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What Works: Our Journey from Unsatisfactory to Good. معاً نرتقي: رحلتنا من ”غير مرضٍ“ إلى ”جيد“. Mrs. Sadia Wajid Principal Al Ameen Private School Dubai. Date: 16 th April , 2013. School Profile. 530 students on roll Not for profit British Curriculum, IGCSE
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What Works: Our Journey from Unsatisfactory to Good معاً نرتقي:رحلتنا من ”غير مرضٍ“ إلى ”جيد“ Mrs. Sadia Wajid Principal Al Ameen Private School Dubai Date: 16th April, 2013
School Profile • 530 students on roll • Not for profit • British Curriculum, IGCSE • Rated ‘Good’ by the DSIB in 2011 and 2012 inspections
Education – a three sided equation التربية والتعليم المدرسة الأهل School Parent الطلبة Pupils
Key Elements of Improvement at Al Ameen • Students positive attitude, high standards of behaviour and motivation to learn • Right skills and attitude to drive improvement • Belief in ourselves • Commitment of our Team towards each student • DSIB Recommendations • DSIB Inspections Framework
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN خطة تحسين المدرسة FIRST STEP AND THE JOURNEY BEGINS ………
Circle of TRUST • School support to a teacher – SLT and peer • Bond with student • Bond between management and teacher • Bond within teachers
“ Far and away, the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard, at work worth doing ” - Theodore Roosevelt
1st Step – Introducing Reading Individual Reading Program (IRP) Aim: To make sure all students read at a consistent level
Curriculum Remodel the curriculum from a ‘one size fits all’ to ‘meet the needs of every individual’
Monitoring and Identifying Students’ Specific Strengths and Weaknesses • Suffolk Reading Test (introduced in 2009-2010) • Progress in Math (introduced in 2009-2010) • Checkpoints for Year 9 (introduced in 2009-2010) • Interactive Computerized Assessing System (InCAS – introduced in 2011-2012) • Middle Years Information System (MidYIS – introduced in 2011-2012)
Establishing and Monitoring Good Teaching Practices … a teacher’s perspective
Teaching Practices AIM: to constantly strive towards being better and to move towards outstanding.
Enhancing teacher performance • Induction • ( Immersion Day ) • Continuous Professional Development
Enhancing teacher performance • Detailed Curriculum Planning • Mentoring / Peer teaching Sharing good practices
Improving student performance • Transition • Analysing Assessment Data
Improving student performance • Target Setting and Diagnostic marking • Incorporating technology into teaching
Enhance – Striving towards excellence • VAK Survey • New Lesson Plan format • Introduction of iPads
Math Week LEARNING + FUN = SUCCESS