Head of Mathematics - August 2025

Job Description

When you join GEMS Education, you join an international education company with a global network of international schools and over fifty years of education experience. GEMS Education is the leading kindergarten to grade 12 operator in the world, educating over 110,000 children from 151 different nationalities. GEMS Education staff access the company's professional development programme, one of the largest education training programmes in the world. This ensures the best possible academic outcomes while ensuring that GEMS attracts and retains the highest staff calibre.

The School

GEMS Founders Al Mizhar School (GFM) is a new value-for-money National Curriculum of England school which opened in September 2018, modelled on the highly successful GEMS Founders Dubai School. Initially, it will educate students from FS1 to Year 8 and will build to a full FS to Year 13 school of 4800 students in subsequent years.

The school has a focus on high academic standards, computational thinking, social and emotional education, as well as inclusivity to allow all students to succeed through a range of academic and vocational pathways.

Alongside well-equipped classrooms, the school has good sports provision, large open plan learning areas to support innovation and creative problem solving including robotics and 3D printing, a drama and dance studio, specialist music rooms, full WiFi coverage, dedicated science labs, art rooms, and libraries.

FS students have access to attractive indoor and outdoor learning areas. All classrooms are equipped with large LCD screens to enhance student learning.

The school follows the National Curriculum for England, offering IGCSE, AS, and A level courses in the future, as well as a range of vocational pathways.

About the Role

We are looking for a Head of Mathematics to join us at GEMS Founders School Al Mizhar, Dubai in August 2025.

The successful candidate will be an experienced teacher who is excited to join our world-class school and is driven to provide education at an exceptional level. GEMS teachers enjoy an outstanding school environment in which to deliver a dynamic and creative curriculum to motivated students.

As well as being a great place to work, Dubai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan, rapidly expanding city where the sun shines all year round. Teachers in Dubai enjoy an exciting lifestyle, with opportunities for new and exciting leisure activities and travel across the region and further afield!

As a teacher at a GEMS school, you can expect:

• Students who are enthusiastic and keen to learn in a positive environment
• The opportunity to work within a team of highly supportive and creative colleagues
• Excellent professional development and guidance
• A school committed to doing the best for each and every one of its students

All positions attract an excellent remuneration package including:

• Competitive tax-free salary
• Individual fully furnished accommodation
• Tuition fee concession
• Private medical insurance
• Annual airfare to country of residence
• End of service gratuity

GEMS teachers also have free access to our loyalty app, which provides significant savings on day-to-day life in the UAE. We offer thousands of discounts and 2 for 1 offers on everything from flights, hotels, restaurants, and retail outlets, making your salary go further and enhancing the opportunity to save while working overseas.

Skills

Successful applicants will have:

• A certified teaching qualification with exceptional subject knowledge
• Experience teaching GCSE and A-Level or equivalent
• A proven track record of outstanding teaching and learning
• Significant experience of the National Curriculum for England

To be considered for this post, you must hold a B.Ed. or a Bachelor's in a relevant subject alongside a PGCE or PGDE or equivalent.

GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students and staff. A UK-enhanced DBS or equivalent police check is a pre-requisite for all appointments.