Secondary Drama Teacher

Job description / Role

Job overview

Arcadia Global School, Dubai is seeking to appoint a dedicated and experienced secondary drama teacher who can join us from August 2026. The successful candidate will be working alongside other experienced team members to promote the strategic vision of the school and will be capable of teaching across all secondary key stages up to A Level.

Arcadia Global School Al Furjan is a high-quality British curriculum school. The school’s aspiration is to be the inclusive school of choice for parents within the Al Furjan community and beyond, where every student is happy, positive, and thriving academically, socially, and emotionally.

Requirements:

• Fully qualified teacher holding BEd, MEd, PGCE, QTS or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years teaching experience working within a high-quality department.
• The ability to teach up to GCSE/IGCSE with a proven track record in performance outcomes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be confident in delivering and contributing to the curriculum.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Outstanding practitioners with the ability to deliver innovative lessons built on current pedagogical thinking and forward-thinking initiatives.
• A professional who works collaboratively both within the immediate team and across the wider school community.

Core responsibilities

Please note that this is a broad oversight of the main responsibilities; the full job description will include additional details.

• To teach using a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning, meeting the demands of the curriculum and through scaffolding and objectives ensure that the needs of all students are met.
• To maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s policies and encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, and standards of work.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of the subject’s strategic action plan.
• To ensure effective monitoring and communication with parents regarding academic progress both in line with school reporting procedures and in response to specific concerns as they arise.
• To comply with the current policies and procedures of the school.
• To prepare and update subject materials, including schemes of work.

Arcadia Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidates will be subject to enhanced background checks in accordance with our safer recruitment policy.