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Secondary EAL Teacher for immediate start

Secondary EAL Teacher for immediate start

Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Salary:
Competitive salary
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
October 2021
Apply by:
25 October 2021

Job overview

The Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai is a leading day and boarding school where future generations are inspired to become confident and enthusiastic life-long learners, ready to embrace the opportunities of a global world.

Our school follows the full continuum International Baccalaureate (IB) programme in in three streams focusing on personalised learning and the development of 21st century skills. Students choose between the English with additional languages/STEAM stream or the bilingual English-French/German streams

We pride ourselves on being a fully accredited IB Continuum World School, offering the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), IB Careers Programme (IB CP) and IB Diploma Programme (DP).

Our unique curriculum offers an engaging learning experience, the challenge of developing a real understanding of cultural diversity and the support of a thriving international community.

Our large eco-friendly campus ensures that we can offer a wide range of sporting facilities that make the most of our location adjacent to Dubai Creek.

Find out more about SISD at www.sisd.ae.

We have created a school that offers an outstanding education focused on both academic excellence and personal growth. We encourage students to take risks, become compassionate lifelong learners and responsible citizens who care for one another and contribute to a strong society through intercultural understanding and respect.

At SISD, a distinctive feature of school life is the diverse student body made up of more than 70 different nationalities. It is our strong belief that the next generation of international citizens will need to be dynamic, flexible and linguistically ambitious. This is why we offer all our students the opportunity to become multilingual.

Our international programmes reflect a sincere commitment to a Swiss vision of excellence in education to enable our students fully to embrace future opportunities.

We are looking for a Secondary EAL Teacher for an immediate start due to increased numbers and new classes.

Our team of international teaching staff is made up of highly qualified professionals who all share one goal: to provide quality education to all of our children in a caring, nurturing and supportive environment.

All secondary teachers  will work closely with the subject coordinators, Deputy Head of Secondary School (Academic) and Head of Secondary School and share in curriculum development.

As part of our commitment to our academic staff personal and professional development, comprehensive professional development will be provided to the successful candidate, who will

• be fully qualified and experienced secondary EAL Teacher with a relevant degree and professional teaching qualification

• have a proven track record of success in teaching EAL in a secondary setting

The salary and benefits package reflects the fact that SISD is committed to excellence.

SISD is committed to providing a safe and happy environment for all our employees and in which our students can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our employees and students. All employees are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both country of residence/home country and any other country of residence.

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About Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai

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+971 375 0600

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About the School

SISD is a leading international day and boarding school where future generations are inspired to become confident and enthusiastic lifelong learners, ready to embrace the opportunities and challenges of a global world. Recently ranked by Spears as one of the top 100 private schools in the world.

As one of the only IB, bilingual, boarding schools in the world, SISD shares a commitment to high quality, challenging, and international education. We encourage and support all our students to become successful, global minded, enthusiastic lifelong learners who will confidently take advantage of future opportunities and help make a difference. Together with our teaching staff and parents, we support our students to develop to their full potential in a motivating, multilingual and international learning environment. .

Bilingual

Our unique international and multilingual environment provides all students with authentic exposure to English, French, German and Arabic through regular daily contact with native speakers. Students in the immersive bilingual streams learn to communicate, think and reflect in a range of different languages. We also offer an additional and unique IB STEAM curriculum for students  in addition to the bilingual stream. As global citizens we celebrate diversity, treating all languages and cultures with equal respect.

Excellence

We believe in maintaining high standards and aspire to be the best that we can be. We foster a spirit of enquiry, encouraging both creative and critical thinking.

Sustainability

We believe that social, cultural, economic and environmental awareness prepare us to play our part in shaping a better future, both for ourselves and for those around us. Our school campus is eco-friendly, using less energy to create a comfortable and healthy environment.

Togetherness

In our international community, we know that we are at our best when we all work together. We view active participation in the community, from the most local to the most global, as the foundation of a valuable life

INSPIRING EXCELLENCE

Our school values are at the heart of everything we do. This B.E.S.T. approach to education recognises the importance of developing lasting human values alongside academic success.

Our Programmes

At SISD we follow the framework of the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme from Pre-Kindergarten (PreKG) to Grade 12 and the Swiss Baccalaureate programme from Grade 6 onwards. The Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai is an IB Continuum World School authorised to offer and teach the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) IB Diploma Programme (DP) and the IB Career-related Programme (CP).

We are also a member of the Swiss Group of Schools, CIS and ECIS.

SISD offers three different streams with an emphasis on offering learners the chance to develop international-mindedness, to broaden their skills and capabilities and to acquire the information needed to access other cultures:

• IB Bilingual English/French (with Arabic)

• IB Bilingual English/German (with Arabic)

• IB with additional languages (French or German with Arabic) and personalised STEAM* programme.

*PreKG-Grade 5

Our Teachers

We look to recruit enthusiastic and committed educators who have an international outlook and a passion for teaching. Successful candidates will have demonstrated that they are motivated and are committed to inspiring students and enriching academic and wellbeing excellence. In return we offer a competitive remuneration package to briefly include fully furnished accommodation, annual flight allowance, medical insurance to cover premium hospitals and clinics, visa,  free child places, on campus world-class leisure facilities to include use of gym, Olympic size pool, running track etc, peace pods and a be good to yourself day as part of our wellness initiatives.

We are based in one of the safest and most dynamic cities in the world, with the largest airport travel hub only 15 mins away from school, making SISD an ideal choice for those who wish to explore the GCC, Africa, Middle East and Asia.

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