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Head of Secondary Jobs in Doha, Qatar at GEMS Education
Position: Head of Secondary – Aug 2025
Job Description
This is anexcitingtime to be part of GEMS Wellington School Qatar (WSQ). Due to the continued growth, success and ambitious nature of the school we are delighted to be looking for adynamic, hard-working and talented individual to join our aspirationalExecutiveLeadershipTeamasHead of Secondary.
WSQ is one of the leading British curriculum schools in Qatar and part of the Premium GEMS Wellington brand. We firmly believe, as a trueinclusiveschool, that every child can achieve, reinforced by our commitment to the High-Performance Learning philosophy. As a community, we have very high expectations for all with a clear emphasis on personal values, proactive attitudes and positive behaviours.
We believe in excellence in all we do.
The Head of Secondary will support the Principal/CEO by contributing to and implementing the educational strategy of the secondary school through visionary andinclusiveleadership. They will report directly to the whole school Vice Principal and will lead the day-to-day operations of the secondary school overseeing all aspects relating to curriculum, teaching and learning and the pastoral welfare of the students.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Supporting the Principal / Vice Principal in the effective and efficientleadershipand management of the secondary school, including the successful implementation of the school improvement plan
Ensuring the smooth and effective day-to-day operations of the secondary phase
Overseeing the continued development of the secondary curriculum across all key stages
Developing highly effective pastoral systems to ensure the overall personal and academic wellbeing of the students
Ensuring high levels of student retention and being instrumental in all marketing activities to promote the school to the wider community
Overseeing continued improvement in student progress and attainment through high quality teaching and learning
Ensuring the effective use of assessment strategies and data across secondary school to inform quality teaching and learning, curriculum development, target setting and ensure students are reaching their academic potential
Embedding highly effective strategies and opportunities for parental engagement, including regular, high-qualitycommunicationbetween home and school (Pulse)
Skills
The successful candidate will:
Be a vocational and inspirational educator who supports aninclusivelearning environment, with the ability to raise standards for all students
Have had successful experiences of leading and managing staff resulting in improved learning and student outcomes
Be knowledgeable and confident of the recent developments relating to GCSE and A Level qualifications and other relevant external pathways
Have extremely high standards and expectations for all, with excellence as the primary goal
Be strategic and considered in their actions, with aproven track recordin school improvement and self-evaluation processes
Be someone who is visible within the school community, with presence and exuding gravitas both in their appearance and actions
Believe strongly in and fully support the wider extra-curricular life of the school to develop fully rounded students
Be a team player and have the ability to maintain a sense of perspective and humour.
As a GEMS employee you can be guaranteed of an excellent, well-resourced professional environment, including working alongside …
Title: Head of Secondary
Company: GEMS Education
Location: Doha, Qatar
Category: Education / Teaching, Management
