Learning Architect - GR8 School

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships, understand students’ aspirations, and recognise barriers to progress.
• Maintain an energising learning environment and help students persist with independent learning.
• Set goals, review progress across subjects and pathways, and help students manage priorities and workload.
• Use learning data and professional judgement to identify needs and coordinate timely support with Academic and Futures Mentors.
• Coach students in planning, reflection, and resilience so they can act on feedback and take ownership of next steps.
• Create and lead workshops in critical thinking, communication, collaboration, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship.
• Lead communication with parents about progress, achievements, and concerns.
• Coordinate team support, monitor wellbeing and inclusion, and arrange appropriate help with colleagues.
• Help develop GR8 routines and workshops, contribute to the soft launch, and refine the model using student feedback.
• Maintain accurate records, protect student information, follow school policies, and act promptly on welfare concerns.

Essential requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a recognised teaching qualification.
• At least three years of teaching experience, including the British International and/or US curriculum.
• Ability to inspire young people and support academic progress and personal development.
• Ability to deliver engaging skills workshops and adapt support to individual learning needs.
• Confidence interpreting learning data and tracking progress across subjects and activities.
• Strong organisation, communication, and relationship-building skills, including communication with parents.
• Strong digital and AI literacy, safeguarding knowledge, and commitment to inclusive practice.
• Initiative to test new approaches, learn from feedback, and help build an ambitious education model.

Desirable experience

• Student advisory, wellbeing, or learning-support experience with responsibility for a cohort.
• Experience supporting students of determination or students with additional learning, social, emotional, or mental health needs.
• Experience with adaptive learning platforms, personalised learning, or coaching self-directed study.
• Experience delivering personal-development programmes, enrichment activities, or youth projects.
• Further study in education, psychology, coaching, or a related field.

Availability

• Required availability is 3pm to 6pm, Monday to Thursday and Saturdays, UAE time.

Location and curriculum teams

• The stated job location is Dubai, UAE.
• Curriculum teams are British International or US.

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