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Vice Principal - Lower School (FS-Y4)

Vice Principal - Lower School (FS-Y4)

GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Silicon Oasis

Dubai

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
September 2015
Apply by:
25 May 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. To find out more about GEMS Education, please visit: www.gemseducation.com

GEMS Wellington Academy – Silicon Oasis opened in September 2011, offering the National Curriculum for England with IB Diploma (IBDP) and IB Career-Related Certificate (IBCC) Programmes at Post-16, to over 3,500 students currently from Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 13.  The Academy will continue to grow over the next two years to 5,000 students to meet growing demand for places.

The Academy offers world-class facilities set in a modern campus in one of Dubai’s most prestigious new developments. Our campus provides a bright, modern, well-resourced environment for our students to extend their learning. A special emphasis is placed on the integration of technology into the curriculum in keeping with the educational rationale for the Academy and the vision of the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority.  The Academy has stunning state-of-the-art facilities, including a new technology-rich Learning Plaza.  As part of our continued expansion of our Post-16 IB offer and in partnership with Pamoja Education, we launched an online Blended IB Diploma based at the Academy. In addition to this, the Academy established the GEMS Elite Sporting Academy (Launched in 2014) which also leads a key development strand for GEMS on Blended Learning. We focus heavily on teacher-based action-research as a central core of our CPD provision.

more information on the school, please visit:  www.gemswellingtonacademy-dso.com

The Post:  Vice Principal  (Lower School)

Key aspects of the role:

  • Embody the values, vision and ethos of Wellington Academy, Silicon Oasis, and assist the CEO and Principals in formulating policy which will ensure high quality and successful outcomes
  • Be a positive role leadership model, driving transformational change and supporting the transition to the Academy becoming the largest premium private school provider in Dubai
  • Support the CEO and Principals in achieving the key strategic objectives for the Academy through formulating and leading on specific aspects of the Academy improvement plan
  • Be fully accountable for key aspects of the work of Lower School providing analytical comment on performance measured against a number of key performance indicators
  • Support strategic curriculum modelling, development and implementation to ensure that the needs of all students are met through competency-led approaches and appropriate learning pathways in Lower School
  • Be responsible for the creation of a Centre of Excellence for Early Years teaching ensuring outstanding practice is hared across the GEMS network
  • Place the Academy at the cutting edge of research, policy and practice in the transformation of teaching and learning,  and to formulate and lead the Academy Enrichment Programme (phase specific)

Vice Principal - Lower School (FS-Y4)
GEMS Wellington Academy  - Silicon Oasis
September 2015

  • Be responsible for the monitoring, evaluation and continuous review of the quality and effectiveness of curriculum delivery maintaining an awareness and knowledge of contemporary trends, developments, theory and methods in the transformation of teaching and learning within the Lower School
  • Ensure that all staff are supported with high quality ongoing professional development and training which contributes to the development and achievements of the Academy as a genuine learning institution
  • Lead on key strategic developments (phase specific) which result in raised attainment and outcomes for all students as agreed with the Lower School Principal
  • Take a leading role in the preparation of key aspects of the Academy SEF and Inspection processes and procedures

Person specification:

  • Qualified Teacher Status
  • NPQH (enrolled or equivalent within next 2 years)
  • Proven skills in senior leadership and Early Years practice with commitment to promote and support the vision, values and ethos of the Academy
  • Evidence of significant and continued professional development and innovation leading to raised standards and improved student and staff motivation
  • Knowledge and understanding of the competency-led learning, what constitutes high quality educational provision and how to secure it within the Academy
  • Evidence of successful delivery against targets
  • Possess drive, enthusiasm, determination and boundless energy to improve the life chances and experiences of students
  • Display a genuine love of learning and care for students

An excellent remuneration package is on offer to successful candidates including competitive tax free salary, furnished accommodation, medical insurance, visa costs, baggage allowance, annual flight allowance and free school places for up to two dependants.

The successful candidate will be available to start in September 2015. 

Application Process

If you meet these criteria, are enthusiastic about leading highly innovative approaches to teaching and learning in Early Years and KS1, and have the drive and passion to extend the potential of all our students, then we would welcome your application.

To apply, please send your CV and recent photograph to Lena Borno (l.borno_wso@gemsedu.com) along with a formal letter of application (maximum 2 sides A4), outlining how your experiences match the demands of the post. The closing date for applications is Monday 25th May 2015.

Michael Gernon
CEO and Principal

About GEMS Wellington Academy - Dubai Silicon Oasis

GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis (WSO) is a distinctive and special place where children feel valued and imagination is very much alive. They encourage the various talents of their students in order to ensure that they all develop a confidence and independence that is recognised by everyone who meets them.

GEMS Wellington Academy – Silicon OASIS opened in 2011 and is a Premium British School in a prestigious area of Dubai. WSO provides a progression from the Early Years Foundation Stage through an enriched and developed National Curriculum for England into personalised qualification pathways, incorporating IGCSE, GCSE, IB, A’ Level and BTEC, WSO looks to cultivate a spirit of cooperation, tolerance and mutual respect whilst encouraging individual students to feel that their unique contribution is valued.

Offering world-class facilities, WSO places special emphasis on blended learning and the integration of technology into the curriculum, in keeping with the educational rationale of the Academy and the vision of the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority. As children mature, they are able to scrutinize their academic progress and build a precise picture of each child’s potential; this allows them to reward a child’s hard work over a period of time and brings Early Years Foundation and more senior curricula much closer together, acknowledging that GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis is very much one Academy.

At WSO, the key objective is to equip students for the 21st Century and enable them develop a skill-set to succeed in an uncertain future.
WSO http://www.gemswellingtonacademy-dso.com/

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