Primary Cover Teacher – January 2026 start - Sunmarke School

Fortes Education; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed education provider in Dubai is seeking an outstanding Primary Cover Teacher for immediate start. This role requires a dynamic individual skilled in educational practices with a commitment to inspire students. Candidates must possess a B.Ed. or B.A & PGCE and at least 2 years of teaching experience. The contract is local with no benefits, and applicants must be sponsored by a spouse or parent.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience teaching across the Primary Phase.
• Able to contribute to extracurricular activities.
• Strong academic background and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive accelerated outcomes for young students.
• Inspire and develop every student to believe in their success.
• Provide enriched learning opportunities, inside and outside the classroom.

Skills

Educational best practices

Tech-savvy

Excellent communication

Passionate about learning

Organizational skills

Education

B.Ed. or B.A & PGCE

Job description

About us:

Fortes Education has been a leading education provider in the UAE for over four decades with premium international schools and nurseries that have experienced outstanding success and growth. Our schools offer the most innovative and character‑building education in the entire Middle East region.

Our core ethos and philosophy of education is Positive Education (PosEd). Through PosEd, our schools foster active engagement in learning, celebrating character strengths and accomplishments, encouraging children to cultivate fulfilling relationships with others and seek meaning and purpose in their own lives, enabling them to become happy learners and develop into innovative thinkers, confident young adults, and life‑long learners. Our students develop resilience, a growth mindset and deep character strengths that allow them to flourish in an ever‑changing world.

About Sunmarke School –

Sunmarke School provides an ambitious and inspiring, values‑based education that nurtures the hearts and minds of students so that they can flourish and achieve their dreams. Powered by our unique signature programs, Sunmarke is a uniquely innovative school, transforming young lives. It was reflected in Sunmarke School winning the coveted ‘Most Innovative School’ award at the Which School Advisor ceremony in Dubai and London.

Sunmarke is an all‑through school offering a premium education across a fantastic range of pathways for students, including the National Curriculum of England, GCSE/IGCSE, ‘A’Levels, BTEC, the IB Diploma and Career Related Programmes. We also offer a suite of Signature Programmes unrivalled in Dubai, including Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Forest School settings and cutting‑edge hydroponic technology, a world‑class STEAM centre and curriculum, mini‑MBA programmes for Year 10‑13 students in conjunction with the Peter Jones Academy, and comprehensive AI programmes for all core subjects, AR/VR experiences, exceptional performing arts facilities and instructors. Sunmarke School was judged ‘Very Good’ in our third year of operation by the Dubai School Inspection Bureau and ‘Outstanding’ in our British Schools Overseas inspection in 2019.

We present an exciting opportunity to join our all‑through school and play an important part in our journey to ‘outstanding’. Sunmarke School, Dubai is one of our flagship schools, located at a prime location in Jumeirah Village Triangle.

About you:

We seek to appoint an outstanding Primary Cover Teacher for an immediate start.

We are looking for certain qualities:

• Skilled in the best global educational practices
• Committed to developing and inspiring every student, believing that they can and will succeed
• Tech‑savvy, fluent in using apps and technology to extend and enrich each student’s learning experience
• Outstanding role models who embody our core values
• Passionate about providing enriched learning opportunities for children in and out of the classroom
• Excellent communicators who can ignite a passion for learning in our students
• Able to make a significant contribution to our extracurricular activities and wider campus life
• Strong academic background, work ethic, well‑organised with excellent interpersonal skills
• Dynamic, enthusiastic and well‑qualified, holding at least a B.Ed. or a B.A & PGCE with a minimum of 2 years’ experience teaching across the Primary Phase

Our Offer:

This is a local contract with no benefits. Candidates applying for this position MUST be sponsored by their spouse or parent.

Application Process:

If you have the passion, energy, and commitment to drive accelerated outcomes for young people, we will welcome your application. In return, you will join a rapidly evolving organisation that offers a central role in our future growth plans.

Candidates are invited to complete our Online Application by visiting: http://forteseducation.com/Careers/Current-Openings

Interviews will take place either face‑to‑face in Dubai or by video conferencing if the applicant is not based in Dubai.

The closing date for applications is the 28th of November 2025. Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. The school reserves the right to make suitable appointments before the official closing date, so we encourage candidates to apply early in the process. The appointment start date will be immediate.

Fortes Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including a satisfactory International Child Protection Certificate and resident country police checks.