Geography Teacher

Geography Teacher - August 2025

Job Description

This is an exciting time to be part of GEMS Wellington School - Qatar (WSQ). Due to the continued growth, success and ambitious nature of the school, we are delighted to be looking for a dynamic, hard-working and talented individual to join our Secondary Geography team.

This opportunity is ideally suited to someone with the skills, passion and creativity to contribute to an inclusive, high-performing Geography department across the secondary school. Candidates should have a passion for Geography, engage with current pedagogy, and have a proven track record of outstanding practice. They must possess a commitment to helping our students achieve their maximum potential and have experience teaching GCSE/IGCSE and A Level Geography.

Wellington School is one of the leading British curriculum schools in Qatar and part of the Premium GEMS Wellington brand. We firmly believe, as a truly inclusive school, that every child can achieve, reinforced by our commitment to the High-Performance Learning philosophy (HPL). As a community, we have very high expectations for all and strive for excellence in all we do.

Skills

The successful candidate will:

• Be a vocational and inspirational educator who supports an inclusive learning environment, with the ability to raise standards for all students.
• Be knowledgeable of and confident in the use of proven, effective teaching and learning methodologies, yet with the ability to 'think outside of the box' and be open to new approaches.
• Be fully committed to our high-performance learning philosophy (HPL) and the notion that every student can achieve.
• Have extremely high standards and expectations for all, and be able to work effectively under pressure with excellence as the primary goal.
• Be aspirational for themselves and their own development and career progression.
• Believe strongly in and fully support the wider extracurricular life of the school to develop fully rounded students.
• Be an effective team player with the ability to maintain a sense of perspective and humour.

As a GEMS employee you can be guaranteed of an excellent, well-resourced professional environment, including working alongside highly driven, committed colleagues and fabulously polite and dedicated students. You will have access to significant further professional development opportunities not only at school level but also as part of the wider GEMS Wellington cluster and GEMS network.

Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate will ideally have a minimum of 2 years teaching experience. They will also have an appropriate teaching degree and Qualified Teacher Status.

To apply for this position, please complete the online application, submitting your full CV along with a Letter of Application outlining why you believe you have the skills, experience and attributes for the role. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 12th February, 2025. The post is to commence in August 2025.