Director of SEN

Compass International School Doha, Madinat Khalifa

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Posted on 18 Dec

Experience

5 - 7 Years

Job Location

Qatar - Qatar

Education

Any Graduation

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Not Mentioned

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Join our dynamic international education environment, where you will support parents and staff with the delivery of a fit-for-purpose curriculum, built on the English National Curriculum and preparing students for external examinations at IGSCE/AS-A levels. You will lead the development of a culture in which students are challenged to be ambitious learners and teachers are required to be innovative to enhance the student experience and outcomes. You will understand the diverse international language environment within our school community to manage effective curriculum programmes to not only teach English subject content, but also continue to support English language development for students across all areas of the school curriculum.

Your educational philosophy will equip you to meet the needs of all learners and be able to teach students with a range of prior achievements, knowledge and skills.

Your expertise and planning adaptability will allow you to map out pathways for all students to progress, creating opportunities for all learners to achieve success based on individualised targets. You will contribute to good practice by demonstrating a collegiate approach to departmental development and sharing strategies with colleagues.

As the whole school Director of SEN, you will be involved in the following areas:

  • Directly lead a team of SEN staff, including an SEN teacher and facilitators.
  • Regular meetings with parents and staff.
  • The reviewing, writing and distribution of IEPS.
  • Offer training and resources to all stakeholders.
  • Manage the SEN register and ensure all documents are up to date.
  • Liaise with external support providers.
  • The role will include working with individual or groups of students.

Desired Candidate Profile

You are an outstanding team leader with the track record for developing a vision for inclusion, excellence and continual improvement. You excel in leading and managing people by creating a culture where colleagues are both supported and challenged to deliver the best possible learning experience for students. You can develop a highly motivated team by nurturing positive working relationships built on respect, trust, support and recognition.

You lead improvement through rigorous self-evaluation of department performance and use quality assurance feedback to identify improvement priorities moving forward. You demonstrate excellent management skills such as resource management, emotional intelligence, data analysis, performance tracking, task delegation, organisation of meetings and creating timetables.

You lead a learning culture where students, staff and parents are supported, challenged and inspired to be the best they can be - students with special educational needs will believe there are no limits to what can be achieved. Your excellent motivation and communication skills enable you to create a safe and student-focused culture within the school.

Receptive to feedback and ready to embrace change, you will be keen to share best practice with colleagues and peers. You will keep up to date with new initiatives, strategies and academic reading to build on the school s inclusive ethos. As a strong ambassador for inclusion in the school, you will be able to develop new ways to engage students and parents across both our school and the wider Nord Anglia Education communities. 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 have the following:

  • university degree in your specialist subject
  • teaching qualification
  • a recognised qualification for working with students with additional needs preferably a SENco diploma/degree

You will also be able to meet visa-related restrictions for Qatar, including possession of a Bachelor s degree and a teaching qualification from a face-to-face (non-online) course.

Company Industry

  • Education
  • Training
  • Teaching
  • Academics

Department / Functional Area

  • Teaching
  • Education

Keywords

  • Director Of SEN

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Compass International School Doha, Madinat Khalifa

Compasswas established in 2006 to provide a premium British education to both expatriate and local Qatari families. We have three campuses; Al Themaid and Madinat Khalifa educate students from Early Years through to Secondary whereas Gharaffa is a stand-alone Primary campus for children aged 3-11. All campuses offer a bespoke British curriculum. Secondary students can select from a wide range of IGSEs, AS and A levels. Additionally, we offer the prestigious IB Diploma Programme in Years 12 and 13. All three sites offer a warm, friendly learning environment with our students at the heart of everything we do. We are proud of our outstanding teachers and our community feel. As for Qatar, a sunny climate year-round and an airport with fantastic global connections ensures the continued popularity of this destination for expats.

Our school has Qatar National Schools Accreditation (QNSA) and is a member of the British Schools in the Middle East (BSME), COBIS and AoBSO.

To learn more about our school, please visit our website

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