Teacher - ICT

Job Description

Yasmina British Academy is an outstanding English Curriculum school in Abu Dhabi, recognized for its excellence in education, state-of-the-art facilities, and innovative teaching practices. With the transition to its multi-billion-dirham new campus now complete, Yasmina British Academy is leveraging its state-of-the-art facilities to redefine digital learning. This new multi-building campus is designed to foster a future-focused educational experience, providing students and teachers with cutting-edge technology, sustainable learning environments, and unparalleled opportunities for innovation and digital excellence.

This incredible facility is more than just a school, acting as a social, sporting and performance hub for both the local and international communities of the city. The new campus enables us to add even more value to our currently outstanding educational provision, whilst utilising the reputation of Aldar Academies’ brand to positively impact the lives of our learning community in the UAE.

It has an exciting, diverse, and progressive learning community that annually produces some of the very best I/GCSE and A Level results in the UAE. Yasmina’s learning culture is underpinned by the core values of excellence, respect, passion, collaboration, and creativity, allowing all students to thrive. Furthermore, the Academy is extremely proud of its recent ADEK inspection, which rated Yasmina British Academy as ‘Outstanding’ in all six performance standards, placing it among the top schools in the UAE and Middle East.

Responsibilities

Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Delivery:

• Teach the Primary Computing Curriculum from Nursery to Year 6, ensuring comprehensive coverage of key computing concepts and skills.
• Collaborate with curriculum leads and Heads of Year to embed technology and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) into short, medium, and long-term curriculum planning.
• Support the integration of technology standards such as the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) across the curriculum.
• Implement future-focused digital learning experiences, integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), coding, robotics, and emerging technologies into the curriculum.
• Ensure that digital learning strategies align with the Academy’s HPL’s cognitive and values-based learning framework, fostering high-performance thinking skills such as meta-cognition, collaboration and agile learning.
  
  
  

Technology Integration & Innovation

• Assist in the implementation of new hardware and software technologies within the school, supporting Aldar’s Digital Transformation Strategy.
• Participate in technology trials to assess and evaluate cutting-edge educational tools for impact on learning.
• Support the school’s Innovation Drive Teams, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives under the guidance of the EdTech Coach.
• Act as a super user for standard software and hardware within the school environment, providing support to staff and students.
  
  
  

Student Enrichment & Competitions

• Train and prepare student teams for technology-based competitions, including Formula Ethara, Mubarmij50 Coding and Robotics, First Lego League, and the World Robotic Olympiad.
• Facilitate technology-infused after-school clubs such as 3D printing, coding, robotics, and drone clubs, ensuring students develop hands-on experience.
  
  
  

Staff Professional Development & Support

• Meet regularly with the EdTech Coach to discuss progress, challenges, and professional development goals.
• Lead technology-focused CPD and INSET training sessions for teachers, ensuring they are up to date with developments in computing.
• Support teachers with instructional best practices in computing and digital integration across subjects.
  
  
  

Digital Citizenship & E-Safety

• Collaborate with the EdTech Coach to promote e-safety and digital citizenship awareness campaigns.
• Ensure that all students develop responsible digital habits through structured online safety and ethical technology use education.
  
  
  

Professional Growth & Leadership

• Pursue relevant technology-related accreditations, such as Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE) and Apple Teacher, to enhance professional expertise.
• Fulfill additional responsibilities as assigned by the EdTech Coach and Senior Leadership Team, ensuring a proactive role in driving innovation in digital education.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or BSc degree with PGCE or equivalent is essential.
  
  
  

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in teaching specialist subject areas of Computing from KS1-2 British Curriculum is essential and KS3 is desirable.
• Experience in teaching additional computing-related subjects or specializations, such as coding, robotics or digital literacy is also desirable.
  
  
  

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:

• Previous experience working with students whom English is not their first language.
• Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child.
• Proficiency in utilising a wide range of educational technology tools and platforms to enhance teaching and learning experience in primary computing.
• Awareness of current and emerging trends in digital technology within the education sector.
• Strong understanding of pedagogical strategies specifically tailored for integrating technology into the curriculum.
• A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children.
• Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities such as ECAs and Productions.
• Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender, age and ethnic background.
• A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check.
• A clear commitment to nurturing and promoting the school vision.
• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check.
  
  
  

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