Star International School Mirdif is presently accepting applications from suitable candidate for the job role of Science Head. The job was announced by school on 11 January 2024. Candidate desired for the role should submit their application now.

Responsibilities of Science Head

• Represent areas of knowledge, understanding and skills to students.
• Lead by example in the highest regard for truth, justice, equality of opportunity, human rights, benevolence and compassion.
• Engage and motivate students to achieve at levels that are beyond their expectations and previous limits.
• Use excellent subject knowledge, pedagogic and interpersonal skills to enthuse students and enable students to experience amazing learning.
• Make full use of ICT and the new technologies to enhance the quality of teaching and learning for students of all ages and attainment levels.
• Plan lessons taking full account of students’ individual learning needs, as well as their individual learning styles, preferences and capabilities.
• Encourage and enable all students to become effective, confident and independent life long learners.
• Maintain excellent professional relationships with colleagues by making a wider professional contribution to the continuing improvement of the school.
• Communicate open and professionally with parents on a regular basis about the attainment and progress of their child.
• Model good practice of academic practices.
• Contribute actively to department discussions in academic meetings.
• Contribute to and plan after school activities as required.
• Make sure that young people of all abilities and backgrounds fulfil their potential.
• Promote a positive ethos across the school based on the school vision/values and a commitment to ensuring the wellbeing of students, staff, and the wider school community.
• Other responsibilities as reasonably requested.

Teaching of Science Head

• Plan and prepare schemes of work and complete planning documentation.
• Teach with consistent effectiveness the students in her/his classes, taking full account of all students’ individual educational needs.
• Set and mark work to be carried out by the students in school, online, at home and elsewhere as appropriate.
• Promote the intellectual, moral, spiritual, cultural, physical and personal abilities and aptitudes of the students in her/his classes and provide guidance and advice to students on educational and relevant social and other matters.
• Make records of and reports on the personal and social needs of students.
• Take part as appropriate in whole school development and share and promote best practice.
• At Star Mirdif they are Research informed and Well Being Aware
• They believe in strategies which have the most impact being utilized in the classroom.
• They actively seek resources, methods and systems which can support workload and have equal if not more impact on student outcomes.
• Assessment, recording and reporting.
• Assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of the students in her/his classes.
• Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students or groups of students.
• Guide students to set targets to improve on their previous ‘best’ and give regular feedback to students to support next steps in learning.

Continuing Professional Development of Science Head

• Keep under review her/his methods of teaching and programmed of work.
• Be proactive and take accountability for own development.
• Participate in arrangements for her/his further training and professional development as a teacher.

Curriculum Development

• Advise and co operate with the principal and other colleagues on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching schemes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements.
• Take responsibility for specific subjects.
• To embed UAE heritage and culture within the curriculum.

Additional duties as Head of Science:

• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils: Establish a safe and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect.
• Set goals that stretch and challenge pupils of all backgrounds, abilities, and dispositions.
• Promote positive progress and outcomes with/for pupils through: Accountability of pupils’ attainment, progress, and outcomes
• Guidance of pupils to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs.
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge through: Sound knowledge of the relevant subject(s) and curriculum areas, foster and maintain pupils’ interest in the subject, and address misunderstandings
• Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of Standard English, whatever the teacher’s specialist subject.
• Plan and teach well structured lessons: Impart knowledge and develop understanding through effective use of lesson time.
• Contribute to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum within the relevant subject area(s).
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils through: The ability to differentiate appropriately, using approaches that enable pupils to be taught effectively.
• A sound understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit pupils’ ability to learn, and how best to overcome these.
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment: Assess the relevant subject and curriculum areas, including statutory assessment requirements.
• Give pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage pupils to respond positively to the feedback.
• Manage behavior effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment: Have clear rules and routines for behavior in classrooms, and take responsibility for promoting good and courteous behavior both in classrooms and around the school, in accordance with the school’s behavior policy.
• Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary.

Job Requirements of Science Head

• Relevant teaching qualification: minimum of a B.Ed. or BA/BSc + PGCE/QTS.
• Min 5 years of full time teaching experience plus at least 2 years middle leadership experience as a Head of Science.
• Experience of teaching A level science in a British school either. internationally or in the UK an advantage.

Skills & Knowledge Desired

• Excellent working knowledge of the national curriculum for England 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 behavior management.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Dubai KHDA (DSIB) framework.
• 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.

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