Head Of Upper Primary (Year 4-6)

LEAMS Education; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Medical insurance

Free children’s tuition fees

Job summary

LEAMS Education Services in Dubai is seeking a Head of Upper Primary Section to provide professional, highly effective leadership that achieves outstanding results in the Primary wing.

The candidate will lead with vision, empower the team, and deliver departmental targets, ensuring student learning outcomes through enriched curriculum and assessment practices that inspire engagement and progress for students of all abilities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading senior leadership teams in primary education.
• Knowledge of KHDA inspection frameworks and standards.
• Commitment to inclusive teaching and holistic education.

Responsibilities

• Foster a learning environment driving continuous improvement in academic excellence in the upper primary wing.
• Contribute to strategic school leadership as a Senior Leadership Team member.
• Oversee curriculum development, assessment practices, and staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Curriculum development

Inclusion

Job description

LEAMS Education, comprising British curriculum and CBSE schools in Dubai, is driven by a unifying philosophy. We are ambitious about our employees' careers and development opportunities that come with being part of our L&D goals. We unite our team through vibrant CPD, which harnesses the collective expertise of their peers in an exchange of knowledge, ideas, and best practices. Long-term employment with a tax-free salary, medical insurance, free children's tuition fees in group-affiliated schools, and other benefits as per UAE labor law are part of the attractive job offer.

Head of Upper Primary Section – This role provides professional, highly effective leadership that will achieve outstanding results in the Primary wing. It involves exercising leadership, demonstrating vision, and empowering the team to deliver departmental targets. The potential candidate is expected to ensure student learning outcomes through an enriched curriculum, teaching pedagogy and assessment practices that inspire high levels of engagement, attainment and progress for students of all abilities.

• Foster a learning environment leading to continuous improvement in academic excellence and holistic education in the upper primary wing.
• Contribute to the strategic leadership of the school as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Contributing to the school improvement plans, and self-evaluation of the teaching and learning within the section.
• Supervise the instructional programs of the school, evaluating lesson plans and observing classes on a regular basis.
• Able to demonstrate a comprehensive and confident knowledge of best practice pedagogy.
• Imbibe and enhance UAE culture in the school in line with the guidelines and regulations of the National Agenda Parameter.
• Oversee the e-learning strategies, to ensure high levels of team member engagement and commitment to new initiatives.
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to inclusion.
• Execution of learning and development training programs and delivery of live and online workshops.
• Liaise with the Curriculum and Assessment team to provide up-to-date information on curriculum development & triangulation of data; progress and attainment in all performance indicators.

Competencies:

Knowledge of KHDA inspection frameworks, strategic planning, curriculum development, knowledge of child protection and health and safety, experience in developing and sustaining high-performance teams, and highly effective relationship management with the parent community.