There are moments in any child’s journey through school that remain pivotal to a smooth and enjoyable experience. Any teacher would be able to create a lengthy list of what these moments are and each would endeavour to create an…
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As a practising school leader, my most important responsibility is not to educate the child in my care but to ensure they are safe and hopefully happy. It is only when these two pre-conditions are met that any young person…
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Incredibly high standard The standard of applicants was incredibly high. This made final decisions difficult, but we had to come down to our final selection of 22 teachers. We are absolutely delighted with the teachers we have employed —…
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Early to market I have to say that our recruitment process was exceptional: during my 25 years in education with a variety of international schools, I’ve never seen anything as thorough — or, ultimately, as successful. We went early to…
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When I was growing up, I had the good fortune to come into contact with some inspirational teachers. Of course, I didn’t realise it at the time — few of us did. Like most children, at first I just thought…
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Starting school is a very exciting time for children but can also make them feel nervous, anxious and scared. Children need to feel settled, calm and safe, and a little preparation from their homes can really help with the transition….
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All schools in Dubai require children to take part in an assessment prior to enrolment. But what exactly does this mean? What happens during the assessment? How can you prepare your child to help them get into what you consider…
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For many parents throughout the world, the ability to send their child to a ‘British curriculum’ school is of great importance. What many people may not realise, however, is that the English National Curriculum has recently undergone some fairly major…
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