Description
Star International School Mirdif, is a rapidly growing British curriculum school in Dubai. We are an ambitious school that aspires to be the very best version of ourselves, and for those who join us, we would help them do the same. We seek individuals who want to make a difference in the world, seeing themselves as lifelong learners, committed to putting children at the heart of everything they do. We want educators who align closely with our vision, mission and values. If you feel you can champion these, then please apply to join the Star Mirdif family for August 2024.
- Vision: To grow the future leaders and global citizens of tomorrow, who will Go Beyond and change our world for the better.
- Mission: Through amazing learning opportunities and personalised pathways, our educators and students Go Beyond to ensure every member of our Star Family achieves their personal best both inside and beyond the classroom
- Values: Self-belief, teamwork, adventure, respect
Star International School Mirdif is a community school that is rooted in kindness and amazing learning. We offer our pupils:
- Centre of research informed T&L
- EdTech best practice with AI powered T&L
- Awe & Wonder offering beyond the National curriculum
- STEAM+ curriculum focusing on global and cosmic problems
- Safe with incredible learning behaviours
- EYFS-Post-16 (GCSE/A-Level/BTEC) British curriculum school in the heart of Mirdif Dubai
Star International School Mirdif is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history. The head of inclusion takes a full and active role in all aspects of school life including teaching, mentoring, supporting, observing, coaching and working with parents. This is a whole school senior leadership position within the school’s structure, working closely with the head of primary, head of secondary and principal.
Key qualities and skills:
- Warmth, empathy, credibility, self-belief, integrity, drive and child-centred
- Ability to lead and manage a team
- Ability to have difficult conversations around sensitive issues
- Cultural sensitivity to the needs of our community
- An efficient and effective communicator
Core purposes:
- To ensure that all children of determination and groups of children including gifted and talented children make as much progress as possible
- To provide expert advice and training to colleagues and families to support the learning of children with a range of needs
- In line with the UAE vision, be the inclusion champion for our school and manage the work of other team members
Key duties: Curriculum, learning and teaching and assessment- To support teachers to plan and deliver creative and engaging lessons, ensuring that children are actively learning throughout each lesson and that every child makes as much progress as possible
- To lead, monitor and report on assessment processes which identify pupils in monitored groups in need of support
To develop personalised professional development programmes for individual teachers as needed alongside the leadership team of the school to ensure accelerated progress for all children
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Strategy and leadership- To develop IEPs and provision maps to address pupil’s needs
- To organise and facilitate programmes and extra-curricular activities for groups
- To coordinate and administer inclusion assessments throughout the school
- To liaise closely with colleagues from other schools and outside agencies
- To support the governors for inclusive education and safeguarding to fulfil their duties
- To work with middle leaders in all phases to develop coherence between specialised and mainstream curriculums
- To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of national and local initiatives which may affect the school’s policies and practices and ensure all requirements are met
- To monitor and review the inclusive education action plan and Inclusion SEF
- To line manage staff employed to support children with additional needs
- To participate and lead staff training and contribute to the establishment and development of the school community
- To comply with our agreed policies
- To quickly respond to the issues identified in our recent KHDA inspection to ensure that inclusion is graded as being at least good in the next inspection
- To liaise with other schools and networks such as BSME and ISP
Community- To provide training within and beyond our school to colleagues and families
- To actively engage with our school community e.g. through newsletters, informal dialogue, reporting, supporting school functions and contributing to community and marketing activities to make Star International School the school of choice for the community
Line managed by the school principal
Hours of work- 7.25am-4.00pm Monday to Thursday, 7.25am to 12pm on Fridays plus occasional evening, weekend and Friday afternoon work
Holidays- as per the school KHDA approved calendar (with a total of ten days working during the breaks together/split throughout the year)
Skills, Qualifications and Experience Education: Relevant UK teaching qualification: minimum of a Bed. or BA/BSc + PGCE/QTS (special education degree)
Experience: Min of 5 years in an inclusion leadership role in a British school either internationally or in the UK.
Competencies:- Excellent working knowledge of the UK Curriculum and the latest UK practice
- Excellent IT skills, communication skills, and command of the English language, in spoken and written form
- A collaborative team-player with excellent personal skills.
Classroom and behaviour management
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Attributes:- Collaborative team player, empathetic listener
- Integrity and confidentiality
- Internationally minded
- Emotional intelligence
- Intercultural awareness, creative
- Online and classroom teaching experience
- Flexible and a can-do attitude
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.
How to apply: Please apply by including:
- A CV no more than 2 pages long that gives employment dates and current and previous employer references.
- A letter of application addressed to the principal no more than a single page outlining why you are an excellent candidate for the role
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted late January with school reserving the right to hire early if the right candidate is found. Candidates based in the UK and UAE will be interviewed either face to face or virtually from January onwards with pre or post interview stages taking place virtually.
Please visit our website & social media to get a flavour of our school. School visits are welcomed, kindly email to arrange a tour of the school should you wish to look around. Those looking to tour must be suitably qualified for the positions advertised so ensure a CV is also sent across.
About the International Schools Partnership The International Schools Partnership (ISP) is a growing group of committed colleagues in financially responsible schools around the world, all of which aim to be the school of choice in their local area. Learning is at the heart of everything we do for our students, colleagues and parents. We are committed to getting better, all the time.
We are here to help our schools. We want them to get better. The best people to run our schools are the people in our schools. We call our way of working the ISP Framework. Our main role is as a critical friend and advisor to our schools.
ISP was founded by an experienced team of committed educationalists and commercial operators who have worked together over many years. Our growing group of private schools located in the USA, Canada, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, Mexico and Peru educate children and students from 2–18 years of age. We have now expanded to 79 schools delivering multiple curricula and building on local brands and reputations with over 50,000 students and 7,000 staff located across the globe.
We believe that successful schools are the ones that put learning at the heart of everything they do, always aiming to create rounded individuals that are able to forge successful careers and lives in a rapidly changing world. Our goal is to enable our schools to be the leading school of choice in their local area. We are a truly international group working in different cultures and speaking different languages. We work across countries and cultures, too, by working with each other and with other schools and communities.
At ISP we continue to engage with schools around the world that are interested in becoming part of our global group of schools and look forward to welcoming more students and staff to the group.
ISP Principles- Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
- Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.
- Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.
- Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.
