Psychology Teacher

Recruiting – Psychology Teacher

Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, 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 to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including receipt of references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification, and police checks, including overseas checks.

Dubai British School Emirates Hills is recruiting an outstanding Psychology Teacher
, commencing August 2026
, to join our BSO and KHDA-rated ‘Outstanding’ international school.

You are seeking an exceptional Psychology teacher with the ability to teach GCSE and A Level, who brings the subject alive through high-quality explanation, real-world application and rigorous academic thinking. The ideal candidate will inspire students to think like psychologists—evaluating evidence, analysing behaviour, constructing arguments, and applying theory to contemporary issues. You will foster critical thinking, research skills, extended writing and ethical awareness, while stretching high attainers and supporting all learners to access challenging concepts such as cognition, psychopathology, biopsychology and research.

Above all, you will cultivate curiosity, independence and a genuine passion for psychological inquiry.

At DBSEH, you will be joining a school known for its academic ambition, its caring and inclusive ethos, and its commitment to knowing every student as an individual. With whole-school 2025 results of 51% A–A
* at A Level and 85% 9–6 at GCSE, you will be joining a school with strong academic foundations and a community that takes pride in both excellence and compassion.

Taaleem, one of the largest education providers in the UAE, proudly celebrates Dubai British School Emirates Hills for our ‘Outstanding’ ratings, awarded by both the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) and British Schools Overseas (BSO). We are a thriving British international school, located in The Springs area of Dubai’s Emirates Hills delivering high-quality National Curriculum for England education to over a thousand of students aged 3 to 18.

Our mission of ‘Enjoy, Aspire, Achieve’ perfectly captures the ethos of our great school, where students thrive in a nurturing yet challenging environment - able to achieve the best possible educational outcomes and flourish as individuals during the experience. It is this warmth of spirit that sets DBSEH apart, where every student, every member of staff and every parent can find their place.

Schools are often talked about as being ‘happy places’, but DBSEH is made up of happy people - happy to be respected, valued, and appreciated, given every opportunity to succeed in a way that is meaningful to them.

20 years of DBS Emirates Hills

Our curriculum is modelled on the National Curriculum for England and adapted to our own international context, leading to a challenging set of GCSE, BTEC and GCE A Level courses from Year 10 to Year 13. We feel the opportunities that students enjoy outside the classroom are just as important as the main curriculum and we offer an extensive and varied Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) programme.

Taaleem provides a highly competitive remuneration and benefits package including an attractive tax-free salary, medical insurance, and an annual flight allowance. To support international teaching staff arrivals, excellent, high-quality purpose-built accommodation equipped with facilities and amenities are offered, alternatively supporting locally established teaching staff, an attractive housing rental allowance is offered. As part of the Taaleem Group, you will also qualify for great corporate discounts with many service providers in Dubai.

Beyond package benefits, Student and Staff Wellbeing is central to our ethos at DBS Emirates Hills. We know that to facilitate great teaching we need to satisfy the needs of our teachers, both personally and professionally. By joining the DBS Emirates…