Head of English

You are an outstanding team leader with the track record for developing a vision for excellence and continual improvement. You excel in leading and managing people by creating a culture where colleagues are both supported and challenged to deliver the best possible learning experience for students. You can develop a highly motivated team by nurturing positive working relationships built on respect, trust, support, and recognition. You lead improvement through rigorous self-evaluation of department performance and use quality assurance feedback to identify improvement priorities moving forward. You demonstrate excellent management skills such as resource management, curriculum planning, data analysis, performance tracking, task delegation, organisation of meetings and creating teacher timetables. You lead a learning culture where students are supported, challenged, and inspired to be the best they can be - students in classes across the department will believe there are no limits to what can be achieved. Your excellent motivation and communication skills enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement, and personal investment within all lessons across the department. Receptive to feedback and ready to embrace change, you will be keen to share best practice with colleagues and peers. As a strong ambassador for the school, you will be able to develop new ways to engage students and parents across both our school (NAISAK), and the wider Nord Anglia Education communities. Your strong motivation and communication skills will also enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement, and personal investment within the classroom. You will have the following: • university degree in your specialist subject • teaching qualification • substantial Secondary level teaching experience, and knowledge of the English National curriculum, and IGCSE and A Level curriculums You will also be able to meet visa-related restrictions for Qatar, including possession of a Bachelor’s degree and a teaching qualification from a face-to-face (non-online) course. About the role Join our dynamic international education environment, where you will lead the delivery a fit-for-purpose curriculum, built on the UK National Curriculum and preparing students for external examinations at IGSCE/AS-A levels. You will lead the development of a culture in which students are challenged to be ambitious learners and teachers are required to be innovative to enhance the student experience and outcomes. You will understand the diverse international language environment within our school community to manage effective curriculum programmes to not only teach English subject content, but also continue to support English language development for students across all areas of the school curriculum. Your educational philosophy will equip you to meet the needs of all learners and be able to teach students with a range of prior achievement, knowledge, and skills. Your expertise and planning adaptability will allow you to map out pathways for all students to progress in your subject, creating opportunities for all learners to achieve success based on individualised targets. You will contribute to good practice by demonstrating a collegiate approach to departmental development and sharing strategies with colleagues. As Head of English, you will be responsible for leading the planning, delivery and evaluation of the curriculum, teaching and learning, assessment, reporting, student behaviour, and professional development of teachers across the English department. Please refer to the job description of the role for the following information: • Job purpose • Reporting to • Key relationships • Key results areas • Performance measurement About our school Nord Anglia International School Al Khor (NAISAK) is a highly successful, growing school with a committed and inspirational team of teaching professionals at its heart. Our close-knit, supportive team is proud to be at the centre of the local community, educating over 1100 young people aged 3-18. Secondary is 4-form entry at Key Stage 3, and 3-form entry in KS4 upwards, with approximately 430 students aged 11-18. Our school resides in the town of Al Khor, 35 minutes north of Doha (the capital of Qatar). We educate both local and expat students through a bespoke Secondary curriculum which draws on both the English National curriculum and the Qatar Ministry of Education curriculum. The school is focused on supporting students towards enhanced English language acquisition, excellent academic outcomes and outstanding learning experiences through STEAM, Performing Arts, extra-curricular activities, residential trips, and international awards for wider achievement. The school prides itself on fostering student wellbeing, personalisation of learning and a strong sense of multiculturalism and global citizenship. We also have strong through-school links and ensure consistent progression from Primary to Secondary to offer all our students a rewarding learning journey. The Primary school buildings have recently undergone further refurbishment following the opening of a brand-new Secondary building in August 2019. Our students also now benefit from a new 25m outdoor pool.