STEAM Computing Teacher – January 2027 or earlier

About the school

Fortes Education has been a leading education provider in the UAE for over four decades with premium international schools and nurseries that have experienced outstanding success and growth. Our schools offer the most innovative and character-building education in the entire Middle East region.

Our core ethos and philosophy of education is Positive Education (PosEd). Through PosEd, our schools foster active engagement in learning, celebrating character strengths and accomplishments. We encourage children to cultivate fulfilling relationships with others and seek meaning and purpose in their own lives. We enable children to become happy learners and develop into innovative thinkers, confident young adults, and life-long learners.

Sunmarke School provides an ambitious and inspiring, values-based education that nurtures the hearts and minds of students so that they can flourish and achieve their dreams. Sunmarke is an all-through school which offers a premium education across a fantastic range of pathways for students, including the National Curriculum of England, GCSE/IGCSE, A Levels, BTEC and the IB Diploma Programmes. The school has been judged by the Dubai School Inspection Bureau as a Very Good school since its third year of operation and is consistently judged Outstanding by British Schools Overseas.

The role

We seek to appoint an outstanding STEAM Computing Teacher for a January 2027 or earlier start at Sunmarke School in Dubai.

Requirements

• Dynamic, enthusiastic and well-qualified, holding at minimum a B.Ed or a bachelors degree with a PGCE along with QTS.
• Experience teaching computing and/or STEAM within a primary school setting.
• Experience delivering Design Thinking learning, with a creative and innovative approach to problem-solving.
• Technological knowledge of coding platforms including Spike Prime, Micro:bit and Arduino.
• Experience with Android and Apple interfaces.
• Excellent communication, organisation and classroom management skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and build positive professional relationships.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to teaching and curriculum delivery.
• Experience with, or a strong willingness to develop skills in: laser cutting and digital fabrication; Tinker CAD, Techsoft or similar CAD platforms; woodwork, vacuum forming and prototyping techniques; textiles, sewing and product design; media production and digital content creation; food technology and cooking integration within STEAM contexts; integration of AI technologies and Class VR.

Benefits & package

• Excellent tax-free salary.
• Furnished accommodation.
• Relocation allowance (applicable to overseas appointments only).
• Medical insurance for self.
• Annual air-ticket and paid vacations.
• Tuition fee concession for up to two minor dependent(s).
• State-of-the-art facilities and amenities in a newly built campus in a prime location in Dubai.
• An enthusiastic learning community of students, teachers, parents and Board members dedicated to maximising student achievement.
• Working within a team of highly driven and supportive colleagues.
• Excellent professional development.

How to apply

Candidates can apply via TheTeacherJob or request the school contact after signing in. Interviews will take place either face-to-face in Dubai or by video conferencing. The closing date for applications is 15 August 2026. Due to the expected volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The school reserves the right to make suitable appointments before the official closing date.