Nord Anglia Education Hiring for Head of English Job at Doha Full Time

About Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education (NAE) is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with 69 schools located across dozens of countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 67,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school.

Our philosophy for education rests on the 4 pillars of creativity, wellbeing, excellent academic outcomes and global connectedness. These are delivered through innovative use of educational technology to create a 21st Century, personalised, learning experience for all students.

Every parent wants the best for their child — so do we. NAE schools deliver high quality, transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning. Our global scale enables us to recruit and retain world-leading teachers and to offer unforgettable experiences through global and regional events, while our engaging learning environments ensure all of our students love coming to school.

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The School

Compass International School Doha – a Nord Anglia School

Compass International School Doha opened in 2006 and has grown to 4 campuses in the capital city of the State of Qatar. The school provides premium education for expat and local families looking for a British, international curriculum. The campus will accept students from Early Years through to Year 13, offering the International Primary Curriculum, English National Curriculum and A levels as well as other vocational programmes (BTEC) in Years 12 and 13. The campus, with the backing from Nord Anglia Education will have global reach and offer programmes beyond other schools.

Madinat Khalifa Campus is a school of 750 children, this has a primary school that is predominantly on the ground floor and a secondary of 450 students. The school has been well established in the community for over ten years. Presently there is four form entry from Years 7 – 10, three in Year 11 and two in Years 12 and 13. We have 40 dedicated teaching staff in secondary school who are mostly from the UK. The school has a strong leadership structure. This includes a Deputy Head, a Phase Leader for Key Stage 3, 4 and IB Diploma Coordinator. The pastoral support is enhanced by a leader for each year group and an Assistant IB Coordinator. Students study a bespoke curriculum based on the English National Curriculum in KS3 combined with compulsory lessons in Arabic and Islamic studies for our Muslim students and a lesson a week of compulsory History of Qatar for all students. Students study a combination of Cambridge and Edexcel IGCSEs in Key Stage 4. In years 12 and 13 students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Exam results are excellent, showing accelerated levels of progress. The exam results have risen every year, with last summer’s results being the best the school has achieved. 44% of grades were A**-A. We have also stayed strong to our belief in our ‘be ambitious’ philosophy and introduced early entry pathways for ICT, computer science and maths. Supplementing this we have created further provision for budding scientists provided by a department that has achieved the best GCSE results in Doha two years running.

At the IB Diploma level, we have increased our average points score to 32.4 and we consistently have students achieving 40+ points. This year we have also added Arabic as one of the optional languages. We have grown the opportunity and provision for the character development of the students, so they are our future leaders and have the skills necessary to compete and succeed in a world outside of school. The extensive student leadership and sporting opportunities that we provide, an enhanced house system and being the lead school in the Middle East for the Duke of Edinburgh International Award are just the surface of opportunities for the students We pride ourselves on our warm and friendly atmosphere and it is something that all visitors comment on.

Our Madinat Khalifa campus offers outdoor basketball and sports court, and in addition to the 20-metre swimming pool, there is a junior learning pool, a fitness suite, and a science suite. The secondary students here study the English National Curriculum at KS3 leading to IGCSE and the IB Diploma. At Madinat Khalifa, you won’t be simply joining a school, but a community.

To learn more about our school, please visit our website

Our Schools

Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are united by our philosophy, to be ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools. We believe that being part of our family of 69 schools gives them a special advantage. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually. Our schools have access to a wide range of resources and support to enhance their success. We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF and King’s College London.

Global academic results for the 2019/20 academic year

The 19/20 academic year was the strongest for Nord Anglia ever in terms of A-levels, IBDP and GCSE

IB

Our IB diploma pass rate was 96.9%

Global point average of 34.4

Six perfect 45 scores (from ICS Madrid, NAS Dubai, BIS Ho Chi Minh City and three from Oakridge in India)

14 Nord Anglia schools had a perfect 100% pass rate

1,386 IB candidates in total – 15.8% achieved 40 points and above

A-levels

44% A*-A grades, an increase of 5% from last year

Global pass rate of 98.5%, up from 97.5% in the previous year

All but two of our schools offering the A-level curriculum achieved a pass rate of 100%.

I/GCSE

94% A*-C grades

55.6% A*-A grades

About the role

Join our fast-paced international environment, and you will deliver UK National Curriculum and International Baccalaureate programmes. You will challenge your students to set ambitious targets for themselves and seek out and use innovative teaching practices to enhance our students’ experiences and outcomes.

Resilient, organised and entrepreneurial, you will ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the department. We’ll look to you to provide effective leadership and advice to team member, students while inspiring an atmosphere of energy, excitement and achievement.

About you

With the ability to create a classroom culture where there are no limits to what can be achieved, you will have a university degree in your specialist subject, a teaching qualification plus considerable teaching experience and knowledge of the curriculum. Receptive to feedback and ready to embrace change, you will be keen to share best practice with colleagues and peers.

A strong ambassador for the school, you will be able to develop new ways to engage students and parents with the wider school and Nord Anglia Education community. Your strong motivation and communication skills will also enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement and personal investment within the classroom. You will also be able to meet visa-related restrictions for Qatar, including candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in English or degree plus PGCE/QTS.

Benefits

When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of 14,000 people working together to support our students’ success. We offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice across our family, to access extensive professional development, and to gain exceptional experience and career development in our schools. At Nord Anglia, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more.

We offer career and development opportunities that come with being part of our global organisation. Nord Anglia University unites our team through a vibrant online platform which harnesses the collective expertise of peers in an exchange of knowledge, ideas and best practice. We also provide extensive online and face-to-face professional development through Nord Anglia University to ensure that our teachers don’t just maintain their skills, they develop at the cutting edge of educational thinking.

Our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF and King’s College London, offers our teachers unrivalled access to leading experts in their fields. We also offer selected candidates from our staff worldwide an opportunity to earn their Executive Master’s in International Education in an exclusive collaboration with King’s College London.

Alongside great training and a competitive package, you’ll enjoy the chance to live and work in one of the world’s most vibrant cities.

As a Nord Anglia Education teacher, you enjoy the following benefits:

• A fast-paced, global experience so that you can progress on a global scale
• An enabling environment founded on creativity, challenge and collaboration
• A culture which is fair and consultative
• Unique opportunities to grow professionally and develop your career

Selection Process

The closing date for application is 31st May 2021. Due to global travel restrictions, all interviews will be conducted via MS Teams/Video Call. There will be three stages of interview, including a panel interview.

Start Date: 1 August 2021

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.