Art Teacher - March 2026

GEMS WELLINGTON ACADEMY - AL KHAIL; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider in the UAE is seeking an outstanding Art Teacher to join its team in Dubai. The position offers an excellent remuneration package, including a competitive tax-free salary, furnished accommodation, and professional development opportunities. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Art or a PGCE, alongside experience in secondary education, and a passion for inspiring creativity in students.

Benefits

Competitive tax-free salary

Fully furnished accommodation

Free schooling

Private medical insurance

Annual airfares

End of Service Gratuity

Access to GEMS Rewards for discounts

Qualifications

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Art or a BEd with PGCE in Art.
• Proven experience teaching in a secondary school is essential.
• Share exemplary teaching practices and inspire creativity in students.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Have a track record of outstanding teaching and learning.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and implement outstanding learning and teaching in the classroom.
• Contribute positively to the wider school community through extracurricular activities.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Art or BEd with PGCE in Art

Proven experience teaching in a secondary school

Exemplary teaching practices

Creativity in students

Excellent interpersonal skills

Track record of outstanding teaching and learning

Aspiration to build a career in a world-class school

Contribution to extra-curricular activities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Art or BEd with PGCE in Art

Job description

We are looking for an outstanding Art Teacher to join our team at GEMS Wellington Academy, Al Khail from March 2026.

Our vision at GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail is to ‘Empower today, for a limitless tomorrow.’ We are seeking exceptional teachers to join our team who can help us achieve this goal through our belief in: Limitless Learning, Limitless Solutions, and Limitless Possibilities.

As a cognitive science driven school, evidence‑informed practice is at the heart of what we do, and we seek educators who can passionately articulate what outstanding learning and teaching looks like and translate this into practice in the classroom. All successful candidates will also share the same core values of Ambition, Responsibility and Courage.

Successful candidates will be joining a fully inclusive, high performing school that is evidenced through:

• GCSE and A‑Level results far exceeding UK national averages
• Very Good rating from the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB)
• Outstanding rating from British Schools Overseas (BSO)
• ‘World Class School’ status from High Performance Learning
• Being an invited member of the Cognitive Science school network

Through our comprehensive professional learning programme, we ensure our teachers have access to quality development opportunities that not only help them develop as professionals but also contribute to our outstanding success. StepLab instructional coaching, Cognitive Science Network, Schools Students and Teachers Network (SSAT), the Best Practice Network (BPN) and Evidence Based Education (EBE) are just some of the partners we work with to ensure our teachers are comprehensively developed.

Skills

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Art or a BEd with PGCE in Art.
• Demonstrate proven experience teaching in a secondary school.
• Share exemplary teaching practices and inspire creativity in students.
• Bring enthusiasm and innovation both inside and outside the classroom.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills to work closely with students, parents and colleagues.
• Have a track record of providing outstanding teaching and learning.
• Show aspiration to build a career in a world‑class school with strong prospects for professional growth.
• Contribute positively to the wider school community through extra‑curricular activities and events.

All positions attract an excellent remuneration package including: Competitive tax‑free salary, individual fully furnished accommodation, free schooling, private medical insurance, annual airfares to country of residence and end of Service Gratuity.

GEMS Teachers also have free access to our loyalty app GEMS Rewards www.gemsrewards.com which provides significant savings on day‑to‑day life in the UAE. We offer thousands of discounts and 2 for 1 offers on everything from flights, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets, making your salary go further and enhancing the opportunity to save whilst working overseas.

GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students and staff. A UK‑enhanced DBS or equivalent police check is a pre‑requisite for all appointments.