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Dubai - April
April 11, 2026
Fair Organizer
April 11, 2026
UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL, DUBAI
UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL, FESTIVAL CITY, DUBAI
Fair Organizer: Bill Turner
This will be the final Search Associates fair run during this school year. It is organised by Bill Turner and Alison Turner, who have leadership experience in 5 schools across the Middle and Far East, covering British, IB and American curricula. This is a one-day, global fair, accessible to all schools and all candidates. This is a late fair so will be a great chance for schools and candidates who have not yet found those perfect matches to spend plenty of meeting time to help them make that big decision.
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?
Now! 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.
07.00 – 07.45 Candidate registration
07.30 – 08.10 Recruiter Registration & Table Set-Up (PE space, above cafeteria)
07.45 – 08.15 Candidate briefing (cand lounge/cafeteria, ground floor)
08.20 – 08.50 Recruiter Briefing (PD space)
09.00 – 10.00 Interview Arrangemt Session (PE space; above cafeteria)
10.15 – 18.00 Individual interviews as arranged (ground floor classrooms)
10.15 – 16.45 Series of 25-minute Q and A school sessions (PD space, above cafeteria)
11.00 – 13.00 Lunch available (Candidate Lounge/cafeteria)
18.00 Fair closes
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.
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 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.
Bahrain: Riffa Views IS
Brunei: CfBT Education Services
China: Achieve Xiamen IS
China: BIBS Haidian Academy
China: BIBS Shunyi Campus
China: BIBS Upper East Side Campus
China: Keystone Academy
China: Shenzhen Foreign Languages School GBA Academy
Egypt: British IS Cairo
India: Woodstock School Mussoorie
Kazakhstan: IS Astana
Oman: Al Sahwa Schools, Muscat
Saudi Arabia: Dhahran Ahliyya Schools
Saudi Arabia: NEOM Community School
UAE: GEMS American Academy, Abu Dhabi
UAE: Universal American School, Dubai
Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan International School, Astana
Oman: Al Sahwa Schools, Muscat
Saudi Arabia: Altarbyah Alislamyah School, Riyadh
Saudi Arabia: Dhahran Ahliyya Schools
Saudi Arabia: Jeddah Private International School
Saudi Arabia: One World International School, Riyadh
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh School for Boys and Girls
UAE: American International School in Abu Dhabi
UAE: GEMS American Academy, Abu Dhabi
UAE: GEMS World Academy Dubai
UAE: Glendale International School, Dubai
UAE: 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.
