Requirements
Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in their specialised subject (Maths, Food Tech, Business Studies) and a B.Ed. or degree with PGCE/PGDE or equivalent. A minimum of 3 years of experience with the National Curriculum for England and experience teaching secondary students are required.
Description
Job description / Role
Job Type
Full Time
Job Location
Dubai, UAE
Nationality
Any Nationality
Salary
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Arabic Fluency
Not Specified
Job Function
Education & Teaching
Company Industry
Education & Training
Dubai Heights Academy
Dubai Heights Academy is a warm and welcoming place to work. Located in the Al Barsha South area of Dubai, this is an exciting opportunity to join our team.
The school opened in 2017. It offers an inclusive, exciting, and outstanding education to an international community of students from FS1 to Year 13.
The campus is state-of-the-art with separate buildings for each phase as well as a 380-seat auditorium. There are three temperature-controlled swimming pools, fully equipped science and computer labs, specialist rooms for art, DT, music, and drama, a library, two multipurpose sports halls, a full-size football pitch, a variety of outdoor play areas, and a spacious canteen. Our sprawling 292,000 sqft campus boasts three buildings dedicated for each phase, and we are thrilled to announce the recent opening of our brand new secondary building in August 2025, marking our most ambitious project yet.
Dubai Heights Academy provides a curriculum that meets the needs of all of our students and follows the National Curriculum for England as the basis of its curriculum. This has been tailored to comply with local requirements and supplemented with Arabic language, Islamic Studies, Moral Education, and Social Studies. In addition, Dubai Heights Academy has partnered with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) to develop and deliver a bespoke AI (artificial intelligence) project-based programme for secondary and an early language programme using social robots for Primary, to further enrich our broad and balanced curriculum.
We are driven by an underlying philosophy captured by our school ethos of ‘Every Child, Every Mind and Everybody Matters’ and believe that every student deserves the best possible education, regardless of background and ability.
Job overview
Dubai Heights Academy is seeking applications from secondary teachers who have excellent subject knowledge (Maths, Food Tech, Business Studies) and who are able to join us on a supply basis.
We expect all applicants to be well qualified, self-motivated, adaptable, imaginative, and keen to join a team that is committed to academic excellence.
The successful applicant will be required to have the following:
A bachelor's degree in the specialised subject
A B.Ed. or degree and PGCE / PGDE or equivalent
At least 3 years experience of the National Curriculum for England
Experience of teaching secondary
Interviews will take place at Dubai Heights Academy or via Zoom, should a face-to-face interview not be possible. Closing date is as advertised. Interviews may take place ahead of the closing date so an early application is advantageous.
Safeguarding statement
Dubai Heights Academy is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and as such expects all its employees to share this commitment. All new staff will be subject to enhanced pre-employment clearance including identity checks, criminal background checks (from your home country/country of residence), qualification checks (attestation), and employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment and at least two satisfactory professional references, which will be verified. Applicants may also be required to provide other applicable personal documents e.g. degree, marriage certificate etc. A full checklist will be provided to successful candidates.
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