Head of Maths & Curriculum Leadership (Aug 2027)

Greenfield International School; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 720,000 - 1,080,000; Full time

Job summary

Taaleem is seeking a Head of Department to lead teaching staff and the delivery of the academic programme within the relevant department, reporting to the Head of Secondary and Principal. The role includes quality assurance, raising standards, and monitoring planning and curriculum delivery to ensure high student achievement.

The post requires strategic curriculum leadership, staff development, and effective collaboration with senior leaders to sustain excellent teaching and assess performance

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and review the curriculum within the framework of the school's aims and objectives.
• Oversee teaching within the department via schemes of work.
• Plan, administer and monitor curriculum delivery.
• Use department data to drive improvement of student outcomes (progress, attainment and skills).
• Ensure students' work is assessed, outcomes recorded, and standardised assessments used.
• Manage materials and budget within allocated funds.
• Oversee teaching staff and advise the Principal on staff appointments and development.
• Ensure a department assessment calendar aligns with the school's timetable.
• Attend Heads of Department meetings and communicate minutes to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with timetablers on curriculum time allocation and staff deployment.
• Maintain an engaging teaching environment and oversee use of spaces and health and safety rules.
• Ensure staff use school management software to plan curriculum and record assessments.
• Plan and run INSET for department members and support induction of new colleagues.
• Evaluate department performance according to appraisal policies and set annual timetables.

Job description

Taaleem is seeking a Head of Department to lead teaching staff and the delivery of the academic programme within the relevant department, reporting to the Head of Secondary and Principal. The role includes quality assurance, raising standards, and monitoring planning and curriculum delivery to ensure high student achievement.

The post requires strategic curriculum leadership, staff development, and effective collaboration with senior leaders to sustain excellent teaching and assess performance