EAL Student Support Assistant

EAL-Student Support Assistant

The British International School Abu Dhabi is seeking to appoint a Student Support Assistant to join our EAL Team. This is a support role within a well-established collaborative and highly successful team in a thriving and expanding school. The successful candidate will work under the guidance of the EAL Coordinator and Head of Inclusion providing support to students with English as an Additional Language and contributing to their academic progress and wellbeing.

The closing date for applications is 30th September 2026.

About the Role

The Student Support Assistant will work closely with class teachers the EAL Coordinator and the Head of Inclusion to provide individual and small-group support adapting resources and strategies to meet learners needs. The role involves monitoring pupil progress maintaining accurate records and contributing to the development and review of Individual EAL Plans and support programmes. The successful candidate will foster positive relationships with pupils parents and colleagues promoting confidence independence and effective communication. They will also contribute to the wider work of the school by participating in meetings collaborating with the EAL team and strengthening links between home and school. Successful candidates will be fluent English language speakers. Fluency in an additional language would be an advantage. Please click on the following link to access the job description for this vacancy- EAL

About Our School

The British International School Abu Dhabi is a highly successful growing school with a committed and inspirational team of teaching professionals at its heart. Our close-knit supportive team is honoured to be at the centre of our community educating students aged 3-18 from more than 90 nationalities.

The school was originally opened in 2009 and is now widely recognised as one of the leading schools in the Middle East. The school was internationally recognised by winning awards at the prestigious International School Awards in both 2020 and 2021 the only school in the world to do so.

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Nord Anglia Education is the worlds leading premium schools organisation with more than 88 schools located across over 33 countries in the Americas Europe China Southeast Asia India and the Middle East. Together our schools educate over 88000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school.

Our philosophy for education rests on our four pillars of creativity wellbeing excellent academic outcomes and global connectedness. These are delivered through innovative use of educational technology to create a personalised 21st century learning experience for all students.

Every parent wants the best for their child so do we. Nord Anglia schools deliver high quality transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning. Our global scale enables us to recruit and retain world-leading teachers and to offer unforgettable experiences through global and regional events while our engaging learning environments ensure all of our students love coming to school.

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