Assistant Head Of Secondary

ASSISTANT HEAD OF SECONDARY

NORD ANGLIA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AL KHOR (NAISAK), QATAR

We are seeking an Assistant Head to support our next phase of development in Secondary at NAISAK. We follow a bespoke version of the English National Curriculum in the Secondary School, culminating in IGCSE, AS and A level. The school achieved a 5-year Qatar National Schools Accreditation (QNSA) and is a member of the British Schools in the Middle East (BSME).

The closing date for applications:       31st January 2026. 

The start date for this role:                    1st August 2026. 

About the role

Join our dynamic international education environment, where you will lead the delivery a fit-for-purpose curriculum, built on the English National Curriculum and preparing students for external examinations at IGSCE/AS-A levels. You will lead the development of a culture in which students are challenged to be ambitious learners and teachers are required to be innovative to enhance the student experience and outcomes. You will understand the diverse international language environment within our school community to manage effective curriculum programmes to not only teach English subject content but also continue to support English language development for students across all areas of the school curriculum.

Your educational philosophy will equip you to meet the needs of all learners and be able to teach students with a range of prior achievement, knowledge, and skills. Your expertise and planning adaptability will allow you to map out pathways for all students to progress in your subject, creating opportunities for all learners to achieve success based on individualised targets. You will contribute to good practice by demonstrating a collegiate approach to departmental development and sharing strategies with colleagues.

As Assistant Headteacher (AHT) in Secondary, you will be involved in the following areas:

• Directly manage selected Heads of Year (Pastoral) to track learning, behaviour, and attendance.
• Overall caseload responsibility for students and parents across selected year groups.
• Line-manage link curriculum departments.
• Manage assessment and reporting for these year groups.
• Responsible for organising and attending various corporate events across the school.
• The role will include a subject teaching commitment.

Please refer to the job description of the role for the following information:

• Job purpose
• Reporting to
• Key relationships
• Key results areas
• Performance measurement

About you

You are an outstanding team leader with a track record for developing a vision for excellence and continual improvement. You excel in leading and managing people by creating a culture where colleagues are both supported and challenged to deliver the best possible learning experience for students. You can develop a highly motivated team by nurturing positive working relationships built on respect, trust, support, and recognition. You lead improvement through rigorous self-evaluation of department performance and use quality assurance feedback to identify improvement priorities moving forward. You demonstrate excellent management skills such as resource management, curriculum planning, data analysis, performance tracking, task delegation, organisation of meetings and creating teacher timetables.

You lead a learning culture where students are supported, challenged, and inspired to be the best they can be - students in classes across the department will believe there are no limits to what can be achieved. Your excellent motivation and communication skills enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement, and personal investment within all lessons across the department.

Receptive to feedback and ready to embrace change, you will be keen to share best practice with colleagues and peers. As a strong ambassador for the school, you will be able to develop new ways to engage students and parents across both our school (NAISAK), and the wider Nord Anglia Education communities. Your strong motivation and communication skills will also enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement, and personal investment within the classroom.

You will also be able to meet visa-related restrictions for Qatar, including possession of a Bachelor’s degree and a teaching qualification from a face-to-face (non-online) course. 

About Our School

Nord Anglia International School (NAISAK) serves the local and expat community of Al Khor and Doha in Qatar. Qatar is an advanced country in terms of infrastructure, technology and standard of living. A sunny year-round climate and an internationally renowned airport with fantastic global connections ensure the continued popularity of this destination for expats.

Nord Anglia International School Al Khor (NAISAK) is a highly successful, growing school with a committed and inspirational team of teaching professionals at its heart.  Our close-knit, supportive team is proud to be at the centre of the local community, educating over 1370 young people aged 3-18. 

Our school resides in the town of Al Khor, 35 minutes north of Doha (the capital of Qatar). We educate both local and expat students through a bespoke Secondary curriculum which draws on both the English National curriculum and the Qatar Ministry of Education curriculum.

The school is focused on supporting students towards enhanced English language acquisition, excellent academic outcomes and outstanding learning experiences through collaborations with MIT, Juilliard, and IMG in STEAM, Performing Arts, and Sport areas respectively. Extra-curricular activities, residential trips, and international awards for wider achievement offer significant curriculum enhancement.

The school prides itself on fostering student wellbeing, personalisation of learning and a strong sense of multiculturalism and global citizenship. We also have strong through-school links and ensure consistent progression from EYFS and Primary to Secondary to offer all our students a rewarding learning journey. A brand-new Early Years school is currently being built and due to open for students in August 2026. The Primary school buildings are undergoing further refurbishment following the opening of a new Secondary building in August 2019.

To learn more about NAISAK, please visit

https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/nais-al-khor

ABOUT NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION

Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are united by our philosophy, to be ambitious for our students, our people, and our family of schools. We believe that being part of our family of schools gives them a special advantage. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually. Our schools have access to a wide range of resources and support to enhance their success.  We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, and King’s College London. We learn from the best and with the best.

When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of more than 19,000 people working together to support our students’ success. We offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice across our family, to access extensive professional development, and to gain exceptional experience and career development in our schools. At Nord Anglia, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more.

Our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, and King’s College London, offer our teachers unrivalled access to leading experts in their fields. We also offer selected candidates from our staff worldwide an opportunity to earn their Executive Master’s in International Education in an exclusive collaboration with King’s College London.

Alongside great training and a competitive package, you’ll enjoy the chance to live and work in one of the world’s most vibrant countries.

As a Nord Anglia Education teacher, you enjoy the following benefits:

• A fast-paced, global experience so that you can progress on a global scale
• An enabling environment founded on creativity, challenge and collaboration
• A culture that is fair and consultative 
• Unique opportunities to grow professionally and develop your career
• Opportunities to apply for further leadership positions 

SELECTION PROCESS

Applicants should submit a CV, letter of application, and the details of three professional referees, one of which should be your current Principal/Head Teacher. First stage interviews will be conducted online, and final interviews will take place by early February 2026.

Please visit us online at  www.nordangliaeducation.jobs

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We reserve the right to close this position early if we find the ideal candidate.

SAFEGUARDING

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender, or culture.

All post holders having regular unsupervised contact with children are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.