Math HOD - Curriculum Coordination
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Job Type: Full‑time. Salary range: 14,000 – 20,000 monthly (estimated, confirm with employer).
Role Overview
Senior education management role focused on leading the Mathematics department within a British curriculum school. Requires a fully qualified Mathematics educator with exceptional subject knowledge, strong leadership, and proven experience improving teaching practice, curriculum planning, academic standards, and student learning outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Mathematics department with a clear focus on teaching quality, curriculum standards, student progress, and academic achievement.
- Work directly with Mathematics teachers to improve skills, subject knowledge, classroom practice, and teaching pedagogy.
- Support teachers in planning effective Mathematics lessons that promote conceptual understanding, problem‑solving, reasoning, and student engagement.
- Contribute effectively to team planning, curriculum mapping, assessment schedules, intervention plans, and departmental improvement priorities.
- Collaborate with school leaders to support the improvement of academic standards across Mathematics.
- Monitor teaching and learning through lesson observations, planning reviews, student work reviews, and progress data analysis.
- Provide constructive feedback, coaching, and professional guidance to teachers to improve classroom outcomes.
- Ensure Mathematics lessons meet the UAE framework of teaching expectations and maintain a consistent standard of good teaching.
- Support the development of schemes of work, lesson resources, assessment tools, revision plans, and enrichment activities.
- Analyze student attainment and progress data to identify learning gaps and implement targeted support strategies.
- Promote differentiated instruction to meet the needs of students with varied abilities and learning styles.
- Encourage the use of effective teaching methods, educational technology, and interactive resources in Mathematics lessons.
- Support preparation for internal reviews, inspections, academic audits, and school improvement initiatives.
- Maintain departmental documentation, assessment records, progress reports, meeting notes, and curriculum evidence.
- Build a collaborative department culture focused on professional growth, accountability, innovation, and student success.
- Communicate professionally with teachers, students, parents, coordinators, and school leadership when required.
- Perform additional department‑related responsibilities as assigned by school leadership.
Ideal Profile
- Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
- Master of Science in Mathematics.
- Bachelor of Education qualification required.
- Fully qualified Mathematics teacher with exceptional subject knowledge.
- Proven experience teaching Mathematics in a school environment.
- Experience as a Math HOD, Mathematics Coordinator, Subject Lead, or senior Mathematics teacher is an advantage.
- Familiarity with the British Curriculum required.
- Strong understanding of the UAE framework of teaching and school inspection expectations.
- Ability to coach teachers, improve pedagogy, and contribute to better student outcomes.
- Strong skills in curriculum planning, assessment review, data analysis, and academic improvement.
- Good command of English with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally.
- Strong leadership, collaboration, organization, and relationship‑management skills.
- Applicant should be available in the UAE for a demo.
Skills Set
- Mathematics department leadership
- British Curriculum expertise
- Mathematics teaching
- Curriculum coordination
- Lesson planning
- Teacher coaching
- Pedagogy improvement
- Academic standards
- Student progress tracking
- Assessment planning
- Data analysis
- Curriculum mapping
- Department planning
- Lesson observation
- Teaching quality review
- UAE teaching framework
- School improvement
- Differentiated instruction
- Problem‑solving instruction
- Mathematics resources
- Educational technology
- Team leadership
- English communication
- Demo availability in UAE