Academic Mentor - English, Maths and Science

About the role

GEMS Education's GR8 school is looking for outstanding English, Maths and Science teachers to act as Academic Mentors. You will take responsibility for every student's progression in your subject and curate a rigorous, engaging digital learning journey, working directly with students in the learning room and beyond. The role is based in Dubai, with availability from 3pm to 6pm, Monday to Thursday and Saturday.

Key responsibilities

• Set ambitious standards for subject progression, address persistent gaps and stretch students as their understanding develops.
• Design a coherent digital learning journey, curating and sequencing content against the British International or US curriculum, with clear routes to mastery and extension.
• Evaluate and, where necessary, create high-quality resources, checking accuracy, clarity, accessibility, curriculum alignment and suitability for independent learning.
• Review and contribute to question and assessment banks, developing mastery-based assessments that inform progression decisions.
• Interpret assessment and learning data to identify who needs intervention, consolidation or extension, and evaluate the impact of support.
• Deliver high-impact teaching in the learning room, resolving misconceptions and building confidence, with further targeted support outside the room.
• Lead masterclasses that consolidate difficult concepts and prepare students for assessments and high-stakes examinations.
• Work closely with Learning Architects, sharing priorities, intervention plans and progress updates.
• Contribute to wider learning by supporting Learning Architects' skills workshops and helping Futures Mentors connect projects with rigorous academic thinking.
• Help shape GR8's academic model by designing and trialling resources and assessments, contributing to the soft launch and refining the subject experience.
• Uphold school policies and safeguarding practice, keeping appropriate records and raising welfare concerns.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in English, Mathematics, a relevant Science or a closely related subject, with a recognised teaching qualification.
• At least seven years of teaching experience in the relevant specialism, including the British International and/or US curriculum.
• Deep subject expertise and a record of securing progress across different starting points.
• Proven ability to explain complex ideas clearly and deliver effective individual and small-group teaching.
• Desirable: postgraduate degree; subject leadership, curriculum development, examining or assessment moderation; mastery-based assessment, adaptive learning platforms or personalised digital learning; experience producing question banks or assessment materials; experience connecting subject learning with research or interdisciplinary projects.

Required skills

• Curriculum sequencing, assessment design and diagnosing subject-specific misconceptions.
• Ability to evaluate or create high-quality digital resources and questions for independent learning.
• Strong digital, AI and data literacy, with critical judgement of technology-generated content.
• Sound safeguarding knowledge and commitment to inclusive practice.