Job Description

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

August 2025

Apply by:

6 March 2025

Job overview

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Job Overview

General

We are looking for an outstanding

Principal - Primary School

to become an integral member of our Executive Leadership Team.


A leading role, which will give the right individual an excellent professional development opportunity in a unique school.

Our Story

Bloom World Academy, an IB world school, was launched in August 2022 and educates children from ages 18 months to 18 years. The school has been hugely successful, so far, in challenging conventions and doing things differently in Dubai for the benefit of learners, families and teachers.


Every aspect of learning and teaching at Bloom World Academy has been considered - how we do it, why we do it and the impact it is having. This has directly led to many firsts for the UAE. BWA is the first school in UAE to start at 9am; the first school where each student and their family can choose their own timetable (learning pathways), and a school where each student has a Learning Achievement Passport (LAP) - where the performance and progress is shared with the student and family each month.


Most of all, BWA is a school which puts family life first - we encourage parents to be in school, even work from school in our community cafe, attend regular workshops and to join our weekly, celebratory community forums.


Our approach has been successful, we are exceeding all expectations, and therefore wish and need to appoint likeminded individuals with the right 'fit' to join our growing community.

Strategic Direction and Development of the School

Work with the Executive Leadership Team in driving the mission and vision of the school, setting very high expectations for all students, and creating an environment where every one of them can be 'First, Best and Different'. Set aims and objectives for the school and formulate the School Improvement Plan, in collaboration with the Executive Leadership Team, governors and other senior staff. Lead the school self-review and evaluation process, as well as effective planning and management of resources to drive school improvements in Primary School.

Learning and Teaching

Be an 'outstanding' role model and act as a leading classroom practitioner, helping to develop the quality of learning and teaching across the Primary School. Lead on the evaluation and development of learning and teaching across the Primary School. Lead the approach to assessment and reporting across the Primary School. Coordinate and lead all standardised testing. Work in partnership with parents to educate them about our school's approach to assessment including key standardised assessments (NGRT, CAT4 and PASS) and understanding our reporting system. Lead the analysis of data in Primary School, supporting teachers to triangulate internal and external data sources, as well as triangulating with other key sources such as the Learning Achievement Passport. Lead the coordination and implementation of our Personal Pathways approach across the Primary School.

Leading and Managing Staff

Work with the leadership team to lead, motivate, support, challenge and develop all staff to secure continual improvement. Lead on the monitoring and development of learning and teaching and our commitment to academic improvement. Share in whole school data analysis to determine how well the school is performing and assist with target setting as appropriate. Lead on Performance Management of teaching staff in the Primary School. Work with the Executive Leadership Team to deliver an appropriate programme of professional development for all staff.

Deploying Staff and Resources

Lead on the deployment of people and resources efficiently and effectively i.e. timetables, deployment of assistants and supply staff. Lead on recruitment and selection of new staff in the Primary School.

Specific Responsibilities

Take a major role in the day-to-day running of the school, attending daily and weekly meetings and leading them as required. Contribute to a positive ethos for learning. Promote the values and achievements of the school to the community. Take a lead in the efficient organisation, management, and supervision of school routines. Implement policies on equality issues for all staff and students. Support the Executive Leadership Team and Governors in annual budget planning and monitoring.

Personal Attributes, Experience and Skills

To be considered for this role, candidates must be/demonstrate:

An effective and dynamic leader with a proven track record in sustained school improvement demonstrated through hard data. Understanding and knowledge of IB Primary Years Programme. Knowledge of, and experience in, the leading assessment across a phase of the school. Rigorous in promoting excellence and developing commitment to high standards of care and opportunities for all. Knowledge of, and experience in, the deployment and timetabling of staff. Success in leading and managing staff, including promoting and developing innovative approaches to learning. Experience in developing teachers' skills and competencies through a sustained school improvement model such as coaching. Comprehensive and confident knowledge of best practice pedagogy. Desire to be innovative and creative in the provision offered for BWA learners to ensure all can succeed. Genuine commitment to inclusion. Passion towards the wider co-curricular life of a school.
Bloom World Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students and staff in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective safer recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. All appointments are subject to application, qualification, identity and criminal record checks, as well as the presentation of positive references.

?All appointments are subject to the approval of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization.

About

Bloom World Academy

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Bloom World Academy

Umm Sequim Street, Al Barsha 2 South, Dubai
United Arab Emirates

+971 371 4774

A creative, family first school for students aged 18 months to 18 years old, Bloom World Academy is a premium IB School that believes that education should be dynamic, creative and constantly evolving. The Academy dares to do things differently and offers a flexible and customised education to its students through its personal learning pathways. The school has introduced a number of firsts to the UAE education market including flexible school timings including the later school start time of 9am and student progress reviews with parents every month. The state-of-the-art campus is located in the heart of Dubai in Al Barsha and is the first own-brand school launched by leading school provider in the UAE, Bloom Education.



For more information please visit, www.bloomworldacademy.ae