Overview
Estimation Engineer – Civil (Tendering Department) Jobs in Dubai at GBH International Group
Salary:
Competitive Tax Free Salary. Furnished accommodation. Flights. VISA. Medical Cover. Tuition fee concession for dependants.
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
29 March 2025
Job overview
We are looking for an outstanding Head of Performing Arts to join our team at GEMS Wellington Academy, Al Khail from September 2025.
Our vision at GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail is to ‘Empower today, for a limitless tomorrow.’ We are seeking exceptional teachers to join our team who can help us achieve this goal through our belief in: Limitless Learning, Limitless Solutions, and Limitless Possibilities.
As a cognitive science driven school, evidence-informed practice is at the heart of what we do, and we seek educators who can passionately articulate what outstanding learning and teaching looks like and translate this into practice in the classroom. All successful candidates will also share the same core values of Ambition, Responsibility and Courage.
Successful candidates will be joining a fully inclusive, high performing school that is evidenced through:
GCSE and A-Level results far exceeding UK national averages
Very Good’ rating from the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB)
‘Outstanding rating from British Schools Overseas (BSO)
‘World Class School’ status from High Performance Learning
Being an invited member of the Cognitive Science school network
Through our comprehensive professional learning programme, we ensure our teachers have access to quality development opportunities that not only help them develop as professionals but also contribute to our outstanding success. StepLab instructional coaching, Cognitive Science Network, Schools Students and Teachers Network (SSAT), the Best Practice Network (BPN) and Evidence Based Education (EBE) are just some of the partners we work with to ensure our teachers are comprehensively developed. To find out more about GEMS Education visit:
www.gemseducation.com
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and develop the Performing Arts curriculum, ensuring alignment with KS3, GCSE Drama, GCSE Music, and BTEC Performing Arts specifications.
Foster outstanding teaching practices, integrating creative, technical, and industry-relevant skills.
Oversee student progress, using data to inform intervention strategies and curriculum development.
Direct extracurricular activities, including productions, music ensembles, and theatre workshops, enhancing student engagement.
Build strong parental and community relationships, organising performances and events to celebrate student achievements.
Ensure quality assurance through lesson observations, data tracking, and departmental planning.
Contribute to the school’s strategic vision and improvement plans, promoting collaboration across subjects.
Support SLT in preparing for inspections and delivering professional development in Performing Arts.
Skills:
Successful candidates will need to:
Hold a B.Ed, PGCE, PGDE or equivalent in Secondary teaching or similar
Have experience of teaching British curriculum – Performing Arts to GCSE and/or A Level
Exceptional subject knowledge
Experience of working within a high performing teaching team
A proven track record of providing outstanding teaching and learning
At least 3 years of experience leading a team of Performing Arts teachers
Please note:
All positions attract an excellent remuneration package
including: Competitive tax-free salary, individual fully furnished accommodation, free schooling, private medical insurance, annual airfares to country of residence and end of Service Gratuity.
GEMS Teachers also have free access to our loyalty app GEMS rewards
www.gemsrewards.com
which provides significant savings on day-to-day life in the UAE. We offer thousands of discounts and 2 for 1 offers on everything from flights, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets, making your salary go further and enhancing the opportunity to save whilst working overseas.
GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students and staff. A UK-enhanced DBS or equivalent police check is a pre-requisite for all appointments.
About GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail
GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail
Al Khail Road
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
+971 339 6233
GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail is a premium National Curriculum for England School, located in the rapidly expanding Dubai Hills development. The Primary section opened in September 2013 and Secondary opened in September 2014 with current enrolment at 2500. This is an international world class school dedicated to fostering a passion for excellence in learning and in life.
Recently rated ‘Outstanding’ by BSO, children learn in a vibrant, inclusive and creative learning environment that encourages teamwork, critical thinking, independent inquiry and risk-taking. Our staff are recruited almost exclusively from the UK, although applications from other countries are encouraged, and are highly skilled and experienced in delivering the National Curriculum. Teaching is significantly enhanced through the use of technology, which is used predominantly by students to create and present new content. Innovation and creativity are actively encouraged and the learning programme is significantly enhanced by a rich and varied extra-curricular programme of over 100 activities, which emphasises our belief that students should be learning from the moment they arrive in school until they leave at the end of the day. We are an internationally minded school with students representing over 80 nationalities and are an accredited member of the Council of British International Schools and British School in the Middle East. We are proud of our high achieving culture: our expectation of all students is that they strive to excel and make significant progress well beyond expectations commensurate to their starting point.
The GEMS Wellington Cluster
WEK is part of the wider GEMS Wellington group of schools within the UAE, who bring with them a long and sustained history of delivering high quality education. The schools collaborate and work closely together to ensure the reach and impact of every initiative to improve student outcomes is maximized. Each school is unified by the core Wellington vision, fundamental to the ethos and fabric of what it means to be part of the GEMS Wellington family, whilst at the same time retaining their own unique characteristics. This partnership brings significant benefits for both our students and teachers including enhanced social, cultural and academic learning opportunities, sporting and performing arts events and access to a vast range of professional development pathways. The sharing of outstanding practice and dialogue amongst our highly talented leadership teams and teaching and learning community, constantly allows us to further raise standards in the pursuit of excellence. This is an exciting time to be part of the GEMS Wellington network.
Principal
Campbell Douglas
Values and Vision
Our Vision
Empowering students to aspire, create and excel in the world that is, so they can help create a world that will be.
Our Mission
Our aims are to provide a positive and exciting learning environment that encourages all children to take responsibility for their own learning and personal development. This is underpinned by consistent excellence in delivering the British curriculum in a way which is both creative and innovative
Our 3 pillars are:
The Science of Learning
o placing evidence informed practice at the heart of all we do
o understanding of how the brain learns best to maximise learning opportunities
o being future driven and developing the skills required to thrive in the future world
Global Citizenship
o embedding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
o showing care and concern for others by respecting and celebrating our differences
o respecting and promoting the culture, language and heritage of the UAE and beyond
Student Innovation and Agency
o the value and importance of working collaboratively
o voice, choice and ownership of learning
o taking risks and persisting with challenges
Title: Estimation Engineer – Civil (Tendering Department)
Company: GBH International Group
Location: Dubai
