Head of Islamic Studies

Yasmina British Academy is an outstanding English Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi. With our globally recognised and admired curriculum, dedicated and passionate practitioners and outstanding teaching and learning, Yasmina British Academy is an exceptional place to work. It has an exciting, diverse and progressive learning community that annually produces some of the very best I/GCSE and A Level result in the UAE.

Our learning culture is under pinned by our core values of excellence, respect, passion, collaboration and creativity allowing all students to thrive. Furthermore, the Academy is extremely proud of its recent ADEK inspection, which rated Yasmina British Academy as ‘Outstanding’ in all six performance standards, putting it amongst the top schools in the UAE and Middle East.

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

Main Duties:

• Assist academy in achieving its overall vision and strategic intentions and to contribute to the achievement of relevant targets as set out in the academy’s improvement plan and self-evaluation form
• Comply with regulations pertaining to health and safety at work legislation and adhere to academy policies relating to safe working practice and equal opportunities regulations
• Comply with the academy’s Performance Management Policy ensuring challenging annual targets are set and to fulfil the role of performance management reviewer if directed to do so by the principal
• Engage in annual training linked to child protection, safeguarding and health and safety together with all training deemed appropriate for the purpose of academy improvement or performance management
• Comply with the academy’s staff dress code at all times including the wearing of photo  / lanyard
• Comply with the academy’s computer Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) at all time
• Create a culture of high performance.
• Further develop an outstanding teaching and learning culture ensuring outstanding achievement for all.
• Lead on curriculum development ensuring outstanding provision for all, including an enhanced extra and co-curricular programme.
• Lead and manage staff, including but not limited to overseeing staffing, recruitment, performance appraisal and professional development.
• Efficient and effective deployment of staff and resources, including but not limited to budget planning, timetable overview and talent acquisition.
• Lead on the marketing of the department to promote the school, raise the profile of the subject and increase student numbers.
• Communicate effectively and proactively with all stakeholders.
• Play a lead role in developing key policies and practices that support the Academy’s overall aims, vision and values.
• Attend all staff briefings
• Sign out and sign in at relevant academy reception if off site at any point during the normal working day
• Other duties which may be reasonably assigned by the Principal or Head of School.

Specific Duties

Setting the strategic direction and development of the Department through:

• Developing policies and practices leading to high quality outcomes for all students at all Key Stages within the department.
• Ensuring that all practices promote student progression; improved achievements; a positive ethos and the commitment of staff to shared goals.
• To share responsibility for representing the Department at cross-curricular committees e.g. EAL link.
• To empower and provide strategic direction to the discreet Heads of Subjects.

Leading on Learning and Teaching through:

• Monitoring and reviewing students' progress through the use of appropriate data; home learning; student voice; lesson observations; student work reviews and parental engagement.
• Identifying through Performance Management, individual training needs and ensuring that those needs are met.
• Identifying and implanting strategies to enhance Learning and Teaching within the Department including the use of emerging learning technologies.
• Modelling outstanding practice in Learning and Teaching.
• Involving external advice and expertise where this would further benefit and enhance the learning…