April 29, 2023

UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL, DUBAI
UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL, FESTIVAL CITY, DUBAI

Fair Organizer: Bill Turner

The Dubai April job fair is intended to be the final big event of the fair season, and a great opportunity for schools and candidates who have not yet found the right fit to have plenty of meeting time in order to get that decision made.

Being a global fair, it will attract international schools of all kinds - including British, American and IB schools. It will be suitable for a wide range of teachers, in all subject fields and at all levels. 

The fair is organised by Bill and Alison Turner. Candidates registered with any Search Associate are very welcome to request an invitation to register for a place.

The Dubai April fair is held on a single day: Saturday. We anticipate that all business will be completed on the Saturday. Candidates should not need to take off time from school and can fit the fair into their work schedule.

Where will the fair be hosted?

Universal American School in Festival City, Dubai.

When are candidate registrations open?

1 Jan 2023. Candidates wanting to attend should request an invitation from their senior Search Associate. 

Who should attend?

Candidates and schools from anywhere in the world, and with any curriculum background. 

Festival City is, in normal traffic conditions, only 15 minutes from Dubai International Airport. Festival City is blessed with 3 hotels:

The Holiday Inn, The Crowne Plaza and The Intercontinental. We will shortly provide you with links for bookings at these hotels, though of course you can apply directly. 

This is a busy time of year so don't leave the booking until too late!

Be especially mindful that these hotels have other branches in the city. Make sure you book the FESTIVAL CITY branch!

There are many other hotels that are in the vicinity. A quick search will show you a wide range of possibilities. For example, you might want to check booking.com:

https://www.booking.com/searchresults.en-gb.html?aid=356980;label=gog235jc-landmark-XX-ae-dubaiNfestivalNcity-unspec-it-com-L%3Aen-O%3AosSx-B%3Asafari-N%3Ayes-S%3Abo-U%3Asalo-H%3As;sid=8e9cd3cd213b1300864b9db18196cd97;atlas_src=lp_map;landmark=19218&;map=1#map_opened)

Cheaper (at the time of writing) alternatives within 5 km of Festival City include, amongst others: Arabian Park Hotel, Nihal Palace Hotel, Rove City Centre, Rove Healthcare City, Reflections Hotel, Copthorne Hotel, Somewhere Hotel Apartment, Royal Continental Hotel, Tulip Creek Hotel Apartments, Ramee Royal Hotel. 

If you head to Deira the prices are cheaper still, and the hotels are still close to Dubai International Airport. However, Deira is a little further from Festival City - around 7km.

Room sharing

Candidates interested in possibly sharing a room at the Holiday Inn with another single candidate, in order to reduce costs, should contact Bill Turner well in advance of the fair. We will put you in direct contact with other candidates of the same gender who are interested in sharing, in order that you can then make the arrangements yourselves.

Schools attending the 26/27 November 2022 Dubai Fair

Azerbaijan                   The International School of Azerbaijan

Bahrain                       The American School of Bahrain

Bangladesh                 The American International School Dhaka

Cote d’Ivoire               International Community School of Abidjan

Egypt                           Cairo American College 

                                    Manara School

India                            Stonehill International School Bangalore

                                    Woodstock School, Mussoorie

Kuwait                         Al-Bayan Bilingual School

                                    Al-Bayan International School 

                                    American United School of Kuwait

                                    Kuwait Bilingual School

                                    The American School of Kuwait

Pakistan                      Karachi American School 

Saudi Arabia                Dhahran Ahliyya Schools

                                    Makers Learning School 

                                    Nün Academy, Kunskapsskolen, Jeddah

                                    Riyadh Schools

                                    The KAUST School

Sudan                          Khartoum American School

                                    Khartoum International Community School 

Tanzania                      St Constantine’s International School 

Thailand                      Concordian International School Bangkok

                                    Prem Tinsulanonda International School, Chiang Mai

UAE                             American International School in Abu Dhabi

                                    Dunecrest American School, Dubai

                                    Fairgreen International School, Dubai

                                    GEMS American Academy, Abu Dhabi

                                    GEMS World Academy – Dubai

                                    Universal American School - Dubai

There is no single-use plastic

Eg: We provide large water bottles. There are also paper cups. Please bring a water bottle.  

We minimise the wasting of paper

Eg: There are no Candidate and Recruiter folders.

Eg: There are no hanging files for communication. Communication is done in person or electronically via the Fair Portal.

Eg: We discourage schools from bringing glossy prospectuses - these are accessible on-line.