Assistant Head Teacher
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We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and professional Assistant Headteacher (Learner Welfare and Well-being) to join our Secondary team for the academic year 2025/2026. They will play a critical role in ensuring the emotional and social well-being of learners while promoting sustainable practices within the school community. This position requires a proactive leader dedicated to fostering a positive school environment and advocating for learner wellness and environmental responsibility. We seek to appoint dedicated team members to join our community who are committed to ensuring that learners have the best educational experience possible and can achieve at the highest levels. Our School Nadeen School opened in 1978 in converted villas with a philosophy to educate the whole child to be creative and imaginative learners, connected to the community and our environment. Just over a year ago, we moved into a brand new building with state-of-the-art facilities situated in Dilmunia. Our Philosophy Fostering creative thinking and enterprising learning is essential to empowering individuals to grow and thrive, academically, socially and environmentally, in an ever-changing world. By encouraging curiosity, risk-taking, and problem-solving, we cultivate a mindset that embraces innovation and adapts to new challenges. Our Vision To be a place where minds can rise and soar, Where learners dream and seek for more. Where progress blends with roots held tight, Guiding confidently towards what's right. Inspiring a community, where learners embrace their individuality: rooted in values that prepare them to disrupt positively and shape the world with purpose. Our School Structure and Community We currently have well over 800 learners in the school and we are growing. We currently have learners from age 2 in the nursery through to year 10 and will continue to expand in full in the secondary school. We are a fully inclusive school with a passion for ensuring that every learner can succeed regardless of their starting points. Our learning community is made up of around a third of Bahraini learners with the rest being drawn from the wide-ranging expatriate community in Bahrain with learners coming from around 60 plus different countries and cultures. The curriculum is based on the National Curriculum for England (NCfE) and all teaching is in English. Our learners are enthusiastic, articulate and motivated young people who want to do well and engage in active enquiry-based lessons where you as the teacher facilitate their learning experiences in creative ways that stretch their thinking and engage them in innovative and enterprising learning opportunities. Living in Bahrain: Bahrain is a beautiful hidden gem in the Middle East. It is inviting, warm, extremely friendly and welcoming. Our new staff often comment on the friendliness of everyone they meet and on what a safe and secure place it is to live and work. Visa Requirements:
- Clear passport copy with a validity of more than 6 months
- Medical checkup
- Attested Marriage certificate (for a family visa only)
- Attested Birth Certificate (for a family visa only)
- As a new member of staff, your flights will be booked for you and we will be there to meet you at the airport.
- You will be provided with accommodation for your first week or two until you find your own accommodation which we will support you with.
- All health insurance is provided by the school and the quality of healthcare here is excellent with access to high-quality medical care should it be needed.
- Many banks you will recognise from the UK, such as HSBC and Citibank and there are also many good local Gulf banks.
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