20 Oct
GEMS Metropole School
United Arab Emirates
Our team is growing as a result of increased enrolments.
Teaching at GEMS is not just a job, it’s a career. Our teachers enjoy free access to leading CPD programs and have the opportunity to grow with the company on a global scale. With most of our leaders coming from within the GEMS network of schools, GEMS teachers are in a unique position to consider career opportunities across the world as we expand into more and more countries.
As well as being a great place to work; Dubai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan, rapidly expanding city where the sun shines all year round. Teachers in Dubai enjoy an exciting lifestyle, with opportunities for new and exciting leisure activities and travel across the region and further afield!
**The role**
To further develop a transformational Forest School provision that is safe, happy, creative and inspirational and has at its heart the highest possible expectations of each and every child.
- To plan and deliver outstanding Forest School sessions (which develop resilience, perseverance, problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills).
- To ensure that the forest school activities promote child led learning and contribute to the holistic development of all children.
- To ensure that all sessions are well prepared.
- To prepare and keep up to date the relevant Risk Assessments. To make all relevant staff aware of the Risk Assessments and actions required.
- To advise and support the school in maintaining the Forest School area in a suitable state, including any planting and storage.
- To maintain the materials, tools and equipment in a suitable state.
- To advise the school on the necessary purchasing of any equipment, and to fill in the relevant order forms.
- To participate in annual performance appraisal and to agree with your Line Manager targets for the following year.
- To attend and participate in year group Collaborative planning meetings to support the use of Forest Schools within the curriculum.
**Requirements**:
- 3 years qualified relevant experience preferred.
- Level 3 Forest school leader - or actively working towards this qualification (Desired)
**Closing date 31st March or earlier should role be filled.**
GEMS Metropole School, located in Motor City in Dubai, opened its doors in September 2014 and has continued to flourish and grow in student number and stature.
The school is now open to students from FS1 to Year 13 with an all-through school capacity of 4200 students offering the National Curriculum for England.
The school has become well-known for their key areas of success, such as a strong community approach to education, highly inclusive school support to strong secondary options at Key Stage 4 and academic and vocational choices at Key Stage 5. In addition, the school has well-equipped classrooms, a highly competitive sports department, a farm, digital media rooms, innovation laboratories, dedicated science labs, music, art rooms and libraries.
Most recently the school has completely overhauled its digital strategy to lay the foundations to further its position as a leader in associated technologies in the region, focusing on the use of technology to a.
enhance the learning experience of our students through experiential learning through the use of AR and AI technology b. improve feedback and communication between the student/teacher and teacher/parent and c. help reduce staff time and workload, helping to improve teacher wellbeing and reduce burnout.
Students from our Foundation Stage classes have access to attractive indoor and outdoor learning areas to explore and investigate, high quality Information Technology provision and Science provision to develop IT and Science-based literacy, and most recently a language hub to support key language skills across school.
In the Primary section, with the use of 1:1 technologies, students and teachers use iPads and interactive whiteboards to enhance learning opportunities where appropriate.
The Secondary school continues to develop and grow and has seen the LEAD and skills programme blossom supporting students to make informed decisions and develop their learning and leadership skills. A new focus of personalised pathways is supporting students in their preparation for life after school and their journey towards success. In conclusion, GEMS Metropole School is a member of the British Schools of the Middle East (BSME) with the School Principal as a BSME Country Rep. This allows both teachers and students alike to continue to grow and develop with the rich traditions of the National Curriculum offerings and align itself with ‘like schools’ across the region and overseas.
**Principal**
Nav Iqbal
▶️ Forest School Teacher - August 2024
🖊️ GEMS Metropole School
📍 United Arab Emirates