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Business studies teacher

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Aquila School
United Arab Emirates

Salary:
IB / Btech experience preferred
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
15 September 2025
Apply by:
14 September 2025

Job overview

Job Description for Teacher

For all staff in school we share a responsibility to ensure that children are safe and properly supervised at all times. Our school is committed to ‘amazing learning’- providing enjoyable and meaningful learning experiences so that every pupil makes as much progress as possible. All staff are expected to adhere to The Aquila Professional Code of Conduct and commit to promoting our vision – ‘A happy community school with amazing learning at its heart where pupils are empowered to make choices, engage in meaningful learning experiences and make exceptional progress’. Our focus is providing children with amazing learning and to be the school of choice for the community we serve.

The Aquila School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

Key qualities and skills:
  • To be able to teach in an enjoyable, creative, and inclusive way, promoting independence, so that every child, including those who attend the Hemam centre, makes as much progress as possible
  • To be able to develop positive working relationships with all members of the school community
  • To be able to use initiative, be flexible, fun, proactive and positive
Core purposes:
  • To be accountable for ensuring that children are inspired, motivated and equipped to make as much progress with their learning as possible through ‘real learning’
  • To work collaboratively, coaching, supporting and training colleagues and families
  • To have a positive impact on the work of the school
Key duties for all teachers include:
  • To ensure children are safe and well cared for at all times
  • To plan and deliver creative and engaging lessons, ensuring that children are actively learning throughout each lesson and that every child makes as much progress as possible
  • To ensure effective communication and direct the work of others, as appropriate
  • To lead CAS activities, participating and leading staff training and contributing to the establishment and development of the school community
  • To comply with our agreed policies and Aquila Ways
  • To actively engage with our school community e.g. through newsletters, informal dialogue, reporting, supporting school functions and contributing to community and marketing activities to make The Aquila School the school of choice for our community.
  • To actively participate in the performance management process of self and others
  • To be involved in improving learning across the school as a subject leader

In addition, all staff are required to carry out any tasks required by the school or the regional office to facilitate the smooth day to day running of the school

To be line managed by the HOD- Business and Head of Secondary

Hours of work- 7.25am-4.15pm Monday to Thursday; 7:25am to 12 noon on Fridays, plus occasional evening and weekend work.
Holidays- as per the school KHDA approved calendar


About
The Aquila School

    The Aquila School
    Dubailand
    Dubai
    United Arab Emirates
+971 586 2700


The Aquila School is a happy community school which opened in September 2018. We are proud to be the flagship school for International Schools Partnership (ISP), a global community of 84 international schools across 23 countries with a shared purpose of growing the world’s most curious, confident minds. At The Aquila School we welcome children aged 3 to 18 years old and prepare pupils for a complex, challenging, and competitive future. We have been graded outstanding by British Schools Overseas and in the local inspection framework we are rated as good with many features including inclusion, well being and the UAE national agenda being rated as very good.

The Aquila School offers the English National curriculum adapted to be relevant to meet the diverse community that we serve. In key stage four we offer a range of IGCSEs, GCSEs and BTECs and key stage five we offer IBDP, IBCP and a range of BTECs as well as an Asdan pathway.

Our staff work hard to ensure our children love school, love learning and make as much progress as possible.

The Aquila School Vision and Purpose

Our purpose is safe, happy, learning.

Our vision is known and owned by all members of our community and really does underpin all aspects of our work

A happy community school with amazing learning at its heart where pupils are empowered to make choices, be kind, compassionate learners, engage in meaningful learning experiences, make exceptional progress and understand their role as global citizens.

At ISP

At International Schools Partnership (ISP), we champion a transformative approach to learning that goes beyond the classroom. We ignite our students’ curiosity and grow their self-confidence, empowering them to become the next generation of changemakers.

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