Schools in Dubai

Schools are the building blocks of a child’ life; they are institutions which provide various courses that are designed to attract different types of audience. They provide a learning space and a learning environment for students to inculcate new concepts from teachers. Through a unique blend of advanced learning equipment and tools as well as effective teaching techniques and methodologies, schools provide world-class kindergarten education, elementary education and high school education that equip students with the essential skills to achieve learning goals and succeed in a challenging environment. They are committed to delivering holistic education and facilitating a great learning experience for students from around the world.

Schools work by setting up goals, govern decisions, obtain opinions from parents, establishes a student body, monitor’s student behaviour and follow a curriculum. They set an age limit for students who enrol for primary education; most institutes set an age limit of 6 years for students who attend primary school and an age limit of 12 years for students attending secondary school or middle school. There are different types of schools which are private school, community school, foundation school, trust school, voluntary aided school and voluntary controlled school. Other institutes include academies, free schools, faith school and grammar school. A maintained school is an educational institute which is owned and run by local authorities. They follow the national curriculum and set up a strong bond with the local community which provides services such as childcare, healthcare service for students and adult learning class. A community school is governed and administered by local authorities. The local authority takes care of providing admission arrangements. A foundation school is funded by the local authority but run by a governing body. The governing body deals with employing school staff and admission for students. The school land and buildings are governed by a charitable foundation which deals with providing financial needs for the development of infrastructure.

A voluntary aided school is governed by a religious foundation which administers all activities conducted by the school. The voluntary controlled school is similar to the voluntary aided school but here the governing body consults the admission authority to draw up an admission policy. An academy is a type of institute which is funded by a state or a national authority. They are at liberty to direct their own curriculum and allow flexible school timings. They can also be flexible with their curriculum, term dates and staffing to meet national standards. Most academies follow the same rules for admissions, exclusions and special educational needs. Free schools are governed and funded by a government. They are not controlled by a local authority but they consist of a board of directors to run it. They can be run by teachers, parents, existing schools charitable trusts or universities. Schools govern different stages of education which are pre-school education, primary education, high school and pre-university education. Some popular locations to get in touch with Schools in Dubai are knowledge village, Al Nada Road, Ghusais, Al Quasis and Rashidiya.