Head - Music (AY 2025-26)-Muna British Academy

at  Aldar Academies

Aldar Education is seeking an outstanding Head of Music for Muna British Academy in Abu Dhabi commencing in the academic year 2025-26.
Since our establishment in 2009, we have upheld a strong reputation for excellence, earning and maintaining an “Outstanding” ADEK rating since 2015. Beginning in August 2025, Muna British Academy will be relocating to a brand-new campus in the prestigious Saadiyat Lagoons community. This move will allow us to expand our offerings, welcoming students from FS1 to Year 7 initially and to Year 13 in the future, providing a state-of-the-art environment to support our mission of delivering outstanding education.
Our new campus will feature exceptional facilities designed to inspire academic excellence, creativity, and personal growth for our students. This relocation represents the next phase in our journey and offers an unparalleled opportunity for our community to grow and thrive in a premier setting.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.
The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications : Bachelor’s Degree in education (specializing in Music or similar) and/ with a relevant post teaching qualification.
Minimum Experience: A minimum of 2 years of experience working in a similar role.

JOB SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Mandatory experience working in an international school.
• Experience working with students whom English is not their first language (EAL) students.
• To be approachable, professional, calm and knowledgeable.
• To be able to deal professionally with a range of stakeholders.
• Passion for teaching and commitment to educating and nurturing children.
• A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children.
• Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities.
• A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
• Warmth, empathy, credibility, self-belief, integrity, drive and child centered.
• To be able to prioritize workload and multitask.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with parents in a diverse multi-cultural environment.

THE PROCESS

This job description is not all inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are also mindful of our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in their application at our company.
Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contribute to the school’s ECA Programme by leading at least one after-school activity once a week for the academic year.
• Support in organizing and taking part in school events, outings, and extra-curricular activities (ECAs) which may take place after school hours.
• To expand external competitive opportunities for students across networks such as BSME & COBIS.
• To embed internal opportunities to develop music across the Academy, e.g., academy of excellence showcase, musical performances, concerts, etc.
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school through Music and Performing Arts.
• Participate in meetings with other Phase Leaders and SLT, including preparation for and action from progress meetings and data analysis, liaising with families, feeding into and from meetings, supporting colleagues in developing their classroom practice, leading new initiatives to improve standards.
• To work collaboratively with other department leaders to address all school related matters and ensure that all relevant operational structures, such as the master timetable supervision, roster, etc, are effectively implemented.
• Communicate effectively with parents/carers with regards to student’s achievements and well-being using school systems/processes – PTMs.
• Take initiative of own and staff’s professional development for successful execution of roles and responsibilities.
• Any other duties as assigned by SLT within the overall function, commensurate with the grading and level of responsibility of the post.