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Head of Inclusion
United Arab Emirates
Expiring soon
Job overview
About Taaleem
Job Purpose:
The Head of Inclusion has the overall responsibility for ensuring appropriate quality provision, attainment and progress for students identified as Special Educational Needs (SEN), English an as Additional Language (EAL) and Gifted and Talented (G&T). The Head of Inclusion is also responsible to communicating and engaging with parents and a variety of external student support services to ensure that all students have access to appropriate interventions and learning strategies to meet their individual needs.
Key Accountabilities:
Create and maintain a register of all students with specific educational needs requiring support.- Create, monitor and review effectiveness of SS policies and procedures.
- Oversee day-to-day operation of the school’s SS policies.
- Effective management of budget and prioritization.
- Tracking the progress and development of targeted students in conjunction with class/subject teachers and team leaders.
- Collect data and analyse student results.
- Support the identification of student needs, including conducting individual assessments as needed.
- Support and monitor the development and review IEPs as appropriate.
- Design and coordinate intervention and ensure effective implementation and provision of programs for students.
- Identify barriers to learning for identified students and share appropriate strategies with staff.
- Mentor and induct new staff within the team.
- Line manage and monitor the performance of ILSAs in school.
- Report back to and meet with teachers and parents as appropriate.
- Provide training and coaching of classroom LAs to extend their knowledge and skills in supporting
- Maintain high levels of communication with all relevant parties.
- Create and maintain a register of students with extra time exam/assessment accommodations.
- Ensure examination and assessment provision and accommodations are in place for specific students
- Delegate sectional responsibilities where appropriate.
- Attend various parent/teacher occasions.
- Develop strategies to most efficiently and effectively assist students targeted.
- Assist as necessary with enrolment and admissions procedures and assessments.
- Resource management.
- Conduct and report on student observations.
- Conduct lesson observations and support teacher development.
- Implement effective screening and diagnostic procedures to identify specific learning needs.
- Performance management of staff with focus on differentiation to impact on teaching.
- Receive and act upon Records of Concern where necessary.
- Lead weekly, minute meetings with staff involved in Student Support.
- Ensure regular timetabled meetings with Heads of Section.
- Ensure transparent and appropriate regularity of meetings with parents, along with classroom/subject teachers.
- Prepare reports as required to meet particular circumstances, i.e. DSIB, SEF, requirements, quarterly reports etc.
- Attendance at SLT meetings as and when necessary to provide updates or advice/guidance as appropriate.
- Initiate, develop and manage effective and supportive relationships with external agencies/providers as appropriate, e.g. child psychology services.
- Ensure any specific or critical action required for any students is shared with staff as necessary and that PD, if required, is provided.
- Develop opportunities across Taaleem for professional sharing and development
Person Specification:
Education: Bachelor’s degree, Teaching certification, educational leadership/management workshops (e.g. NASENCO, NPSQL) preferred.
Experience: 4 years’ senior or middle leadership in a similar setting
Competencies:
- Knowledge of international accreditation
- Inspection and evaluation frameworks
- Excellent communication skills in spoken and written form
- Educational leader and outstanding teacher
- Sound decision making
- Solutions focused
- Knowledge of child protection and health and safety
- Experience in developing and/or sustaining high performance teams
- Highly effective relationship management with a variety of stakeholders
- Expert knowledge of SEN, EAL and G&T quality provision and curriculum.
- Collaborative team player
- Inspirational speaker
- Empathetic listener
- Integrity
- Strategic thinker
- Able to convert vision into action
- Internationally minded
- Emotional intelligence
- Intercultural awareness
- Creative
- Persuasive
- Flexible and capable of managing growth and instilling high standards
- Adept in multilingual settings
- Spirited
- Pioneering
- Professional and nurturing
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.
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About Taaleem
About Taaleem
Taaleem is the second largest provider of education in the region and a group that has an absolute focus on education. As a Taaleem teacher, you will join one of the largest, most respected education providers in the United Arab Emirates. Taaleem (which means ‘education’ in Arabic) was established in 2004 and now has over 27,000 students attending our diverse portfolio of international schools, pre-schools and public-private partnership schools across the UAE. With quality at the forefront of our offering, we tailor each project to answer the specific educational requirements of a wide range of families by offering top international curricula including British, American, the International Baccalaureate and our custom early childhood programme.
Taaleem is also one of the Middle East’s leading IB workshop providers for PYP, MYP, DP and CP. Taaleem is committed to inspiring students and helping them to identify and develop their passions and talents.
Taaleem seeks to raise the educational standards in the region. The combined experience of its core team of senior education leaders in international education policy, operations and global management best practices means Taaleem is well positioned to ensure the creative of truly exceptional schools that satisfy the most comprehensive and exacting education developmental requirements.
Taaleem is committed to:
- Equipping children in the region holistically with the skills, knowledge and character to compete globally
- Offering a comprehensive range of outstanding international curricula
- Designing, building and managing the best educational facilities
- Creating and implementing benchmark educational initiatives
- Nurturing educational excellence through the attraction, retention and development of the best educators
- Continuously evaluating and improving standards across our schools
- Establishing our schools as valued cornerstones of their communities
Opportunities at Taaleem
The Taaleem family of schools are a truly values-driven organisation and always happy to receive applications from ‘outstanding’ teachers, including KG, Early Years and Primary and Secondary Specialists. We are also looking to hear from experienced professionals interested in joining our support functions within our schools and Central Office.
We recruit the very best international teachers who can deliver our international curricula in a creative, collaborative, and highly engaging manner. Taaleem is committed to inspiring young minds and helping them to identify and develop their passions and talents. Due to our rigorous approvals systems in the UAE please be aware of the requirements for teachers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Candidates must hold a recognised teaching qualification, e.g. Bachelor’s of Education or PGCE to gain KHDA and ADEK approval.
History of Taaleem
The origins of Taaleem began in 2004 when Beacon Education, a school management company was set up to develop and run high quality education projects. Beacon Education was created to meet the need for top-quality schools as the region’s population continues to grow.
Our first schools opened in September 2005 and two years later, His Excellency Nasser Hassan Al-Shaikh, Chairman of the Board of Taaleem, spearheaded a major ongoing investment in Beacon Education by National Bonds, a Dubai-based private joint stock company with around 50% ownership by the Government of Dubai.
Taaleem is the assumed name through which we will continue to deliver our promise to inspire students and help them to identify and develop their passions and talents.
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