The Aquila School
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date Added: Sep 14, 2022
Description
We are currently looking for a UAE national currently studying to be an arabic teacher (or a fresh graduate in Arabic language) to join our amazing team, for an immediate start as an Arabic learning support assistant/trainee teacher. You must understand and believe in our school vision which is to be a happy community school with amazing learning at its heart where pupils are empowered to make choices, engage in meaningful learning experiences and make exceptional progress.
To participate in a professional development programme over the course of the academic year supported both by a teacher and a subject specialist mentor. The role will consist of approximately:
Key qualities and skills:
Core purposes:
Key duties for all teachers include:
In addition, all staff are required to carry out any tasks required by the school or the regional office to facilitate the smooth day to day running of the school
To be line managed by the head of MoE subjects
Hours of work- 7.25am-4.15pm Monday to Thursday; 7:25am to 12 noon on Fridays, plus occasional evening and weekend work.
Holidays- as per the school KHDA approved calendar
Competency matrix
Helping children make progress | I can lead a group activity independently following a plan |
I can work with a range of abilities | |
I can adapt tasks to help challenge and support the learning of groups and individuals | |
I can speak fluently in English and model this correctly to the children | |
I can use questioning (including higher order questioning) to extend and consolidate learning | |
I can ensure that in lessons I have the appropriate subject knowledge for the learning taking place | |
Being pro-active and following routines | I can use my initiative without prompting and identify where and how I can support learning during teaching input and activities |
I can read and understand the weekly planning and arrive at the lesson prepared, having gathered resources as needed to ensure the learning is fun, engaging and purposeful | |
I can use positive behavior management strategies and language to encourage children follow the golden rules, love learning and strive to be independent | |
Interventions/ delivering specific programs | I can lead small group interventions, making the learning objective clear, focusing on a purposeful learning journey and not race to an end product |
I can feed back to the teacher what each child has learnt, any barriers and next steps | |
EYFS specific | I can lead a morning circle group confidently, modelling accurate English and ensuring all children have opportunities to develop their communication skills |
Others | I can provide welfare support as needed encouraging the children to be independent where possible |
I can ensure that children are safe, well cared for and supervised at all times | |
I can take responsibility for my own learning and development | |
I can contribute to the safe, smooth day to day running of the school |
About the International Schools Partnership Group
The Aquila School is owned by a London based company called International Schools Partnership (ISP). The International Schools Partnership (ISP) is a growing group of committed colleagues in financially responsible schools around the world, all of which aim to be the school of choice in their local area. Learning is at the heart of everything we do for our pupils, colleagues and parents. We are committed to getting better, all the time.
ISP was founded by an experienced team of committed educationalists and commercial operators who have worked together over many years. Our growing group of private schools located in the UK, the USA, Spain, Costa Rica, Chile, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, and Mexico educate children and pupils from 2-18 years of age. We have now expanded to over 50 schools delivering multiple curricula and building on local brands and reputations with around 30,000 pupils and 5,000 staff located across the globe.
We believe that successful schools are the ones that put learning at the heart of everything they do, always aiming to create rounded individuals that are able to forge successful careers and lives in a rapidly changing world. Our goal is to enable our schools as the leading school of choice in their local area. We are a truly international group working in different cultures and speaking different languages. We work across countries and cultures, too, by working with each other and with other schools and communities. At ISP we continue to engage with schools around the world who are interested in becoming part of our global group of schools and look forward to welcoming more pupils and staff to the group.
All our schools: