EYFS/Primary Teacher

Job description / Role

Job overview

Our world-class educational facility offers a clear vision of academic excellence, located in the heart of the prestigious development ‘The Pearl’.

The opportunity - This is an extremely exciting opportunity for a talented and qualified EYFS/Primary Teacher to join our school. Opportunities exist for Foundation stage Reception.

You must have recent experience working as an EYFS teacher in a UK curriculum school.

Candidates must be available from the 20th of January 2025 to commence employment.

Our primary school consists of FS, KS1 and KS2 classes with multiple form entry. All teaching groups are small and supported by TAs, LSAs, SEN and EAL specialists who support and enrich the National Curriculum and EY Framework. The school has a number of state-of-the-art facilities to support exceptional teaching including the latest touch screen technology, technology labs, art facilities and easy access to carefully landscaped indoor and outdoor play areas.

You should have prior teaching experience to children aged 2-5 years old and be comfortable working within Reception group settings.

Applicants should be committed and outstanding teaching practitioners, able to lead in the classroom by example. The candidate must:

• Have a relevant bachelor's degree from a reputable university and qualified teacher status, either PGCE or B.Ed from the UK
• Have previous Early Years teaching experience within the UK EYFS curriculum
• Have a passion for education, able to communicate clearly with good collaborative team working skills

As a British international school specialising in providing the English National Curriculum to a diverse international student population, strong English language is an essential requirement and applications from native-level speakers of English will be preferred.

About the school

United School International is on the prestigious Pearl development in Doha, Qatar, a residential development reclaimed from the Arabian Gulf.

It is the first and probably only school to be built on the Pearl, providing education for children within the local community. Because of its position, its beautiful architecture and facilities, the Pearl is one of the most desirable locations for both expatriate and local Qatar families in the city and is a rapidly growing and exciting place to live and work. There is a combination of spacious high-rise apartments and luxurious villas currently housing a population of 33,000. When finally completed in two years’ time this will have risen to around 50,000.

The school is the result of an exciting partnership between Orbital Education and United Development Company, a highly successful Qatari organisation and the developer of The Pearl. It is the second major school in the city of Doha to be established by Orbital Education, with the highly acclaimed and beautifully appointed Oryx International School established in partnership with Qatar Airlines, already operating within the city.

The school provides a British style of education based upon the English National Curriculum, whilst retaining the value of local culture and tradition within its curriculum offering. The facilities offered at the school site, combined with our approach to education, will allow the school to stand out as a leading international school in Qatar.

Living and working in Qatar

Doha, the peninsula’s capital city of over 2.7 million residents, has a huge international community that choose to live and work here. Qatar provides an excellent lifestyle, with a combination of cultures mixed with the best of Qatar’s past and present.

Being in the Middle East, the weather is good all year round with extreme heat in the summer months. If you want to explore Qatar you will find plenty of opportunities to explore. There are excellent education facilities, transportation and amenities across the city.

Benefits of working at an Orbital Education School

Orbital Education focuses on delivering the very best in British education to its students around the globe. It is an expanding group with schools already in Spain, Hungary, Slovenia, China, Russia, Ecuador and the Middle East, with exciting plans to develop new schools across the globe. Key reasons to work at an Orbital Education School include:

• Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues and students worldwide
• Enhanced professional development opportunities, through partnerships with specialist learning providers to offer recognised and accredited professional development programmes
• Opportunities for both career development and movement within the group, providing opportunity to see the world whilst progressing an attractive and rewarding career

Application process

If this describes you, you meet the requirements for this position and are keen to join our excellent and friendly school we would welcome an application from you.

Applications should be made by CV in the first instance, with all relevant details of your experience and education history, accounting for any employment gaps.

Your application should include a cover letter outlining how you would utilise your knowledge, skills, and experiences to ensure success in the role.

Closing date: 30 November 2025. Although early applications are encouraged to avoid disappointment.

Successful candidates will be contacted as soon as we have drawn up a shortlist for interview which we hope to hold during the course of November 2025 although interviews will be on an ongoing basis and the role might be closed sooner.

Due to anticipated volumes of applications, we will be unable to provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not heard from us before 10 December 2025, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Safeguarding

As part of the school’s commitment to safeguarding, all post-holders are subject to background checks and an International Child Protection Certificate administered by ACRO (if ever worked or lived in the UK), Prohibition Checks where appropriate and/or Criminal Records (Police Check) disclosure from their most recent country of residence.