allowance to and from your home country
• Furnished air-conditioned accommodation or housing allowance
• End-of-service indemnity
• Discounted tuition fees for employees bringing their children

What you offer

Your passion for the subject is infectious and you will have the capacity to lead, manage and review high-quality teaching and learning strategies in the subject throughout the school.

You will also be a class teacher who can reflect upon their own practice with the aim of instilling confidence and independence into our pupils to encourage them to become enquiry based learners.

Essential requirements:

• Have at least 2 years teaching experience and strong academic credentials.
• Demonstrate an excellent track record of teaching across Key Stage 3.
• Aspiring middle leader.
• Be able to take responsibility for all areas of learning, teaching, assessment and outcomes in mathematics across Key Stage 3.
• Have high expectations of learning and achievement of all pupils.
• Be able to inspire commitment and enthusiasm from both pupils and teachers.
• Able to participate in the delivery of CPD and support other colleagues.
• Ambitious in your career.
• Contribute to wider strategic academic matters within the school.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to inspire and build good relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively.
• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or police check.

Desirable:

• Head of Mathematics Department experience.
• Familiarity with initiatives such as Philosophy for Children and Growth Mindset.
• Competent IT skills and experience in using GSuite for Education (Google Classroom, Gmail, Google apps, shared drives, etc).

How to apply

Email your application directly to: headteacher@gulfbritishacademy.com

Your email must include your:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Cover letter or letter of application (highlighting your subject experience and any leadership experience)
• Recent photograph
• Two referees (name, phone number, professional relationship to you)

Applications are considered upon receipt and should arrive no later than Sunday 23 May 2021. 

We reserve the right to interview at any point during the recruitment process so early applications are positively encouraged.

Interviews will be conducted by video-conference (Google Meet, Zoom, Skype) or telephone.

If you do not hear back from us after 5 working days, you should presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

Further information

Please take the time to read the relevant job description/s and any additional documents at the bottom of this page. Visit our website and Tes Career Site to gain a greater insight into our school.

Gulf British Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.