Assistant Headteacher

**Salary**:
Undisclosed

**Job type**:
Full Time, Fixed Term

**Start date**:
August 2025

8 March 2025

**Job overview**:
**Welcome to Doha British Schools**:
**Ain Khaled Campus**:
Doha British Schools are a cluster of outstanding schools that provide a British educational provision for over 3000 students in Qatar.

Doha British School reaffirms its dedication to delivering an unparalleled learning experience. Our mission is to empower our students to realize their full potential through a steadfast commitment to academic excellence, personal development, and global citizenship.

All Doha British Schools offer a traditional British Pastoral provision and an extensive range of extra-curricular activities. Our highly regarded school operates under the experienced leadership of our Principal, Lynette Grant. DBS schools promote an ethos of high expectations and the importance of academic success for all our students. DBS schools have a strong focus on Character Development which is embedded into the culture and ethos of all DBS schools. All our schools are accredited by the BSO/BSME/QNSA/CIS. Cultural diversity is celebrated at our schools and currently the student body compromises over 90 different nationalities.

**Successful applicants must have**:

- An educational degree, such as Bachelor’s in Education Degree or related field.
- Provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents, and other agencies.
- Establish high expectations of team members and students and setting challenging targets for each of them to achieve;
- Ensure that systems and procedures are in place to enable the effective and consistent progression of all students within the cohort;
- Promote approaches to learning and teaching that engage and motivate students and demand their active participation;
- Strengthen learning and teaching through a programme of professional development and practical support.
- Refer to the attached job description for detailed information about the role.

**We Offer**:

- An experienced, enthusiastic, supportive and flexible SLT.
- Experience in teaching and working at a whole-school level.
- Involvement in self-evaluation and development planning.
- Well behaved, kind, considerate and happy children.
- Collaborative learning across a cluster of schools.
- A school that values and insists on staff having an effective work-life balance.
- A school that is graded as outstanding by BSO.
- Tax free monthly salary
- Fully furnished accommodation with paid utilities
- School fee discounts for dependents
- Annual flight allowance
- Medical insurance
- End of service gratuity
- CPD opportunities including Evidence Based Education partnerships

**Google Form**:

- DBS - Senior Leadership Role

**About**Doha British School**:
**Doha British School**
- Building 27, Street 453, Rawdat Al Sagah Street, Zone 56 Ain Khalid, P.O.Box 6142
- Doha
- Qatar

+974 019 8000

**About the School**

Doha British Schools are a cluster of outstanding schools that provide a British educational provision for over 3000 students in Qatar.

Doha British School Ain Khaled, was founded in 1997 and is a private co-educational day school for students from Foundation Stage to Year 13, offering the National Curriculum of England and the IB programme. Students follow the English Early Years Foundation Stage, the National Curriculum at Key Stages 1, 2, 3 and at Key Stage 4 a comprehensive range of IGCSE courses. At Post-16 the school is the only school in Qatar to offer 4 different pathways for our Post 16 provision, which include AS, A level, BTEC and the IB Diploma programme.

Doha British Schools has continuously expanded its educational offerings, driven by its exceptional reputation. This growth journey began with the establishment of the Al Wakra campus in 2014 and further expanded with the opening of the Rawdat Al Hamama campus in 2022, which offers outstanding education for students.

With even greater ambitions on the horizon, we are thrilled to announce that the Al Wakra campus has relocated to its new and improved location for the academic year in September 2024. This new campus has been meticulously designed to meet the highest standards of modern educational infrastructure. The campus boasts expansive open spaces and a vibrant layout, fostering an environment that encourages innovation, creativity, and critical thinking. These features are integral to providing a comprehensive educational experience, perfectly aligned with our school's commitment to holistic education. With this new campus, Doha British School reaffirms its dedication to delivering an unparalleled learning experience. Our mission is to empower our students to realize their full potential through a steadfast commitment to academic excellence, personal development, and global citizenship.

Cultural diversity is celebrated and currently the student body compromises approximately 90 different nationalities. The school has full accreditatio