Head of Department - Mathematics

LEAMS Education; Dubai; On-site; AED 491,810 - 737,715; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits package

Professional growth opportunities

Collaborative school culture

Job summary

LEAMS Education is seeking a Head of Department – Mathematics in Dubai. This role involves leading the Mathematics department, ensuring high teaching standards, and aligning practices with UAE educational guidelines.

Successful candidates will demonstrate strong leadership skills, experience within the UAE, and an excellent understanding of the UK curriculum.

The position offers growth opportunities and a competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Master's degree in Mathematics, and a teaching qualification are mandatory.
• Previous leadership experience within a Mathematics department in the UAE is preferred.
• Strong command of English, both writing and speaking.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Mathematics Department to maintain high standards.
• Work directly with Mathematics teachers to strengthen subject knowledge.
• Support teachers through coaching and professional development.

Skills

Mathematics department leadership

UK curriculum

Mathematics teaching

Curriculum planning

Assessment development

Teacher mentoring

Performance data analysis

Academic intervention planning

English communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

Master of Science in Mathematics

Bachelor of Education or Master of Education

Job description

Head of Department - Mathematics

Job Snapshot

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Primary-Secondary Education

Function: Education Management

Experience: UAE Mathematics department leadership experience preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: 12000-18000USD (estimated; confirm with employer)

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Dubai

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Any

Role Context

The Head of Department – Mathematics will lead the Mathematics department with responsibility for teaching quality, curriculum consistency, assessment planning, staff development, and measurable student progress. The role requires a leader who can balance strong classroom expertise with practical academic management, ensuring that Mathematics teaching remains engaging, challenging, data-informed, and aligned with UAE educational standards. By supporting teachers and working closely with school leadership, the successful candidate will help build a department culture focused on excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Mathematics Department to maintain high standards of teaching, learning, assessment, and student achievement.
• Work directly with Mathematics teachers to strengthen subject knowledge, lesson delivery, classroom practice, and pedagogical methods.
• Support teachers through coaching, planning guidance, lesson review, constructive feedback, and professional development conversations.
• Contribute to curriculum planning, assessment design, department improvement plans, and academic development initiatives.
• Collaborate with school leadership to support academic excellence, inspection readiness, and continuous improvement across Mathematics.
• Monitor the quality of teaching and learning through lesson observations, work reviews, student feedback, and progress data.
• Ensure Mathematics lessons meet UAE educational standards and support a consistent minimum standard of good teaching.
• Analyze student performance data to identify learning gaps, attainment trends, progress concerns, and intervention priorities.
• Develop practical strategies to improve student attainment, examination readiness, problem‑solving ability, and mathematical confidence.
• Review schemes of work, lesson sequencing, assessment calendars, marking standards, and moderation processes.
• Promote effective teaching approaches that improve numeracy, reasoning, algebraic understanding, geometry, statistics, and applied Mathematics skills.
• Encourage collaboration within the department so that teachers share resources, strategies, assessment insights, and improvement ideas.
• Maintain accurate department records, curriculum documents, assessment data, progress reports, and academic action plans.
• Communicate professionally with teachers, students, parents, coordinators, and school leaders on academic progress and department priorities.
• Carry out additional responsibilities related to the effective leadership, administration, and development of the Mathematics department.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (required)
• Master of Science in Mathematics (required)
• Bachelor of Education or Master of Education (required)
• Degrees obtained through distance learning or open universities will not be considered.
• Previous leadership experience within a Mathematics department in the UAE is preferred.
• Strong experience teaching Mathematics within a UK curriculum school environment is highly desirable.
• Excellent Mathematics subject knowledge with the ability to guide teachers and support higher student achievement.
• Strong understanding of curriculum planning, assessment standards, student progress tracking, and departmental improvement.
• Confident in using student performance data to plan interventions and improve attainment.
• Strong command of English, both written and spoken.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organization, mentoring, and team collaboration skills.
• Able to work closely with school leadership and contribute meaningfully to academic improvement priorities.
• Must be currently available in the UAE.

Skills Set

• Mathematics department leadership
• UK curriculum
• Mathematics teaching
• Curriculum planning
• Assessment development
• Teacher mentoring
• Pedagogy improvement
• Student achievement tracking
• Performance data analysis
• Academic intervention planning
• Lesson observation
• Department improvement
• Numeracy development
• Problem solving instruction
• Algebra instruction
• Geometry instruction
• Examination preparation
• Teaching quality monitoring
• UAE education standards
• English communication
• Team leadership
• Parent communication
• Academic reporting
• School improvement planning

Benefits

The role offers a competitive salary and benefits package, professional growth, leadership exposure, a collaborative school culture, and the opportunity to contribute to high‑expectation teaching standards and measurable academic progress.