Primary Teacher

Primary Class Teacher Key Responsibilities

Requirements and duties: 

• Ensure that learning is at the centre of strategic planning and resource. Lead and support the teaching and learning of all children within the school through promoting models of excellent classroom practice coaching, mentoring and supported self-evaluation for teaching staff
• Manage and monitor the design, development and implementation of processes for the collection of useful, timely, and accurate assessment data to track the progress of individual and groups of children in order to inform planning, evaluate performance, track progress and secure raised achievement across all key stages. This will include agreeing and articulating high expectations and setting stretching targets for the whole community
• Monitor the effectiveness of teaching and learning through teachers’ planning, work sampling and scrutiny, lesson observations, supporting auditing and reporting outcomes, successful or otherwise and planning next steps and future actions
• Takes a strategic role in the development of new and emerging technologies to enhance and extend the learning experience of pupils
• Lead curriculum development throughout the primary phase to ensure the delivery of an appropriate, challenging and interesting academic and ECA programme that complements the philosophy of the school
• Keep up to date with national and international developments in all curriculum areas, and with advances in teaching practice and methodology
• Monitor and respond to all curriculum initiatives at international and local levels

ISP Principles

• Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
• Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.
• Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.
• Are financially responsible. We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.
• Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.

About Aspen Heights British School

High quality British education with a focus on the community and environment, located in Al Bahya, Abu Dhabi.

Aspen Heights British School is a wonderful school in Abu Dhabi providing a personalised, high quality British education with a unique focus on the local community and environment.

A member of the International Schools Partnership, Aspen Heights British School was founded in September 2017 and offers the National Curriculum of England for children from Nursery to Year 11. We are an authorized IB World school, accredited to offer the IB Diploma Programme (DP) to Year 12 and Year 13. We are very excited about the opportunities this presents for our students’ future.

Aspen Heights British School is privileged to have a wealth of world-class facilities, and our spacious campus has been built keeping nature in mind. Our environmental focus provides children with unique hands-on opportunities to appreciate and interact with their local environment.

We are delighted that families have entrusted us with their children’s education, which is why we have grown from strength to strength since 2017. Even though we keep getting bigger every year, our close relationships with our families and the community is what sets us apart from many other schools in Abu Dhabi, and our Amazing Learning results mean we’re fast becoming one of the best schools in Abu Dhabi.