Secondary PE Teacher

Job description / Role

Job overview

About Al Salam Community School
Al Salam Community School was founded by Sue Johnston, one of the most respected names in the UAE education sector and the school CEO, serving the Al Salam community for over 35 years in various senior roles. Sueu2019s philosophy for education is built upon intrinsic values of inclusivity, high aspirations for every child, and the holistic development of all learners. u2018Every child is specialu2019 is Sueu2019s motto, and this belief permeates through every aspect of life at the Al Salam Community School.

What makes us unique?

At Al Salam Community School, diversity is celebrated, and tolerance and inclusion underpin our collective sense of purpose. We are proud to uphold values as a community school that resonate with Dubaiu2019s vision, and this is reflected in every aspect of our learning environment. Our biggest advantage is that Al Salam Community School is an independent school. Indeed, we are one of the few remaining independent family-owned schools in Dubai. Our intake of school makes us rather unique, with a truly diverse range of students and teachers from ethnicity, nationality, academic ability, and socio-economic backgrounds. We foster high aspirations in all our learners, nurture their curiosity, and cultivate their imagination. Our new and purposefully designed facilities and learning areas promote a comprehensive extra-curricular programme with character development at its very heart. Thus, we are fully committed to providing the best quality of education, recruiting a largely untapped talent pool of highly qualified teachers and successful leaders.

As members of the Al Salam team, the values we espouse are:

• Put our children first - Reminds us of our core purpose; ours is a sacred and moral responsibility.
• Make Al Salam home - Ensures we build and expand on what has made Al Salam successful.
• Every day is a school day - Keeps us focused on our ambition as learners and enablers of learning.

As educators, the learners we endeavour to develop are:

• Learners with aspiration - Inspired individuals who dream of achieving great things and who desire to bring positive change into the world and to those around them.
• Learners with agency - Believe in their capacity and responsibility to live in the world with excellence; students who intend and act to make impactful contributions to the present and future.
• Learners with agility - Are determined, equipped, and able to pursue their objectives and overcome challenges and adversity.
• Learners with altitude - Devote themselves to a lifelong journey of personal development and sincere effort to elevate others.

Our curriculum

Our curriculum is based on the National Curriculum for England but is influenced by current global topics and nuances of the UAE, meeting the specific interests of our international community of children. ASCS is completely technology-enabled, a Google-certified school, ensuring all teachers and children are equipped with Chromebooks. Our staff and children are fully conversant with technology within the classroom and home learning.

Our commitment to you

We are fully committed to the professional development and wellbeing of staff. Our leaders benefit from certified leadership qualifications including NPQML, NPQSL, and NPQH.

Our staff

We look for inspirational teachers to deliver outstanding standards of teaching and learning to our students with a strong foundation for life so they can become positive and contributing members of society.

What we are looking for?

Secondary PE Teacher - Female
We are looking for an u2018Outstandingu2019 PE Teacher, dynamic and passionate, who can join us on our road to u2018Outstandingu2019.

Who:

• Has an undergraduate degree in PE/Sports.
• Has a PGCE in PE/Sports.
• Has experience of teaching in a British school/British curriculum school.
• Has experience of teaching AQA, Edexcel, or equivalent British exam boards.
• Has evidence of u2018Outstandingu2019 teaching practice or the ability to become outstanding.
• Is confident in planning engaging, student-led lessons.
• Has the ability to use classroom technology to enrich the learning experience of all students.
• Is an excellent team player, willing to contribute significantly to the department.
• Is willing to make a contribution to the extra-curricular life of the school.

Al Salam recruitment policy is designed to ensure that the most qualified, capable, and effective individuals are selected and recruited for the schoolu2019s community. Our children are ambitious about their futures and are looking for committed teachers who are capable of helping them succeed.

Every successful application is subject to KHDA, Ministry of Labour approval, and satisfactory reference checks.