Primary Language Development Middle Leader
Mesaieed International School
Qatar
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- Salary:
- Salary plus company provided accommodation, paid holidays, annual return flight allowance, medical insurance (including dental) and performance bonus.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2025
- Apply by:
- 14 January 2025
Job overview
Would you like to join a dynamic team dedicated to transforming the lives of young people in an inclusive, globally minded community school, all within a world-class organisation
Mesaieed International School is a thriving, happy, and vibrant school with high aspirations for its students, staff, and the diverse community it serves.
Our modern school is at the heart of a kind and welcoming community, spanning three separate campuses: Secondary, Primary, and EYFS. We provide education for just over 1,200 children, aged 3-18 years, representing over 30 nationalities. We are proud to be a Bilingual and Multilingual SMART School – an accreditation recognising our ongoing efforts to ensure staff understand the research, best practices, and approaches that truly impact bilingual and multilingual learners and their families.
We are seeking a talented, experienced, and successful leader with a passion for language development and acquisition. Your leadership and teaching experience should demonstrate a deep understanding of the needs of a school where more than 90% of students are bilingual or multilingual.
A comprehensive language procedure has been introduced, and we are looking for someone to refine our approaches to ensure the very best language support for all students. The ideal candidate will be a proven leader with experience working with BML (Bilingual and Multilingual Learners), who understands the strategies required for planning, teaching, and assessment to assure progress and achievement for all our children.
This is a unique opportunity to work with colleagues to ensure instruction is equitable and inclusive, and to prioritise vocabulary development in daily learning experiences. Your knowledge of the National Curriculum for England and commitment to collaborative practice will enable you to work effectively alongside the English Middle Leader to develop a language-rich curriculum.
This role provides a wonderful opportunity to support our incredibly deserving students on their language development journey, helping them unlock their potential and achieve the high standards we expect.
Beyond the development of the English language, the Primary Language Development Middle Leader will continue the invaluable work already underway in developing home languages, thanks to the tremendous support of our local community.
This is a non-class-based Middle Leadership position, although all middle leaders have an expected teaching commitment. The successful candidate will also demonstrate their ability as an excellent classroom practitioner.
We are looking for someone who:
· Is an outstanding teacher with experience working successfully with BML children.
· Has a vision for exceptional language provision across the primary school.
· Demonstrates excellent knowledge of effective BML strategies and understands their importance in supporting language acquisition and development.
· Has experience assessing language acquisition and supporting students’ next steps.
· Has experience implementing a language continuum, as well as assessing, monitoring, and tracking children’s progress and language proficiency.
· Has up-to-date knowledge of the National Curriculum for England and Development Matters.
· Is skilled at motivating and engaging staff and able to secure the commitment of colleagues to drive the school forward.
· Can lead professional development to equip staff with the skills to plan effectively and achieve outstanding learning opportunities for all children.
· Has excellent knowledge of teaching, learning, and assessment from EYFS to Year 6.
· Is willing to support home language development alongside English language development.
· Is an excellent collaborator.
Salary and Benefit Package
Successful candidates will be employees of QatarEnergy and enjoy the full benefits of working for the corporation, including generous tax-free salaries, free accommodation and utilities, interest free car loan, education assistance for up to four children, medical cover, airfares, paid school holidays and access to sporting and leisure facilities.
If you would like to join our team and make a real difference to the education of our children, please apply immediately with a one-page letter of application, detailing how you meet the above criteria, a full CV, and a recent photograph.
Please ensure that you include your current headteacher/principal as one of your referees.
Disclaimer: Mesaieed International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be expected to have undertaken relevant safeguarding checks.
About Mesaieed International School
About Mesaieed International School
We are a QatarEnergy owned international school that follows the National Curriculum for England. The school currently has 1090 pupils from the ages of 3-19. Our students all reside in Mesaieed and are the children of QatarEnergy and associate companies’ employees.
OUR VISION is for our students to be high achieving, healthy and happy individuals, well prepared to take their place as global citizens and leaders of the future.
OUR MISSION is to achieve this by inspirational teaching that places high value on learning, enjoyment and the well-being of all our students.
The academic year mirrors the English system of three terms, beginning in August. Local religious and QatarEnergy holidays are observed. The school week runs from Sunday to Thursday, the weekend being Friday and Saturday. For teachers the school day begins at 6.30am and finishes at 2.30pm, unless staff have other meeting commitments. Every Sunday staff participate in collaborative working sessions and the school day ends for staff between 3.30pm and 4.00pm.
Students
We have 30 nationalities in the school, with over 30 different languages spoken. Approximately 95% of our students speak English as a second language. They are hardworking, enthusiastic, kind and compassionate and make working at our school both a pleasure and a privilege.
Parents and Home/School Communication
We believe the relationship between school and the parents is vital. Parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their children’s learning and this takes on many forms, including open mornings, parents and teacher meetings, workshops, informal school activities, community events and volunteering throughout all year groups.
School Buildings and Facilities
The school operates across three campuses:
- A purpose built EYFS campus for children between the ages of 3 and 5
- A Primary campus for children from 5 to 11/12 years of age
- A Secondary campus for students aged 11 to 18/19
All three campuses were completed between 2008 and 2010 and as such staff and students benefit from modern facilities, including:
- Two 25m swimming pools
- Two Astro pitches
- Two 200m running tracks
- Two sports halls
- Two extensive libraries in primary and secondary
- ICT Suites
- Music rooms with designated sound proofed practice rooms in both primary and secondary
- Very spacious classrooms
- Art, Science and Technology suites in secondary
- Food technology room in primary
- Interactive White Boards in all classrooms
Houses
The House system is designed to promote school spirit, cooperation, a healthy sense of competition and a feeling of pride in belonging. It supports our work on health and well-being, fostering a sense of pride and achievement across various areas of school life. Students are placed into one of four Houses on joining school and where possible are placed in the same houses as older siblings:
- Oryx (Green)
- Pearl (Yellow)
- Falcon (Blue)
- Dhow (Red)
Sports
We are fully involved in the Qatar Private Primary (QPPSSA) and Secondary Schools Sports Associations (QUESS), participating in various sporting events including football, netball, basketball, swimming, athletics and cricket throughout the year, both in Mesaieed and in various schools in Al Wakrah and Doha. Our students love these events and are regularly commended for their politeness, attitude and good sportsmanship. We have some very talented sportsmen and sportswomen, with students often selected to participate in National and International level competitions.
Trips and Visits
The curriculum at MIS is supported by a wide range of stimulating educational experiences. During the course of the year there are opportunities for the children to be involved in excursions to a variety of places in the local area. These trips are generally linked to class work and supporting requirements for external examinations.
Extra-Curricular Activities
After-school activities provide enriching opportunities to learn something new, extend particular skills beyond the levels gained through the normal school curriculum, and to make new friends with similar interests. ECAs are held after school, over three days, in secondary and once a week in primary. All students are given an opportunity to spend some time engaged in a club, society or activity designed to broaden their experience and improve their knowledge.
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