Primary Head Teacher for January 2027

JESS Dubai is a leading British International School in the UAE, rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB). We are incredibly proud of the results achieved by our students with overall attainment seeing JESS ranked amongst the highest performing schools both locally and globally. JESS strives to be a regional leader in academics, pastoral care, digital innovation, and co-curricular opportunities. Our Leadership teams and teachers go the extra mile to support our ambition for students to make a difference in the world. We promote a supportive learning environment where students are encouraged to show curiosity, excellence, commitment, respect, integrity, and care.JESS Jumeirah Primary School is seeking an outstanding, enthusiastic and driven Head Teacher to continue its journey of excellence and to join its Executive Team in Term 2 (January 2027).A detailed Candidate Brief is attached.At JESS we highly value personal attributes of hard work, positivity and kindness, and we are looking for leaders who can model these principles. The package offers a generous salary, which includes a living allowance and private health care insurance. All applications for this role must be supported by a current CV, cover letter and online JESS application form.Due to the expected volume of applications, we will only contact those applicants that are shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date. Closing Date is 25 May 2026SAFEGUARDING STATEMENTJESS is totally committed to providing a safe and happy environment for all its staff and in which its students can thrive and learn. JESS is committed to ongoing safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its employees and students. All employees are subject to appropriate pre-employment vetting procedures including identity checks, qualification checks, employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment n and criminal background checks namely satisfactory police clearance certificates for all counties in which a successful candidate has resided including home country is required. For candidates coming from or who have resided in the UK the most recent Enhanced DBS and an updated International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC) is required. All candidates will require as a minimum 2 satisfactory professional references, which will be verified. All candidates who have worked as adults and who have resided in the UK will be subject to prohibition and barring checks.