Subject Lead - Arabic & Islamic Studies

Thepienews; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Abu Dhabi seeks a dedicated subject leader to enhance curriculum quality and student performance. The ideal candidate will have significant teaching experience, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to educational excellence. Responsibilities include curriculum design, assessment oversight, and collaboration with educational staff to ensure compliance with standards. This role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact on students' educational journeys.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years teaching experience.
• Minimum 3 years in leadership capacity in the relevant subject area.
• Minimum 3 years in curriculum design and review.

Responsibilities

• Support the Liwa Education vision with a focus on student achievement.
• Ensure high-quality subject curriculum and assessment tools.
• Liaise with staff to ensure curriculum meets international standards.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Numerical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor Degree or higher in the relevant subject area

ADEK recognized professional teaching qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Reporting to : Director of Schools Internal

Interaction Relationships :

• LE Team members and Academic Assistant
• Assessment Coordinators
• Subject Heads of Department
• Head of Administration

External Interaction Relationships :

• Educational curriculum organisations
• External assessment organisations and examination boards

Roles and Responsibilities :

As a key member of the Liwa Education team :

• Support the Liwa Education vision and high aspirations with a relentless focus on students’ achievement and personal development.
• Contribute fully to the evaluation of the schools’ strengths and weaknesses and use the findings to promote improvement.
• Use performance data to support, monitor, evaluate, and improve student performance in the subject.
• Work within the schools financial management plan to help the school to achieve its educational priorities.
• Engage with parents as necessary to support pupils and improve outcomes.

As a leader, expert and champion of their subject :

• Assume responsibility for the planning, delivery, assessment and support for their subject across all schools and grades.
• Ensure the subject curriculum is of high quality, of sufficient breadth and depth, relevant to the needs of all students and meets international and national standards.
• Ensure that the subject and core competences contained in the Curriculum Manual are regularly reviewed and updated and represent an appropriate learning journey for all students
• Ensure the Scope and Sequence documents are accurate, updated for each term on a cyclical basis and include relevant links outside the core subject competencies (for example : National Identity)
• Liaise with all staff involved in leadership and delivery roles to ensure the subject curriculum is being planned, delivered, assessed and supported to meet international standards
• Ensure subject assessment tools and associated procedures and rubrics are valid, reliable and fit for purpose.
• Ensure assessment reporting to students, parents and school leaders is accurate, honest and a true reflection of students’ ability
• Produce relevant subject reports which clearly detail students’ learning and progress and their attainment levels as measured against national and international benchmarks
• Design and implement a regularly updated annual plan for the subject which clearly details subject strengths and weaknesses and an analysis of student performance in internal, national and international assessments.
• Liaise with the schools’ Assessment Coordinators to ensure all assessments are conducted according to the Liwa policies and protocols, particularly in terms of assessment integrity and security.
• Work collaboratively within the Team to ensure all centrally produced assessments are valid, reliable and fit for purpose.
• Provide appropriate subject expertise to Liwa Education, school staff as and when required.

Any other duties appropriate to the role as directed by the Director of Schools.

Key Performance Indicators :

• The quality, range and relevance of the subject curriculum delivered across the schools and grades
• The quality, range and relevance of the subject extra – curricula activities delivered and taken-up across the schools and grades
• The % of students reaching international standards in their subject
• The % of individual students and cohorts achieving their agreed curriculum targets Qualification and Experience :
• Minimum Academic Qualification

Bachelor Degree or higher in the relevant subject area

ADEK recognized professional teaching qualification

• Experience

Minimum 5 years teaching experience

Minimum 3 years’ experience in a leadership capacity in the relevant subject area

Minimum 3 years’ experience in curriculum design and review ∙

Minimum 3 years’ experience in assessment design and reporting

Technical and Behavioral Competencies :

Excellent organizational skills with a focus on detail

Excellent numerical skills

Excellent team-building and interpersonal skills

• Knowledge and understanding of curriculum design and assessing student competence in the relevant subject area
• Knowledge and understanding of assessment / examination procedures and protocols
• Familiarity and experience with current ADEK / MOE curriculum and assessment regulations
• Proficient in the use of MS Office, particularly data presentation and analysis and report writing as well as other technical tools, programs and platforms

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Arabic • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates