Secondary Teacher of Drama & Performing Arts

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Secondary Teacher of Drama & Performing Arts at Safa Community School, Dubai

Safa Community School is an award‑winning all‑through UK curriculum school (FS1 to Year 13) located in Dubai. In 2024 the school was honoured with the ‘Happiest School in the UAE’ title and received the ‘Value Add, Leaving No Child Behind Award’. Our 2024 GCSE VA score of +2.2 and a high staff retention rate place us in the top 15 schools in the UAE by

Our community is diverse, with a significant expatriate population, around 35 % from the UK. We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where staff, parents, and students feel welcomed as part of a larger family.

• Teach across age and ability ranges, including GCSE and A‑Level.
• Plan, prepare courses and lessons, set and mark work, and assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment in line with school expectations and policy.
• Use data to inform classroom teaching, monitor and track student progress, and implement timely interventions.
• Prepare students for public examinations, assess, record and report assessments, and attend meetings related to public examinations.
• Communicate and consult with parents, including writing reports.
• Attend Parents’ Evenings and Open Evenings.
• Maintain good order and discipline among students.
• Participate in departmental meetings and Open Evenings.
• Contribute to departmental policy and practice, curricular initiatives, programme development and teaching/assessment methods.
• Engage in administrative and organisational tasks to ensure smooth department operation.
• Keep up to date with curriculum innovation, undertake CPD and contribute to own professional development.
• Collaborate with support teachers in the classroom.
• Take responsibility for monitoring and supporting a beginning teacher when appropriate.
• Set work for classes for known absences and for absent colleagues when required.
• Oversee a designated area of the curriculum, administration or curriculum innovation or project.
• Carry out other tasks reasonably directed by the Head of Department.
• Familiarise with the DSIB inspection framework and expectations of outstanding teaching and learning in the UAE.
• Support UAE initiatives and cultural expectations.

• Hold relevant qualifications.
• Have experience teaching in British curriculum schools, at IGCSE and A‑Level levels.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for drama and performing arts and convey it to students.
• Understand assessment and examination requirements for KS3, KS4 and KS5.
• Show outstanding teaching practice and progress of students.
• Work effectively as part of a team.
• Keep up to date with developments in the subject.
• Be willing to develop professionally, seeking training within and outside the department.

Note:

This job description will be reviewed regularly and may be subject to modification and amendment.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday, 17 February 2026 at 10:00 UAE time.

• All applications must be submitted via the TES/Schrole Portal only.
• Only applications with experience teaching GCSEs and A‑Levels will be considered.
• Submit an up‑to‑date CV.
• Submit a covering letter of no more than two A4 pages.
• Provide at least three referees’ names, telephone numbers (with international dial‑ling codes) and email addresses; one must be a current employer.
• Applications will be assessed in order of receipt; interviews may occur at any stage after receipt. The school reserves the right to appoint before the closing date and therefore invites interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
• After initial interviews, arrangements will be made individually for candidates who proceed to the second round.
• A demonstration lesson will be required.

Upon request, feedback will only be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stages.