Teacher - Science (AY 2025-26 start) - Muna British Academy, Abu Dhabi
Full time
at Muna British AcademyUnited Arab Emirates
in
UAE
Posted on February 13, 2025
Job details
Job type: Full Time, Permanent Apply by: 28 February 2025
Job overview
Aldar Education is seeking outstanding Teacher – Science for middle school at Muna British Academy in Abu Dhabi commencing next academic year, 2025-26. Muna British Academy is relocating to Saadiyat Island. It was recently rated ‘Outstanding’ by ADEK - Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) currently serving over 700 students from Nursery – Year 6 and follows the National Curriculum of England. Next year will see the school grow and open a Year 7 for the first time. 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. The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region. Teaching and learning:- Demonstrating a clear understanding of the Curriculum for effective implementation to match learning outcomes.
- Teaching using appropriate syllabus, materials, and schemes of work to develop students’ skills in science specialisms.
- Organizing 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.
- To plan lessons and sequences of lessons consistently and effectively, in the long, medium and short-term, to meet pupils’ individual learning needs.
- Creating a climate for learning that is conducive to delivering outstanding practice.
- Motivating students by delivering enjoyable and creative lessons that both challenge pupils and promote critical thinking.
- Identifying clear teaching and learning objectives and ensuring student achievement against these.
- Being reflective of the classroom provision, sessions taught, progress made, and adjusting environment, planning and curriculum to reflect this.
- Supporting SEN (POD), EAL, and G&T students and ensuring that their needs are met through differentiation.
- Facilitating Hybrid / Distance Learning / Face to Face lessons.
- Taking responsibility for student progress of the class. Consistently and effectively making use of data relating to student’s prior attainment to set well-grounded expectations/targets for pupils, monitor their progress and to give clear and constructive feedback.
- Meeting requirements for assessments and recording students’ development using Target Tracker.
- Using data gathered from assessments to inform decisions regarding further planning, provision, and interventions.
- Providing feedback to parents and carers on students’ progress and development at Parent Teacher conferences and meetings (PTMs).
- Follow the school’s established policies and procedures, e.g., behaviour, code of conduct and child safeguarding policy.
- Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to students’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
- Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively, when necessary, within the school’s established policies.
- Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values, and behaviour, which are expected of pupils.
- Have high expectations of good conduct, promoting self-control and independence of all learners.
- To ensure a safe and secure environment that allows for appropriate social, emotional, and academic growth for all students.
- Carry out duties as directed and within the school’s established policies.
- To work as part of a curriculum action group, supporting planning, assessment, resources, and special events linked to the team.
- Support in organizing and taking part in school events, outings and extra-curricular activities (ECAs) which may take place after school hours.
- Communicate effectively with parents/carers with regards to student’s achievements and well-being using school systems/processes as appropriate.
- Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
- Contribute to the school’s ECA Programme by leading at least one after-school activity once a week for the academic year.
- Take initiative of own professional development to secure high quality teaching and for successful execution of roles and responsibilities.
- Mandatory experience working in an international school.
- Experience working with students whom English is not their first language (EAL) students.
- To be approachable, professional, calm and knowledgeable.
- To be able to deal professionally with a range of stakeholders.
- Passion for teaching and commitment to educating and nurturing children.
- A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children.
- Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities.
- A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
- Warmth, empathy, credibility, self-belief, integrity, drive and child-centered.
- To be able to prioritize workload and multitask.
- Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with parents in a diverse multi-cultural environment.
About Muna British Academy
Muna British Academy Hamdan Street, PO Box 12484 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates +971 501 4777 Muna British Academy opened in September 2009. Facilities at the school are excellent and include a large astro-turf field, outdoor swimming pool, well-stocked library, a large multi-purpose hall and gym, a number of computer suites and outdoor play areas. Muna British Academy is a very happy, purposeful place for children to learn. Children love coming to our school. We pride ourselves on the progress children make, the quality of relationships in the school and the ways that we ensure that children are safe and well cared for. Although we have almost 100 staff and over 700 pupils, visitors regularly comment on our family atmosphere and happy community feel. When recruiting staff, we are lucky to be inundated with applications which means that we can pick the very best in the world. All of our teaching staff are experienced, well qualified and motivated to provide the very best education we can. Our class teachers have experience of teaching the English Curriculum and come from the UK and Australia. It is easy for us to write all these things, but to find out what our school is really like, why not come and see us? We would love to show you around! For further information about our school, please go to our website: #J-18808-LjbffrApply safely
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