Arabic Teacher (UAE National) Immediate Start - Sunmarke School

About us:

Fortes Education has been a leading education provider in the UAE for over four decades with premium international schools and nurseries that have experienced outstanding success and growth. Our schools offer the most innovative and character-building education in the entire Middle East region.

Our core ethos and philosophy of education is Positive Education (PosEd). Through PosEd, our schools foster active engagement in learning, celebrating character strengths and accomplishments. We encourage children to cultivate fulfilling relationships with others and seek meaning and purpose in their own lives. We enable children to become happy learners and develop into innovative thinkers, confident young adults, and life-long learners. Our students develop resilience, a growth mindset and deep character strengths that allow them to flourish in an ever-changing world.

About Sunmarke School – Where Amazing Happens

Sunmarke School provides an ambitious and inspiring, values-based education that nurtures the hearts and minds of students so that they can flourish and achieve their dreams. Powered by our suite of signature programmes, Sunmarke is a uniquely innovative school, transforming young lives. This was reflected in Sunmarke School winning the coveted ‘Most Innovative School’ award at the international Which School Advisor ceremony in Dubai and London.

Sunmarke is an all–through school which offers a premium education across a fantastic range of pathways for students, including the National Curriculum of England, GCSE/IGCSE, ‘A’ Levels, BTEC and the IB Diploma Programmes.  Our students regularly win examination boards’ ‘best in world’, ‘best in Middle East’ and ‘best in country’ awards every year, across a diverse range of subjects. The latest incredible IB results show that Sunmarke School is in the top 3 schools in Dubai and 69th in world rankings. Our suite of Signature Programmes is unrivalled in Dubai, with inspiring opportunities for students to experience transformative learning opportunities. These include Environmental and Sustainability Studies, where students learn in Forest School settings, as well as utilising cutting-edge hydroponic technology to examine how science can support sustainability in future terrains; a world-class STEAM centre and curriculum, which offers students an incredible opportunity to apply their learning in solving real-world problems, from Foundation Stage through to Year 9; Augmented and Virtual Reality AR/VR experiences alongside our cutting edge use of Artificial Intelligence for staff and students; outstanding performing arts opportunities with full black box and auditorium facilities alongside peripatetic music spaces and media suites; and a fantastic sports programme augmented with professional coaches, which led Sunmarke to be overall champions at the BSME Games. 

Sunmarke School has been judged by the Dubai School Inspection Bureau (DSIB) as a ‘Very Good’ school since our third year of operation and is consistently judged ‘Outstanding’ by British Schools Overseas (BSO).

We present an exciting opportunity to join our all through school and to play an important part in our journey beyond “outstanding”. Sunmarke School, Dubai is one of our flagship schools, located at a prime location in Jumeirah Village Triangle. 

About you: 

We seek to appoint an outstanding Arabic Teacher (UAE National) to raise the standards of teaching and achieve outstanding results in the Arabic department. The successful candidate must possess the following attributes and skills.

An ‘Outstanding’ teacher with at least 2-4 years of experience working in an International school.

The candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree in Arabic Language & Studies.

Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to harness individuals’ potential and ideas bringing them together in one cohesive team.

Only for UAE Nationals holding family book. 

Job Responsibilities:

Supporting pupils:

• Build positive relationships with pupils, promoting high self-esteem and independence
• Adapt communication style to respond to pupils according to their individual needs eg visual resources
• Support pupils with their social, emotional and mental health needs, escalating concerns where appropriate to the class teacher and reporting on CPOMs
• Promote high standards of behaviour responding to incidents in line with the school’s behaviour policy and guidelines on physical intervention
• Assist with the writing and delivery of individual education plans and Passports
• Facilitate safe transitions between classes and activities and movement around the school environment

Teaching and learning:

• Plan and deliver differentiated learning for individuals or groups of pupils with additional needs, delivering activities inside or outside the classroom
• Support the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aimed at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning
• Use ICT skills to advance pupils’ learning
• Through observations, provide regular feedback to teachers on pupil progress, attainment and barriers to learning
• Support class teachers with maintaining good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a safe learning environment
• Monitor, record and report on progress and attainment
• Contribute to the overall ethos, aims and community of the school
• Working with staff, parents/carers and relevant professionals
• Share knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff and education professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision
• Communicate effectively with parents under the direction of teachers
• Contribute to meetings with parents and carers by providing feedback on pupil progress, attainment and barriers to learning, as directed by teachers
• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleague

Application Process:

If you have the passion, energy and commitment to drive accelerated outcomes for young people, we would welcome your application.  In return, you will join a rapidly evolving organisation that can offer you a central role within our future growth plans.

Candidates are invited to complete our Online Application by visiting:  http://forteseducation.com/Careers/Current-Openings

Application Closing Date: 24th March 2025

Appointment Start Date: Immediate 

Fortes Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a satisfactory International Child Protection Certificate, plus resident country Police checks.