Head of English

Date: 9 Jan 2025

Location:

Abu Dhabi, AE

Job ID: 4606

School: NAS Abu Dhabi School

Company: Nord Anglia Education

About Nord Anglia

At Nord Anglia Education, our schools shape a generation of creative and resilient global citizens who leave our schools with everything they need for success – whatever they choose to be or do in life. When it comes to creating memorable learning experiences both within and beyond our classrooms, our family of more than 13,000 passionate staff are experts in their academic and commercial professions and play a vital role in the world-class experience our schools provide.

We educate more than 74,000 children in 32 countries, our 84 schools in the Middle East, the Americas, Europe and Asia form our diverse global family, making us the largest provider of premium education in the world.

About The School

Nord Anglia International School Abu Dhabi (NAS Abu Dhabi) lies at the heart of the Emirate, on Al Reem Island. In August 2023, we opened the school’s new, purpose-built campus to our first cohort of students and began to do what Nord Anglia does best: make every moment at school count. Our mission is to help our students prepare for their futures, think creatively outside the box, develop healthy resilience, global awareness, and be team players.

About You

You will be a teacher who is passionate about their profession and seeks continuous improvement. You will have a positive mindset and will always do your very best for students, for parents and for colleagues. You will have strong experience of the UK national curriculum; further experience of international education will be an added advantage.

You will be an excellent communicator who will work well with all members of the community. You will have a strong focus on being the best teacher you can be and will also participate fully in the extra-curricular aspects of school life. You will be responsible for encouraging and developing further our culture of inspiration, enjoyment and success. Keen to collaborate and share your expertise, you will have good interpersonal skills and the ability and confidence to build strong working relationships. The flexibility and open-mindedness required to adapt quickly to a fast-paced international environment are essential.

Head of English Faculty

Nord Anglia International School, Abu Dhabi, is looking to appoint an outstanding, forward thinking Head of English to join our team starting in August 2025. The Head of English Faculty has responsibility for leading their team of teachers to ensure the best possible learning experience and outcomes for all students.

Core Requirements Of The Post

In fulfilling the requirements of the post, the teacher will demonstrate essential professional characteristics, and in particular will:

• Inspire trust and confidence in students, colleagues and parents;
• Engage and motivate students;
• Continually strive to develop the quality of students’ learning;
• Use the student tracking and monitoring process to advance student learning and enhance professional practice in line with the school's aspirations and priorities;
• Contribute to the school improvement / development planning and promote the learning priorities of the school SDP;
• Promote the wider aspirations and values of the school.
  
  

Planning, Teaching and Class Management

Teach allocated students so that they achieve the best they can by:

• Planning effective teaching programmes which provide exemplary learning opportunities within and beyond the classroom;
• Positively targeting and supporting individual learning needs;
• Maintaining high levels of behaviour and discipline;
• Effectively using homework and other extra-curricular learning opportunities;
• Establishing a purposeful and safe learning environment;
• Using modern technology to enhance learning opportunities;
  
  

Monitoring, Assessment, Recording, Reporting

• Make effective use of formative and summative assessment to plan challenging learning opportunities for all students
• Monitor and record students’ learning to ensure they remain on track to achieve challenging targets
• Report on progress to all stakeholders.
  
  

Pastoral Duties

• Establish a purposeful and safe learning environment for all students;
• Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the tutor group as a whole;
• Contribute to the preparation of action plans and other support mechanisms;
• Alert appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and make recommendations as to how these may be resolved;
• Communicate effectively with parents of students, liaising with other staff as appropriate;
  
  

Extra-Curricular Activities

• Support the life of the school beyond the classroom.
• Lead one or more agreed after school activities each week.
  
  

Other Requirements

• Contribute positively to the morale and community spirit in the school;
• Work effectively in different teams;
• Assist in whole school marketing initiatives and contribute to the growth of the school;
• Operate at all times within the stated policies and practices of the school;
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of good practice in teaching techniques;
• Maintain subject(s) or specialism(s) to enable effective teaching;
• Keep knowledge of wider curriculum developments up to date;
• Undertake professional development to enhance teaching and students' learning, and apply outcomes and identify impact/share outcomes with colleagues;
• Meet responsibilities with regard to health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant legislation and conform to professional and ethical requirements;
• Any other appropriate duties as allocated by members of the school’s leadership team;
• Promote and adhere to Nord Anglia Education’s vision and values:
• Opportunity – For us, opportunities need to be meaningful, about achieving potential and making progress.
• Impact - For us, impact is about making a difference. It needs to be immediate, positive and lasting.
• Leadership - For us, leadership is about considering the team’s needs as well as your own, setting inspiring examples, being supportive and showing real accountability and responsibility.
• Respect - For us, respect is about listening, being inclusive, showing tolerance and getting the little things right
  
  

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

Qualifications/Training

• Qualified to degree level or above
  
  

Essential

• Qualified Teacher Status
  
  

Essential

Experience / Knowledge

• Minimum of two years’ experience teaching UK National Curriculum at Key Stage 3 and IGCSE
  
  

Essential

• Minimum of two years’ experience teaching IB Diploma Programme at SL and HL, or A-level.
  
  

Essential

• Demonstrable evidence of innovating and adapting curricular to engage
  
  

children and enable them to perform highly

Essential

• Working in partnership with parents
  
  

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
  
  

Essential

Personal Attributes

• High levels of personal integrity.
  
  

Essential

• Passionate about education and young people
  
  

Essential

• Evidence of commitment to professional development
  
  

Essential

• Understand the complex and demanding environment of an international
  
  

school community

Essential

Selection Process

Applicants should submit a CV, letter of application and the details of two professional referees, one of which should be your current Line Manager.

Safeguarding

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

All post holders having regular unsupervised contact with children are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both Country of residence/birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years.