Music Teacher

Job description / Role

Job Description

GEMS Royal Dubai School is a vibrant, premium British school (currently FS1 - Year 7), expanding to Year 8 in September 2025 and growing annually to Year 13. With 850 students on roll from over 48 nationalities, GEMS Royal Dubai School is a family-feel school with exceptionally high standards and is fully accredited as a world-class high performance learning school.

Due to growth, we are looking for a dynamic and passionate individual to join us as a Music Teacher for September 2025. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, have proven success in driving standards and be committed to the pursuit of excellence for all. If you are ambitious, excited about children's learning, and want to be part of our high performing team, this is an opportunity for you to make a difference as you drive the #RoyalStandard.

Job Purpose:

To teach Music across all phases of the school, enabling an outstanding, holistic, and dynamic experience for our students which lead to exceptionally high outcomes.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Be committed to the pursuit of excellence for all including high-quality extra-curricular opportunities.
• Be a role model for healthy lifestyles through participation in sports to our students, staff and community.
• Deliver consistently outstanding teaching and learning experiences; collaborating and sharing best practice.
• Have a high performance mindset, being reflective and solution focused at all times.
• Be creative and enthusiastic in approach to teaching.
• Be committed to the safeguarding of, and the personal and social development of students.
• Work effectively with colleagues, students and parents using excellent interpersonal skills.
• Have aspiration to work in a world-class school with real prospects for career enhancement.
• Make an exceptional contribution to our school community and culture through active engagement in our extra-curricular programme and community-based events.
• Actively pursue your own professional development as a teacher.
• To carry out any other reasonable duties as directed by the CEO and Principal.

Skills

The successful candidate will have:

• A bachelor's degree in Music (or other performing arts related degree) with PGCE/PGDE.
• Proven qualified experience teaching Music using the National Curriculum for England (experience teaching performing arts is desired although not essential).
• Excellent IT and interpersonal communication skills to work closely with students, staff and parents.

If you can bring a dynamic and innovative approach to our exciting expansion, are enthusiastic about teaching and learning and have the drive and passion to get the most from our students, then we would welcome your application.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please attach the following documents to this application:

• An up-to-date CV complete with responsibilities and experience to date.
• A letter of application stating why you feel you are suitable for this role.
• 1 page document with evidence of the impact you have had in your current role.

Education

Music degree plus PGCE.

About the Company

GEMS Education is a pioneering education company with an international network of award winning K-12 schools. Over the past 55 years GEMS has grown from one school to being a truly global company with one incredible mission – to make quality education available to every student. Over 20,000 education professionals unlock the potential of over 250,000 students across 14 countries each and every day, preparing children of all ages for real world success.