Primary Head of Writing

This is an exciting time to be part of GEMS Wellington School – Qatar (WSQ). We are looking for an inspirational Primary Head of Writing who will work collaboratively with class teachers, phase leaders, secondary department heads and SLT. We seek a practitioner with a genuine enthusiasm and expertise in Writing who can lead an engaging curriculum of excellence for all primary year groups.

In addition to carrying out the professional duties of a class teacher (on a reduced timetable), the Primary Head of Writing will be responsible for the leadership of an outstanding Primary Writing Curriculum across the curriculum, ensuring all our children make excellent progress in writing through key leadership actions. The successful candidate must have secure knowledge of the progression of writing skills across the primary phase and strong expertise in the Talk for Writing (T4W) approach, ensuring a consistent and high‑quality writing curriculum.

They will also model excellence in their day‑to‑day practice.

Wellington School is one of the leading British curriculum schools in Qatar and part of the Premium GEMS Wellington brand. We firmly believe, as a truly inclusive school, that every child can achieve, reinforced by our commitment to excellence. As a community, we have very high expectations for all with a clear emphasis on personal values, proactive attitudes and positive behaviours.

We believe in excellence in all we do.

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to lead, motivate and inspire colleagues and children
• Demonstrate the ability to provide clear direction and support for their team, establish effective working routines and possess a positive can‑do attitude
• Be a vocational and inspirational educator / leader who supports an inclusive learning environment, with the ability to raise standards for all students
• Be knowledgeable of and confident in the use of proven, effective teaching and learning methodologies
• Have experience using the Talk for Writing approach
• Be fully committed to our philosophy that every student can achieve
• Have extremely high standards and expectations for all and be able to work effectively under pressure with excellence as the primary goal
• Be someone who is constantly looking to improve themselves further with the ability to “think outside of the box” and be open to new approaches
• Believe strongly in and fully support the wider extracurricular life of the school to develop fully rounded students
• Be an effective team player and have the ability to maintain a sense of perspective and humour.
• Establish credibility with all staff and positive relationships with all stakeholders including parents.

As a GEMS employee you can be guaranteed of an excellent, well‑resourced professional environment, including working alongside highly driven, committed colleagues and fabulously polite and dedicated students. You will have access to significant further professional development opportunities not only at school level but also as part of the wider GEMS Wellington cluster and GEMS network.

The post is to commence in August 2026.

— The successful candidate will ideally have a minimum of 3 years teaching experience in a British Curriculum School and have current experience in middle leadership or ready to take on their first leadership role. They will also have an appropriate teaching degree and Qualified Teacher Status. This role is not suitable for ECTs.

To apply for this position, please complete the online application, submitting your full CV along with a Letter of Application outlining why you believe you have the skills, experience and attributes for the role whilst considering the below questions-

The Final date to receive applications is Friday 27th March 2026.