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HOD English

Job Summary

  • The Head of Department is a leader of learning. The major responsibility is to ensure the highest quality of student learning in their areas.
  • To serve as a Head of English, coordinate and be responsible for all relevant subject teachers, ensuring they utilise detailed and structured planning and schemes of work, implement a broad range of strategies, differentiated work and materials to match the range of ability in classes.
  • Ensure that 100% of the students make progress towards the curriculum standards
  • Ensure to maximize the curriculum coverage with effective scope and sequence
  • Ensure to support improved performance for external benchmarking tests; review of the curriculum to include learning statements from MAP, CAT4 and TIMSS.
  • Ensure that there are sufficient opportunities for all students to showcase their abilities through curricular and extra-curricular activities promoting a broader 'curriculum' that enables students to develop a great range of skills and talents.
Posted: June 2020
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LocationSharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Start DateOctober 2020
Eligible CandidatesLicensed Teacher
Student LevelAll Levels
Monthly SalaryUSD 1
Number of Vacancies1

Job Benefits

Incentives at Beam

  • Annual air ticket allowance
  • Accommodation allowance or Company Accommodation
  • Private medical insurance
  • Tax-free salary
  • Tuition fee discount

 

Extra Perks

  • Unique faith-based environment
  • Second safest country in the world
  • Multicultural workforce
  • English widely spoken
  • Beautiful sunshine every day of the year
  • Fourth most visited city in the world
  • State of the art school facilities
  • Well-resourced school

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates
Teaching Credential/License
Education RequiredBachelor
MajorEnglish Literature
Additional School Requirements
  • Minimum five years teaching experience using the US Common Core Curriculum
  • Experienced as Head/Lead of English Department
  • Knowledge of Data Disaggregation, Analysis and Differentiation for Students 
  • Must have IKHTAR as HOD English (applicable to UAE candidates)