Responsibilities

Strategic leadership

• Provide clear, visible and accountable leadership across the Primary School.
• Develop and deliver a strategic vision and improvement plan aligned with the school’s wider direction and Aldar Education’s commitment to excellence.
• Take responsibility for standards, pupil outcomes, culture, organisation and operational effectiveness across the phase.
• Contribute fully to whole-school strategy, policy and decision-making as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Maintain clear communication with senior leaders regarding performance, priorities, risks and significant developments.
• Ensure readiness for inspections, compliance visits and regulatory reviews, meeting all applicable ADEK and UAE requirements.
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Quality of education

• Secure consistently high standards of teaching, learning, curriculum and assessment from FS1 to Year 8.
• Provide expert oversight of a developmentally appropriate, academically ambitious and balanced curriculum.
• Ensure strong curriculum progression and effective transition into, through and beyond the Primary School.
• Evaluate educational standards through rigorous quality assurance, pupil outcomes, professional dialogue and stakeholder feedback.
• Hold leaders and teaching teams accountable for pupil progress and the quality of classroom practice.
• Ensure effective support and appropriate challenge for all pupils, including pupils of determination, English language learners and gifted and talented pupils.
• Promote intellectual curiosity, creativity, independence and a strong culture of scholarship.
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Pupil welfare, safeguarding and inclusion

• Lead pupil welfare, behaviour, attendance and pastoral care across the Primary School.
• Ensure safeguarding and child protection are central to the culture and daily operation of the school.
• Work closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead and relevant pastoral and inclusion leaders to address concerns promptly and appropriately.
• Build an inclusive environment in which every pupil feels safe, valued, respected and able to thrive.
• Ensure colleagues consistently fulfil their safeguarding, supervision and duty-of-care responsibilities.
• Promote pupil voice, leadership, character development and a strong sense of belonging.
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