Star International School Twar is looking to recruit a strong and resilient Secondary Head to join their school in Dubai for August 2024. The Head of Secondary is a senior figure in the school and as such should be an exemplary, and visible, role model for staff, students and parents. It is not envisaged that Head of Secondary will have a teaching timetable, but the possibility is not excluded. To contribute to the overall vision and ethos of the school ensuring the best standards possible for pupils and staff. The successful candidate will need to be positive, enthusiastic and creative in their approach to their school vision; ‘To develop Star members in the local and global community, who are able to lead themselves and others; through their love of independent learning and their compassion for humanity’.

Responsibilities of Secondary Head

• Directly line manage Heads of Departments and chair meetings.
• To ensure that department curriculum documentation for the Secondary School, is consistent in terms of layout and content is in line with school policy.
• Ensure that department curriculum documentation ensures a breadth of knowledge and progression of skills that will cater to all groups of students across the ability spectrum.
• Be responsible for the updating of handbooks and job descriptions in the Secondary School.
• Be responsible for internal and external assessment in the Secondary school and the tracking of student progress.
• Oversee the setting up, writing and production of high quality Secondary School reports to parents according to the timetabled schedule.
• Directly monitor standards through work scrutiny’s, department reviews, observations, teacher and student feedback, and individual appraisal of staff.
• Oversee the production and maintenance of the Secondary part of the whole school timetable.
• Ensure adequate cover supervision is provided for absent colleagues.
• Be responsible for, in liaison with Student Enrichment coordinators, a high quality extra curricular programme.

Student Support in the Secondary School

• Work closely with the Assistant Head, Pastoral and may attend meetings.
• Ensure that a comprehensive PSHE programme is in place that provides for the needs of all students.
• Ensure that all students receive appropriate pastoral care.
• Be responsible for discipline in the Secondary School, in particular for dealing with serious behavioural issues, suspending students where necessary, or recommending stronger action (expulsion) to the Principal.
• Be responsible for the setting up and monitoring of an effective student profiling system.
• Be responsible for all health and safety matters in the Secondary School both on and off campus including overseeing school trips according to school policies.
• Manage regular fire drills and duck and cover exercises.
• Oversee assemblies in the Secondary School, and take at least one assembly per term.
• Be responsible for monitoring admissions into the Secondary School.
• Be responsible for ensuring the highest standards when Secondary students are involved in performances, whether inside or outside school.

Provision and efficient use of educational resources

• In cooperation with the Principal, allocate budgets to academic departments and oversee the purchasing and inventory process.
• Ensure that all departments are adequately resourced to provide high quality curriculum delivery.

Teacher support

• Be responsible for monitoring and raising the quality of teaching and learning in the secondary school.
• Be responsible for the running of a rigorous performance management process for Secondary staff that takes account of both personal and school developmental needs.
• Oversee a programme of professional development opportunities, in liaison with the CPD Coordinator, both internal and external, which links to school needs and the performance management process.
• Be responsible for the induction of new staff.

Links

• Develop cross curricular links in the Secondary School.
• Liaise on a regular basis with the various school administration departments supporting staff and student well being.
• Liaise with the marketing department in promoting the school.
• Ensure that connectivity between The Secondary School and Primary school is developed at every opportunity.
• Develop opportunities for connectivity between SIS Mirdif, its sister campus and other similar ISP schools.
• Take every opportunity to develop links with the local community.

Communication

• Run Secondary School Briefings.
• Be responsible for the organisation of parent teacher conferences according to the calendar.
• Be responsible, in collaboration with other senior leaders, for the production and updating of a school calendar, which includes meeting schedules and events.
• Be responsible for the production of a duty rota for secondary staff.
• Be responsible for monitoring staff communication with parents.
• Be responsible for the Secondary School content on the website, publications and advertisements.
• Other whole school duties and tasks will be assigned and agreed upon as appropriate.

Job Requirements of Secondary Head

• A certified teaching qualification, at degree level such as B.Ed., PGCE, PGDE or equivalent.
• An ‘Outstanding’ teacher with at least 5 years of experience working in an International British Curriculum school (A levels) is essential.
• Online and classroom teaching experience.

Skills & Knowledge Desired of Secondary Head

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to harness individuals’ potential and ideas bringing them together in one cohesive team.
• Excellent IT and interpersonal communication skills to work closely with students and parents.
• A collaborative team player with excellent personal skills.
• Classroom and behavior management.
• Collaborative team player, inspirational speaker, empathetic listener.
• Integrity and confidentiality.
• Internationally minded.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Intercultural awareness, creative.
• Flexible and a can do attitude

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