Secondary EAL ELL Teacher August 2026 Start

Fortes Education; Dubai; On-site; AED 246,000 - 368,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Furnished Accommodation

Relocation Allowance

Medical Insurance for self

Annual Air-Ticket

Tuition Fee Concession

Job summary

Fortes Education's Sunmarke School in Dubai invites applications for an outstanding Secondary EAL / ELL Teacher to start August 2026. The successful candidate will contribute to a values-based education, foster growth mindsets, and support mainstream teaching across all key stages.

The role requires B.Ed. or BA with PGCE and QTS plus an EAL qualification (TEFL/TESOL/CELTA); strong communication, tech‑savvy approaches, and a commitment to enrichment activities and campus life at a premier Dubai

Qualifications

• Mainstream teaching experience required.
• Minimum qualifications: B.Ed. or BA with PGCE and QTS plus EAL qualification.
• Tech‑savvy and fluent in using apps and technology to extend learning.

Responsibilities

• Able to contribute to the extra-curricular activities (ECA) programme and wider campus life.
• Provide enriched learning opportunities for students in and out of the classroom.
• Engage and inspire students to excel and develop a love of learning.

Skills

Excellent communicators

Tech-savvy

Dynamic

Enthusiastic

Education

B.Ed./BA with PGCE and QTS

EAL qualification (TEFL/TESOL/CELTA)

Job description

Job Description

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.

About Us

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. We encourage children to cultivate fulfilling relationships with others and seek meaning and purpose in their own lives. We enable children 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 – Where Amazing Happens

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 suite of signature programmes, Sunmarke is a uniquely innovative school, transforming young lives. This was reflected in Sunmarke School winning the coveted ‘Most Innovative School’ award at the international Which School Advisor ceremony in Dubai and London.

Sunmarke is an all-through school which offers a premium education across a fantastic range of pathways for students, including the National Curriculum of England, GCSE/IGCSE, ‘A’ Levels, BTEC and the IB Diploma Programmes. Our students regularly win examination boards’ ‘best in world’, ‘best in Middle East’ and ‘best in country’ awards every year, across a diverse range of subjects. The latest incredible IB results show that Sunmarke School is in the top 3 schools in Dubai and 69th in world rankings. Our suite of Signature Programmes is unrivalled in Dubai, with inspiring opportunities for students to experience transformative learning opportunities. These include Environmental and Sustainability Studies, where students learn in Forest School settings, as well as utilising cutting-edge hydroponic technology to examine how science can support sustainability in future terrains; a world-class STEAM centre and curriculum, which offers students an incredible opportunity to apply their learning in solving real-world problems, from Foundation Stage through to Year 9; Augmented and Virtual Reality AR/VR experiences alongside our cutting edge use of Artificial Intelligence for staff and students; outstanding performing arts opportunities with full black box and auditorium facilities alongside peripatetic music spaces and media suites; and a fantastic sports programme augmented with professional coaches, which led Sunmarke to be overall champions at the BSME Games.

Sunmarke School has been judged by the Dubai School Inspection Bureau (DSIB) as a ‘Very Good’ school since our third year of operation and is consistently judged ‘Outstanding’ by British Schools Overseas (BSO).

We present an exciting opportunity to join our all through school and to play an important part in our journey beyond “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 Secondary EAL / ELL Teacher for an August 2026 start.

We Are Looking For Certain Qualities

• Skilled in the best global educational practices
• Committed to developing and inspiring every student, to believe 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 extra-curricular activities (ECA) programme and wider campus life
• Strong academic background, work ethic, well‑organised having excellent interpersonal skills.
• Mainstream teaching experience is a must.
• Dynamic, enthusiastic, and well‑qualified candidate holding as a minimum, a B.Ed. or a B.A & PGCE and QTS. In addition, the candidate must have an additional EAL related qualification, such as a TEFL, TESOL or CELTA

Our Offer

• Excellent tax‑free salary
• Furnished Accommodation
• Relocation Allowance (applicable to overseas appointments only)
• Medical Insurance for self
• Annual Air‑Ticket and paid vacations
• Tuition Fee Concession for up to 2 minor dependent(s)
• State‑of‑the‑art facilities and amenities in a newly built campus in a prime location in Dubai
• An enthusiastic learning community of students, teachers, parents, and Board members, who are dedicated to maximise student achievement, and creating positive learning opportunities in and out of the classroom.
• Working within a team of highly driven and supportive colleagues
• Excellent professional development
• Working in Dubai, one of the world’s most sought‑after work and travel destinations

The appointment start date will be August 2026.

Safer Recruitment Statement

Fortes Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Policies for safer recruitment are aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection. At Sunmarke School, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection, and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks, including receipt of satisfactory references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification, and police checks, including overseas checks.