Secondary Deputy Headteacher - Curriculum (August 2025 start)

Salary: Competitive salary + International benefits package Job type: Full Time, Permanent Start date: August 2025 Apply by: 7 February 2025

Job overview

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park are currently recruiting for a highly qualified and experienced Secondary Deputy Headteacher - Curriculum. Due to continued expansion and growth, Dubai British School Jumeirah Park are seeking a Deputy Headteacher - Curriculum to join our thriving school, set in the heart of the Jumeirah Park community. This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified individual who is passionate and forward thinking and who will thrive in our vibrant learning environment. The successful candidate will be welcomed into a team that fosters pedagogical discussion, embraces our vision of “Enjoy, Aspire, achieve” and aims to make their subject accessible to all students. In return, you will have the opportunity to work in an outstanding, premium, state-of-the-art school with a committed and dedicated staff. We have a pro-active approach to continuing professional, personal development and wellbeing, and the successful candidate will join a school where our values and our community are integral to our ethos. Requirements: Education: Teaching qualification, higher educational professional qualification e.g. Masters’ level or NPQH/ NPQSL equivalent and experience of leadership in Dubai is preferable. Experience: 2 years’ school leadership - A proven track record of leadership in a secondary school setting ideally at Deputy Headteacher or equivalent level. Competencies, Skills and Attributes:

• Extensive knowledge of curriculum design, teaching and learning strategies, and school improvement processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to inspire and motivate staff, students, and parents.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and the pursuit of excellence.

Our School Dubai British School Jumeirah Park (DBSJP) is a thriving British international school located in Jumeirah Park. DBSJP proudly offers high-quality education to over 1,800 students aged 3 to 18. The school is rated ‘Outstanding’ by both the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) and British Schools Overseas (BSO). Our mission, ‘Enjoy, Aspire, Achieve’, encapsulates the ethos of this exceptional school, where students flourish in a nurturing yet challenging environment, achieving the best possible educational outcomes while growing as individuals. DBSJP stands out for its warmth of spirit, where every student, staff member, and parent is respected, valued, and appreciated, with every opportunity to succeed in ways that are meaningful to them. Our Curriculum DBSJP follows the National Curriculum for England, from EYFS through to GCSE, BTEC and A Level examination courses. The curriculum is significantly enhanced by the local context and culture. The opportunities that students enjoy outside the classroom are just as important as the main curriculum and we offer an extensive, competitive, and varied extra-curricular activities programme. The closing date for applications is Friday, 07th Feb 2025, but applications will be reviewed as they are received and the school reserves the right to make an earlier appointment. As part of your application,

• Please complete and submit our registration questionnaire that you will find in supporting documents, and
• Upload your updated CV.

About Dubai British School Jumeirah Park

• Dubai British School Jumeirah Park
• Al Warood St 1, Jumeirah Park
• Dubai
• United Arab Emirates

At Dubai British School Jumeirah Park (DBSJP), it is our goal that every student is given the tools to make a positive difference during their time with us and beyond. Under the shared Dubai British School's vision, of Enjoy, Aspire, Achieve, we provide the facilities, resources and inspiration in which students can enjoy their schooling experience, and ultimately achieve their life goals.

Opened in 2015, DBSJP was designed with the learning needs of 21st century students in mind. The multi-cultural environment delivers a well-rounded British education within a truly international school community, in an environment that recognizes and nurtures individual talents and celebrates diversity. At DBSJP we believe that children who have high levels of emotional, behavioural and social wellbeing live happy, purposeful and productive lives. Our approach is to develop a community of learners who are positive, engaged and connected in line with our school’s vision statement. We achieve this through our extensive, balanced and ambitious curriculum. We place an equally significant value on sports, the expressive arts and enrichment opportunities, as well as the highest standards of teaching across all subjects and key stages. Our staff and students operate in an atmosphere that promotes self-confidence, excellence and celebrates success. Our school encourages our young people to realise, reach for and ultimately fulfil their aspirations and ambitions and we embrace a wide range of programmes to support our learners at every stage of their educational journey. #J-18808-Ljbffr