Primary Teacher - Al Yasmina Academy

Aldar Education is currently seeking outstanding Primary Teachers (KS1 & KS2) for Al Yasmina Academy in Abu Dhabi commencing the next academic year 2023-2024.

Al Yasmina Academy is an outstanding English Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi. With our globally recognized and admired curriculum, dedicated and passionate practitioners, and outstanding teaching and learning, Al Yasmina Academy is an exceptional place to work. It has an exciting, diverse, and progressive learning community that annually produces some of the very best I/GCSE and Level results in the UAE. Our learning culture is underpinned by our core values of excellence, respect, passion, collaboration, and creativity allowing all students to thrive. Furthermore, the Academy is extremely proud of its recent ADEK inspection, which rated Al Yasmina Academy as ‘Outstanding’ in all six performance standards, putting it among the top schools in the UAE and Middle East.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group. 

Responsibilities:

To deliver lessons that inspire students to succeed in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Teamwork and collaboration:

• To be a good communicator at all levels.  
• Be committed to developing positive relationships with all members of the school community.      
• Working alongside fellow teachers to plan engaging lessons that meet the requirements of the curriculum.      
• Liaising with colleagues and working flexibly.      
• Working with parents to ensure the happiness and best academic outcomes for all children.      
• Working cooperatively with curriculum support staff (where applicable) to support children’s development.

Teaching and learning: 

• Clear understanding of the Curriculum.      
• Organising the classroom provision and learning resources and creating displays to encourage a positive and engaging learning environment.      
• Planning, preparing, and presenting sessions that cater to the needs of the whole ability range within the class.      
• Observing and assessing children in line with school assessments.      
• Being reflective of the classroom provision, sessions taught, progress made, and adjusting environment, planning and curriculum to reflect this.      
• Meeting with other professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and educational psychologists, if required.      
• Ensure the Al Yasmina Academy Teacher and Learner DNA language and attitudes are being embedded throughout the curriculum

Assessment and data: 

• Taking responsibility for the progress of a class.      
• Meeting requirements for the assessment and recording of student’s development using Target Tracker.      
• Using data provided by assessments to influence further planning, provision and intervention.      
• Providing feedback to parents and carers on a student’s progress at Parent Teacher Conferences and other meetings
• Behavior management and duties: 
• Follow the school’s behavior policy.      
• Manage classes effectively, using approaches that are appropriate to students’ needs to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.      
• Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary within the school’s behavioral policy.      
• Be a positive role model and consistently demonstrate the positive attitudes, values, and behavior, which are expected of pupils.      
• Have high expectations of behavior, promoting self-control and independence of all learners.     

Wider professional responsibilities: 

• To work as part of a curriculum action group, supporting planning, assessment, resources, and special events linked to that team.      
• Support the organizing of and taking part in school events, outings and activities which may take place at weekends or in the evening.      
• Communicate effectively with parents/carers about students’ achievements and well-being using school systems/processes such as CPOMS as appropriate.      
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school      
• Run a weekly ECA each term.

Successful candidates will have access to a wide network of professionals and opportunities to both leads and contribute to training others as well as developing themselves.

An application with a cover letter and CV including details of two referees should be made via the website . 

This job description is not all-inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal-opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are also mindful of our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in their application at our company.

Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.