Assistant Head
GEMS Wellington International School
Dubai
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015
- Apply by:
- 4 March 2015
Job overview
With more than fifty years of education experience, GEMS Education is committed to improving the quality of education worldwide. It is the leading Kindergarten to Grade 12 private education operator in the world, educating more than 110,000 children from 151 different nationalities. The GEMS approach to learning is one which focuses not only on academic excellence but also on providing a values based education. It helps students develop their character, creativity, personal leadership and the spirit of enterprise necessary for them to achieve their full potential as global citizens and leaders of the future.
GEMS mission is to work with private and public partnerships to ensure access to education is universal. Through our charitable organization, the Varkey GEMS Foundation (VGF), whose honorary Chairman is former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and our partnerships with organizations such as UNESCO, The Clinton Global Initiative, The Tony Blair Faith Foundation, and other non-governmental organizations, GEMS is determined to impact the lives of millions of children across the globe, providing educational opportunities that can lift them and their families out of the cycle of poverty.
To find out more about GEMS Education and the Varkey GEMS Foundation visit: www.gemseducation.com
The School
GEMS Wellington International School is an “Outstanding School”, as assessed by the Dubai School Inspection Bureau. A premium school which caters to students from FS1 – Year 13, offering the National Curriculum for England and the International Baccalaureate to Years 12 & 13, the school has grown rapidly over its 9 year existence.
The Post
From September 2015 we are looking for an exceptional Secondary School Assistant Headteacher. Applicants will have an outstanding teaching record as well as experience of managing and leading high performing teaching teams.
Application Process
If you meet these criteria, are enthusiastic about teaching and learning and have the drive and passion to get the most from our students then we would very much welcome your application. Please visit www.gemseducation.com/careers and submit your application online (reference 6917). Please ensure you have uploaded a CV, formal letter of application and recent photograph.
The closing date for this position is Wednesday 4th March 2015
About GEMS Wellington International School
- GEMS Wellington International School
- Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Sufouh
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
GEMS Wellington International School, a mixed private school for children aged 3-18, is situated in the Al Sufouh area of Dubai and is owned and run by GEMS Education. Student numbers are over 2,800, around half of whom are British.
The school was established in 2005 and offers the National Curriculum of England from Foundation Stage to Year 11 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, courses and careers programme in Years 12 and 13. It also offers opportunities for students to excel in leadership, sport, creative and performing arts.
The extensive amenities available to the students at GEMS Wellington International School include a full range of sports facilities, multiple science laboratories, an astronomy observatory, a recording studio and an underground music floor.
All GEMS teachers have access to the GEMS Professional Development programme and over 150 events and workshops each year to help keep their teaching practices cutting-edge.
The GEMS Wellington Cluster
WIS is part of the wider GEMS Wellington group of schools within the UAE, who bring with them a long and sustained history of delivering high quality education. The schools collaborate and work closely together to ensure the reach and impact of every initiative to improve student outcomes is maximized. Each school is unified by the core Wellington vision, fundamental to the ethos and fabric of what it means to be part of the GEMS Wellington family, whilst at the same time retaining their own unique characteristics. This partnership brings significant benefits for both our students and teachers including enhanced social, cultural and academic learning opportunities, sporting and performing arts events and access to a vast range of professional development pathways. The sharing of outstanding practice and dialogue amongst our highly talented leadership teams and teaching and learning community, constantly allows us to further raise standards in the pursuit of excellence. This is an exciting time to be part of the GEMS Wellington network.
Principal
Maryssa O’Connor
Values and Vision
GEMS Wellington International aims to celebrate the diversity within the school and to create a nurturing environment with a strong, open and positive partnership between all stakeholders and the wider community. Parent participation in their children’s education is strongly encouraged.
The school believes that, to be successful, children must be happy. Broadening their interests and personal qualities is an important feature of school life and there is a commitment to cultivating independence in students from an early age.
Creative and critical thinking within the context of meaningful real-life learning experiences is promoted and the school endeavours, above all, to equip its students with the skills, attitudes and attributes required to become respectful, proactive citizens in an international community - respectful of themselves, each other and the world around them.
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