Job Description
1.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 unique 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 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 and Career Related
Programmes. We also offer a suite of Signature Programmes unrivalled
in Dubai. With unique experiences in Environmental and Sustainability Studies,
students learn in Forest School settings, as well as utilising cutting-edge
hydroponic technology to examine how science can support sustainability in
future terrains. Our world-class STEAM centre and curriculum offers students an
incredible opportunity to apply their learning in solving real-world problems,
from Foundation Stage through to Year 9. We are technologically innovative and
incorporate AI into learning in all subjects, as well as deepening learning
through Augmented and Virtual Reality AR/VR experiences. We have outstanding
performing arts opportunities with fantastic facilities and amazing teachers to
help our more creative students truly find their voice. Sunmarke
School was judged by the Dubai School Inspection Bureau (DSIB) as a ‘Very
Good’ school in our 3rd year of operation and ‘Outstanding’ in
our British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspection in 2019.
We present an exciting
opportunity to join our all through school and to play an important part in our
journey to “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 experienced English Teacher for a Maternity Coveron
a temporary (Supply) contractto join our team in January 2025.
The candidate must be well-qualified, holding, as
a minimum, a B.Ed. or a B.A & PGCE and QTS and will be required to teach the
subject at KS3 and I/GCSE. This position could be for 2 terms on a local
contract with no benefits. Candidates applying for this position MUST be
sponsored by their spouse/parent. Application Process: If
you have the passion, energy, and commitment to drive accelerated outcomes for
young people, we will welcome your application. In return, you will join
a rapidly evolving organisation that can offer you a central role in our future
growth plans. Candidates are invited
to complete our Online Application by visiting: http://forteseducation.com/Careers/Current-Openings The closing date for applications is the 30th
of December 2024. Please note that due to the expected volume of
applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
The school reserves the right to make suitable appointments before the official
closing date, and therefore we would encourage candidates to apply early in the
process. The appointment start date will be January 2025. 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.
