Director of Teaching and Assessment

RAK Modern Private School is a local day school for boys and girls aged 4 to 19, offering the Ras Al Khaimah Ministry of Education curriculum, taught in Arabic and English. The school is located on two sites in Ras Al Khaimah, one in Khuzam and one in Al Dhait. The Al Dhait site accommodates approximately 1,600 students and the Khuzam site approximately 600 students. Across the two sites, the school has almost 300 staff, who come from a wide range of nationalities. The schools are on a continuous journey to improvement and the Al Dhait campus has recently been graded as ‘Good’ by the local inspection body.  

The School’s mission is to improve the quality of performance and promote a culture of creativity by building successful partnerships with local community institutions and providing opportunities for students to obtain the necessary knowledge to build a knowledge society that meets the aspirations of the United Arab Emirates and the requirements of the future labour market.

Their vision is to become an ambitious educational system that contributes to building innovative, global, pioneering generations with a national identity.

Academic excellence is the school’s focus, believing that every child has a distinct value with unique talents and capabilities. Their goal is to provide the best for every child and set high expectations, encouraging students to achieve more than they or their parents expect or imagine.

RAK Modern Private Schools is led by a Chief Executive Officer with their senior leadership team, and governed by a Board of Directors from the Ras Al Khamiah Government’s Investment and Development Office. The Board is Chaired by His Highness Sheikh Omar Saqer Khaled Husain Alqasimi.

The CEO is currently seeking to appoint an experienced leader to take up the new post of Director of Teaching and Assessment responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning at the school, across the two sites. They will play a critical role in developing and implementing effective instructional strategies, assessing student progress, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement in teaching and assessment practices. The appointed person will have demonstrable experience of successful and transformative educational leadership, with school improvement experience, an understanding of the local Middle East context, and the ability to communicate in both Arabic and English. The person will be a driving force behind the improvement of teaching and learning, and therefore must be able to inspire and motivate the teaching team through their passion for education.