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Company Name : Brighton College Abu Dhabi
Location : Abu Dhabi
Position : Prep School Head of Year

Job Description : Job Advert

PREP SCHOOL HEAD OF YEAR

September 2022

Brighton College Abu Dhabi wishes to recruit an outstanding Prep School

Head of Year.

Brighton College Abu Dhabi, a sister

school of Brighton College UK is a leading

Independent-style British International

School located in the United Arab

Emirates. Founded in 2011 at a prime

location on Abu Dhabi Island on a

purpose-built, state-of-the-art campus,

the College is heavily over-subscribed and

was rated outstanding in all six categories

at the most recent ADEK inspection

(2018). The full report is available on the

website.

The school is a member of IAPS, COBIS

and BSME and the Head Mistress is an international member of HMC.

Brighton College Abu Dhabi benefits from a strong partnership with Brighton College,

the UK’s top co-educational independent school, and with Brighton College Al Ain,

Brighton College Dubai, Brighton College Bangkok and as of this year, Brighton

College Singapore. The Brighton family of schools currently educates more than 5,000

pupils.

A key component of Brighton’s internationalism is the importance it places upon

ensuring that its sister schools are authentically interpreting its values and ethos.

Each school combines academic excellence with a wealth of co-curricular

opportunities, all underpinned by a deep commitment to the individual needs and

enthusiasms of every child. All pupils in the Brighton family of schools are valued for

their own sake and encouraged to develop their talents to the full, in a community

where there are no stereotypes and every achievement, however small, is noticed.

Brighton’s success is built upon recruiting genuinely inspirational teachers who can

enthuse about their subject and will maintain an exciting and vibrant intellectual

environment in which children are able to explore their interests, develop their

existing talents and acquire new ones.

This is a unique opportunity to join an exceptional and hardworking team with the

united goal of ensuring that every child reaches their potential both academically and

socially, by pushing boundaries and broadening horizons. Our positioning as one of

the leading academic schools in the Middle East, is testament to the dedication and

hard work of our Common Room.

Packages are amongst the best globally with an excellent basic salary and

comprehensive benefits. We also offer exceptional levels of financial support for

Continuing Professional Development.

The position of Prep School Head of Year is central to the education of children in

the Prep School. This is a demanding and varied leadership role where you need to

have a genuine love of working with children and a strong desire and commitment to

ignite their curiosity and inspire your team to greatness.

Are you able to demonstrate a clear passion for teaching and learning and high levels

of professionalism in all that you do? Are you a pro-active team player – positive,

flexible and calm under pressure when working in a busy school environment? Do

you ensure that the needs of the children are always your main consideration? Do

you have leadership experience or feel that you are ready to take on new leadership

responsibility? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Overview

The Head of Year will lead and manage the day-to-day teaching and learning occurring

in their year.

S/he should be an adaptable and innovative leader, an excellent motivator,
communicator and administrator, and should be capable of managing all key
aspects of this high-profile transition year group.

S/he should be able to provide professional leadership and guidance of academic

matters to enable the effective development of the subject area or year group, its

staff and pupils. The Head of Year will line manage Class Teachers and will liaise with

other members of staff and parents in matters relating to their year group.

Person Specification

Enthusiastic and passionate about education with a sound understanding of
UK best practice

Flexible and adaptable to the varied demands of working in a premium school

Proactive in all aspects of College life through participation and support

Able to lead and create a strong and dynamic team

Creative and innovative across and beyond the curriculum

Work successfully under pressure with excellent organisational skills
Take responsibility and be accountable for all aspects of their year group

Reliable and respectful at all times

Positive and proactive participation to CPD and the College’s appraisal
processes

Present a professional image in line with the high expectations of Brighton
College

Talented communicator both orally and in writing

Confident and competent user of IT in the classroom and for administrative
purposes

Duties and Responsibilities
To be an ambassador of the College at all times, in school and the United

Arab Emirates
To lead by example in all areas of school life and to be a powerful role model

for colleagues as an outstanding practitioner.
To teach a maximum of a 70% teaching timetable, carry out duties as

required and to actively support the CCA Programme leading a possible two

activities per week

Leadership Responsibilities

To create and develop a positive team atmosphere; inducting staff new to the
year group

To drive excellent standards of teaching and learning in the year group

To ensure that all members of your team encourage each pupil to reach their
academic potential through enthusiastic and personalised teaching, tailored

stretch and challenge, rigorous record keeping and follow up
To introduce creative initiatives and drive collaborative projects to ensure

that a varied and inspiring curriculum is maintained at all times to enable the

children to explore the subject and develop in your department.
To track and monitor the progress of all pupils across the year.

To work with the year group team on matters of setting and individual pupil
needs

To maintain a year group file to include: Staffing, Curriculum Plans, Schemes
of Work, Timetabling, SDP, Job Descriptions, Budget, INSET, Assessments,

Meetings, Visits/Visitors, Risk Assessments and IEPs.
To ensure all planning is in place and up to date and oversee assessments

within the year group
To take a lead in the future development of the year group in the College.

To be responsible for the budget and the ordering of all equipment for the
year group

To be responsible for organising regular year group meetings and for
recording minutes

To be responsible for the year group’s contributions to the College website,
social media and publications as necessary

To oversee and proof read reports

To contribute to the College’s Self Evaluation and Development Plan

To attend all meetings and INSET as required, attending and contributing to
Heads of Year meetings and arranging and leading regular year group

meetings
To maintain close links and regular contact with the professional bodies with

which the school holds membership
Alongside the lead for Digital Learning, to oversee the implementation and

use of BYOD with pupils and parents within their year group
To ensure all members of the team are enabled with the skills to enter and

use ISAMS
Teaching and Learning

To meet and uphold the high Brightonian standards of a homeroom teacher

To be aware of and comply with all the College policies including those for
marking and assessment, teaching and learning and reporting

To assist with covering colleagues as required

To prepare year group assessments and invigilate baseline testing as required

Pastoral
To work within a House team as a teacher in a specified year group

To show an active positive interest in each child’s personal and domestic
circumstances

To foster the personal and social developments of each pupil in your care

To promote pride in the College among the pupil body through high
standards of dress, behaviour and commitment

To actively promote the social, moral and cultural ethos of the College
community

To create an atmosphere of support by being aware of, and fully complying
with, all the College Polices; including the Code of Conduct, School Rules, and

the Anti-Bullying Policy
To be familiar with in all the College’s policies on Health and Safety and be

proactive in ensuring the safety of all members of the College community at

all times
To be aware of and comply with the College’s rewards and disciplinary

policies, promoting exemplary behaviour and a responsible attitude amongst

all pupils at all times
To be aware of and act upon all policies regarding the safeguarding of children

Professional Responsibilities

To ensure that all communication is acted upon appropriately and in a timely
manner

To attend Parents’ Evenings, Assemblies, Productions, Sporting and Special
Events

To be responsible for all College resources particularly those in your care,
reporting damage or loss to your line manager or the facilities manager, as

appropriate
To foster a close partnership with parents, initiating contact in appropriate

circumstances and ensuring that there is a record of this
Teachers are expected to be in School prior to 7.00 am and until at least

4:00pm Monday to Thurs. 7am to 12pm Friday.
To carry out any reasonable professional request made by the Head Master,

Head of School or member of the SLT

Formal Qualifications/Experience
A good UK Honours Degree (or equivalent)

A certified teaching qualification

A distinguished record of teaching

A strong record of professional development

Working knowledge of National Curriculum

At least four years of teaching experience

Leadership experience

JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsible for: The position of Prep School Head of Year is central to the

education of children in the Prep School (KS2). This is a challenging

and varied role where you need to have a genuine love of working

with children and a strong desire and commitment to ignite their

curiosity and inspire them to greatness.

Consulting with: All staff

Reporting to: Member of SLT

Professional Opportunity

At Brighton College we are committed to developing and supporting staff to grow as

professionals. This is achieved through our CPD, coaching and mentoring

programme. Opportunities for leadership and growth are available throughout the

College.

In your application and covering letter please include evidence of current leadership

experience and aspiration for future leadership opportunity.

REMUNERATION
Company-provided accommodation
School fee remission
Private medical insurance for the post holder and his/her dependants

All of the above in-line with specific school policies

APPLICATIONS
All applications must consist of the following completed documents to be

considered.

1. Letter of application (maximum one page) addressed and emailed to Miss J Gilbertson (PA

to Head of Prep School) – jgilbertson@brightoncollege.ae

2. Completed teacher application form (available on website)

3. CV (maximum 3 sides)
NOTE: We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the

closing date. It is strongly recommended that candidates submit their applications

as soon as possible.

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