Inclusion Teacher - Senior School

Repton Dubai Senior School is seeking a passionate Teacher to join the Inclusion department for August 2024.

The successful candidate will work closely with the existing highly experienced inclusion team to drive forward our inclusion agenda and support colleagues to ensure that our inclusive vision is a reality for all students. The school motto, ‘Best for Every Child’ truly encompasses the inclusive nature of Repton Dubai.

The successful applicant will be required to teach students individually or in small groups as specified. They will also have an important pastoral care role within the school and will be expected to communicate with parents. Attendance at staff meetings and other specified after school events will form a part of the contractual hours of duty.

Experience of working with English Language Learners would be an advantage.

Purpose

To support and promote an inclusive culture throughout the school, enabling all pupils to achieve their best and to support the Assistant Head (Inclusion) and Teaching and Learning Department in promoting the learning and personal development of students with additional needs, in addition to having the ability to teach Key Stage 2.

The successful applicant will be required to teach children individually or in small groups as specified. They will also have an important pastoral care role within the school and will be expected to communicate with parents. Attendance at staff meetings and other specified after school events will form a part of the contractual hours of duty.

Skills, Experience and Responsibility 

• Experience and knowledge teaching students with special educational needs and/or English as an additional language      
• A commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children within the School and support of the School’s policies and procedures      
• Resilience and the ability to work well under pressure; ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively      
• A commitment to supporting the wider life of the school and boarding house.       
• Attend staff and departmental meetings, open days, briefings, assemblies, INSET days, parent consultations and other school events, as required       
• Collaborate with the class and subject teachers to ensure what is being learned in one to one lessons is transferred and reinforced in the classroom       
• Liaise regularly with our Assistant Head - Senior School Inclusion to review teaching targets, reports, and any communication with parents    
• Be responsible to implement and execute IEPs for students of determination and EAL   
• Train and conduct workshops for Teaching Assistants and Learning Support Assistants   
• Create and update student profiles    
• Plan and execute group and 1:1 lesson plans evidenced by weekly summary reports

Repton Schools in the UAE

Excella leads the Repton Family of Schools in the UAE, and provides outstanding British curriculum education in the UAE. The Excella school portfolio comprises Repton Dubai, Repton Al Barsha, also in Dubai, and Repton Abu Dhabi, alongside Dovecote nurseries with branches across UAE.

About Repton School Dubai

Repton Dubai is a prominent international school in the heart of Dubai and one of the few schools in Dubai to boast an Outstanding rating from the Dubai Schools Inspection Board since 2014. One of the few genuinely international schools in the Gulf Region, Repton Dubai combines the reputation and academic rigour of the UK curriculum, from Early Years through Junior School and into Senior School. It embraces the challenges and opportunities of the International Diploma, A Levels or IB in the Sixth Form.

Set in the largest, most spectacular school campus in the Middle-East, and almost uniquely in Dubai offering a dynamic boarding experience in addition to day school, Repton pupils from ages 3-18 benefit from facilities, resources and a classroom and sporting experience that is the envy of their peers.

Our mission is ‘the rigorous pursuit of excellence, inside and outside the classroom, combined with a passionate concern for the wellbeing of each individual’

About the Department

This is a wonderful opportunity for successful candidates to join a well-established team who recruit the highest calibre of staff who understand that a student’s wellbeing, happiness and sense of purpose is at the core of their success. 

Successful candidates will have:-

• Appropriate subject degree and PGCE, or equivalent, with exceptional subject knowledge
• At least 2 years' experience of the National Curriculum for England, or relvant international curriculum
• Experience of having offered inclusion support across Key Stage 2, 3 and/or 4
• Experience of teacher KS2 would be an advantage
• Have exceptional communication skills
• Be committed to the Repton Values which can be found on our website

In return we offer:-

• A generous tax-free salary commensurate with experience
• Accommodation (mandatory for those new to country due to visa restrictions), potential option of cash allowance in lieu of accommodation for those already settled in Dubai
• Annual return flights, global healthcare plan for self, spouse and up to two dependent children up to age 18 (subject to status)
• School fees remission for up to two dependent children in Repton Dubai
• Exceptional CPD opportunities
• 4.5 day working week

To support your application, please include your current, up-to-date CV.

The school reserves the right to interview and appoint strong candidates before the official closing date, and therefore we would encourage candidates to apply early in the process.

Cognita and the Repton Family of Schools is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to detailed and enhanced pre-employment clearance, including identity checks, criminal background checks for all countries lived in, qualification checks, employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment, and satisfactory reference checks for all employment in the last 5 years.