Head of English (Secondary) - August 2026

About Al Salam Community School

Al Salam Community School founded by Sue Johnston, one of the most respected names in the UAE education sector and the school CEO, serving the Al Salam community for over 35 years in various senior roles. Sue’s philosophy for education is built upon intrinsic values of inclusivity, high aspirations for every child, and the holistic development of all learners. ‘Every child is special’ is Sue’s motto, and this belief permeates through every aspect of life at the Al Salam Community School. Read more about ASCS Founder and CEO Sue Johnston’s legacy at Which School Advisor: https://whichschooladvisor.com/uae/school-news/al-salam-community-int

What Makes Us Unique?

At Al Salam Community School diversity is celebrated, and tolerance and inclusion underpin our collective sense of purpose. We are proud to uphold values as a community school that resonate with Dubai’s vision, and this is reflected in every aspect of our learning environment. Our biggest advantage is that Al Salam Community School is an independent school. Indeed we are one of the few remaining independent family owned schools in Dubai. Our intake of school makes us rather unique, with a truly diverse range of students and teachers from ethnicity, nationality, academic ability, socio-economic backgrounds. We foster high aspirations in all our learners, nurture their curiosity and cultivate their imagination. Our new and purposefully designed facilities and learning areas promote a comprehensive extra-curricular programme with character development at its very heart. Thus, we are fully committed to providing the best quality of education, recruiting a largely untapped talent pool of highly qualified teachers and successful leaders.

As members of the Al Salam Team, the values we espouse are:

• Put our Children first - Reminds us of our core purpose, ours is a sacred and moral responsibility
• Make Al Salam Home - Ensures we build and expand on what has made Al Salam successful
• Everyday is a School Day - Keeps us focused on our ambition as learners and enablers of learning
• As educators, the learners we endeavour to develop are:

Learners with Aspiration - Inspired individuals who dream of achieving great things and who desire to bring positive change into the world and to those around them

Learners with Agency - Believe in their capacity and responsibility to live in the world with excellence, students who intend and act to make impactful contributions to the present and future.

Learners with Agility - Are determined, equipped and able to pursue their objectives and overcome challenges and adversity.

Learners with Altitude - Devote themselves to a lifelong journey of personal development and sincere effort to elevate others

Our Curriculum:

Our curriculum is based on the National Curriculum for England, but is influenced by current global topics and nuances of the UAE, meeting the specific interests of our international community of children. ASCS is completely technology enabled, a Google certified school, ensuring all teachers and children are equipped with Chrome books. Our staff and children are fully conversant with technology within the classroom and home learning. Although subjects are taught discretely, our Secondary teaching takes a Design Thinking approach to learning, intended to engage learners in problem solving, critical thinking, making connections across the curriculum, and preparing them for the next stage of their learning journey.

Our Staff:

We look for inspirational teachers to deliver an outstanding standards of teaching and learning to our students with a strong foundation for life so they can become positive and contributing members of society.

What we are looking for?

Head of English

Our forward thinking and progressive British Curriculum School in Dubai is looking for an ‘Outstanding’ Head of English , offering GCSE, and A Level courses, our school offers a truly international environment for our students, with a distinctly British flavour.

We are looking for a leader who:

• Has an undergraduate degree or major in English Literature
• Has a PGCE in English
• Has experience of leading in a British School/British Curriculum School
• Has experience of teaching AQA, Edexcel or equivalent British exam boards
• Has evidence of ‘Outstanding’ teaching practice, or the ability to become outstanding
• Has evidence of improving the department
• Is confident in planning engaging, student led lessons
• Is an expert in their subject and has the passion to inspire a love of learning in students
• Has the ability to use classroom technology to enrich the learning experience of your students
• Is an excellent team player, willing to contribute significantly to the department
• Is willing to make a contribution to the extra curricular life of the school

Al Salam Recruitment Policy is designed to ensure that the most qualified, capable and effective individuals are selected and recruited for the School’s community. Our children are ambitious about their futures and are looking for committed teachers who are capable of helping them succeed.
The Al Salam Community School is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to enhanced pre-employment clearance including identity checks, criminal background checks, qualification checks and employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment and two satisfactory professional references which will be verified

Every successful application is also subject to KHDA & Ministry of Labour Approval.