Across the Middle East, greater emphasis is being placed on the role of education in achieving global sustainability goals. In April 2023 the UAE’s Ministry of Education announced its Green Education Partnership with UNESCO and UNICEF, which includes a pledge to have 50% of school campuses be ‘Green Accredited’ before COP 28 takes place in Dubai this year.
Increasing scrutiny of schools’ environmental impact in the UAE and beyond means that it is imperative that international school leaders set out tangible goals for creating truly sustainable and environmentally friendly school communities.
Join d’Arcy Lunn, the Global Head of Sustainability and Global Citizenship at Education in Motion (EiM), for an interactive breakfast briefing to network with fellow school leaders and discover strategies to reduce the environmental impact of your schools.
Please note that breakfast briefing spaces are limited and will be provided on a first come, first served basis when delegates register to attend the conference.
Outstanding Schools will welcome delegates to the first day of the conference, which will focus on two interrelated themes: Leadership and Workforce and Wellbeing and Inclusion.
An uplifting keynote address to encourage and enthuse your leaders so that they feel empowered for the changes ahead.
Prepare for change!
Delegates are invited to join one of the interactive workshops taking place on Day 1 of the conference. The workshop sessions will take place concurrently and correspond to topics related to the two streams taking place on Day 1: Leadership and Workforce and Wellbeing and Inclusion.
The sessions are an hour in length and will consist of a short presentation by the workshop facilitator followed by a guided, interactive discussion between delegates. These sessions will provide delegates with an opportunity to discuss shared challenges, exchange best practice guidance and work together to develop tangible outcomes to improve their schools.
Please find the details of the available workshops in the Leadership and Workforce stream below. Workshops in the Wellbeing and Inclusion stream are featured on the relevant agenda page.
The report ‘Determining the Diversity Baseline in International Schools’ (2021) by the Council of International Schools (CIS) highlighted that, despite women being overrepresented within teaching faculty, men are three times more likely to be heads of international schools than women. Moreover, school heads are eight times more likely to be from a Western country and five times more likely to be white.
In April 2023, Victory Heights Primary School was awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) having been rated ‘Very Good’ during their previous inspection.
Across the Middle East, greater emphasis is being placed on the role of education in achieving global sustainability goals. In April 2023 the UAE’s Ministry of Education announced its Green Education Partnership with UNESCO and UNICEF, which includes a pledge to have 50% of school campuses be ‘Green Accredited’ before COP 28 takes place in Dubai this year.
Increasing scrutiny of schools’ environmental impact in the UAE and beyond means that it is imperative that international school leaders set out tangible goals for creating truly sustainable and environmentally friendly school communities.
Join d’Arcy Lunn, the Global Head of Sustainability and Global Citizenship at Education in Motion (EiM), for an interactive breakfast briefing to network with fellow school leaders and discover strategies to reduce the environmental impact of your schools.
Please note that breakfast briefing spaces are limited and will be provided on a first come, first served basis when delegates register to attend the conference.
Outstanding Schools will welcome delegates to the first day of the conference, which will focus on two interrelated themes: Leadership and Workforce and Wellbeing and Inclusion.
An uplifting keynote address to encourage and enthuse your leaders so that they feel empowered for the changes ahead.
Prepare for change!
Delegates are invited to join one of the interactive workshops taking place on Day 1 of the conference. The workshop sessions will take place concurrently and correspond to topics related to the two streams taking place on Day 1: Leadership and Workforce and Wellbeing and Inclusion.
The sessions are an hour in length and will consist of a short presentation by the workshop facilitator followed by a guided, interactive discussion between delegates. These sessions will provide delegates with an opportunity to discuss shared challenges, exchange best practice guidance and work together to develop tangible outcomes to improve their schools.
Please find the details of the available workshops in the Wellbeing and Inclusion stream below. Workshops in the Leadership and Workforce stream are featured on the relevant agenda page.
Hear from the senior leadership team at Beech Hall School Riyadh about how they established the first wholly inclusive international school in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In 2022, the Al-Bayan International School received a special commendation from ISC Research at the International School Awards for having successfully introduced extensive inclusive education in Kuwait. Hear from the senior leadership team about how they achieved this, as well as insights about how to ensure that your school’s SEN provision is as innovative as your mainstream provision.
Although the number of women in leadership positions in international schools has been growing steadily in recent years, there is still not equal representation in executive and leadership teams at Middle Eastern international schools.
Join Nalini Cook, the Head of Global Research at ISC Research, and Esther Mustamu-Daniels, the MENA Network Lead for WomenEd, for this interactive breakfast briefing designed to empower female leaders and their allies to create effective networks of like-minded individuals and cultivate strategies to promote greater equity within their school leadership teams.
Please note that breakfast briefing spaces are limited and will be provided on a first come, first served basis when delegates register to attend the conference.
The world has and continues to change in ways that are difficult to predict. Regardless of the forces at hand, educators play a pivotal role in preparing students for success now and in the future. The best way to do this is to create a disruptive thinking culture in our classrooms and schools that future-proofs learning for all children!
Based on the 2021 book Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms: Preparing Learners for Their Future, this keynote session promises to deliver the following:
Recent advancements in generative AI put us at the brink of a significant revolution in education. AI, if used in the right way, can usher in a new era of hyper-personalised and future-ready learning. We at Toddle believe that the most potent application of AI in education will be in supercharging teacher capabilities. AI brings the promise of liberating teachers from non-core tasks allowing them to focus on their true passion – teaching.
We at Toddle are taking a giant leap forward in our mission of supporting educators in doing their best work. We’ve launched Toddle AI with the goal to provide each teacher around the world with a personal teaching assistant – an assistant that possesses near-magical abilities. With Toddle AI, thousands of teachers at our partner schools are already saving up to 8 hours per week. Toddle AI will not only help teachers get their time back but also help them elevate their teaching practice so they can provide each child with the personalised learning experience they need and deserve.
Meet our founder, Misbah Jafary, to learn more about our approach to building Toddle AI and to get a glimpse into the future of teaching and learning.
Delegates are invited to join one of the interactive workshops taking place on Day 2 of the conference. The workshop sessions will take place concurrently and correspond to topics related to the two streams taking place on Day 2: EdTech and School Management and Teaching and Learning.
The sessions are an hour in length and will consist of a short presentation by the workshop facilitator followed by a guided, interactive discussion between delegates. These sessions will provide delegates with an opportunity to discuss shared challenges, exchange best practice guidance and work together to develop tangible outcomes to improve their schools.
Please find the details of the available workshops in the EdTech and School Management stream below. Workshops in the Teaching and Learning stream are featured on the relevant agenda page.
Durham School for Girls Doha was founded in Qatar in 2019 in association with Qatari sponsors who wanted their daughters to attend an all-girls, British curriculum school with an established reputation with an all-female campus. The school’s aim was to provide a British education whilst ensuring that students retained a strong sense of their Qatari identity.
The school now predominantly caters to local Qatari families seeking out an English-medium education for their daughters. Discover key insights and best practice guidance from the founding senior leadership team about how to establish a successful new school in the Middle East.
In this live recording of the newly launched Outstanding Schools podcast ‘Class Act’ – a transnational podcast inspired by and created for international educators – join Sagarika Sriram and Hannah Burke-Tomlinson as they discuss:
With COP 28 scheduled to take place in Dubai between the 30th of November and 12th of December 2023, it is timely for international schools in the Middle East to reflect on how they can leverage their resources and pedagogical expertise to help combat an ever-worsening climate catastrophe.
Although the number of women in leadership positions in international schools has been growing steadily in recent years, there is still not equal representation in executive and leadership teams at Middle Eastern international schools.
Join Nalini Cook, the Head of Global Research at ISC Research, and Esther Mustamu-Daniels, the MENA Network Lead for WomenEd, for this interactive breakfast briefing designed to empower female leaders and their allies to create effective networks of like-minded individuals and cultivate strategies to promote greater equity within their school leadership teams.
Please note that breakfast briefing spaces are limited and will be provided on a first come, first served basis when delegates register to attend the conference.
The world has and continues to change in ways that are difficult to predict. Regardless of the forces at hand, educators play a pivotal role in preparing students for success now and in the future. The best way to do this is to create a disruptive thinking culture in our classrooms and schools that future-proofs learning for all children!
Based on the 2021 book Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms: Preparing Learners for Their Future, this keynote session promises to deliver the following:
Recent advancements in generative AI put us at the brink of a significant revolution in education. AI, if used in the right way, can usher in a new era of hyper-personalised and future-ready learning. We at Toddle believe that the most potent application of AI in education will be in supercharging teacher capabilities. AI brings the promise of liberating teachers from non-core tasks allowing them to focus on their true passion – teaching.
We at Toddle are taking a giant leap forward in our mission of supporting educators in doing their best work. We’ve launched Toddle AI with the goal to provide each teacher around the world with a personal teaching assistant – an assistant that possesses near-magical abilities. With Toddle AI, thousands of teachers at our partner schools are already saving up to 8 hours per week. Toddle AI will not only help teachers get their time back but also help them elevate their teaching practice so they can provide each child with the personalised learning experience they need and deserve.
Meet our founder, Misbah Jafary, to learn more about our approach to building Toddle AI and to get a glimpse into the future of teaching and learning.
Delegates are invited to join one of the interactive workshops taking place on Day 2 of the conference. The workshop sessions will take place concurrently and correspond to topics related to the two streams taking place on Day 2: EdTech and School Management and Teaching and Learning.
The sessions are an hour in length and will consist of a short presentation by the workshop facilitator followed by a guided, interactive discussion between delegates. These sessions will provide delegates with an opportunity to discuss shared challenges, exchange best practice guidance and work together to develop tangible outcomes to improve their schools.
Please find the details of the available workshops in the Teaching and Learning stream below. Workshops in the EdTech and School Management stream are featured on the relevant agenda page.
This session will consist of three 10-minute lightning talks, followed by a 15-minute summary panel discussion and moderated live Q&A.
Hear case studies from three leading international schools who have successfully implemented cross-curricula initiatives focused on subjects pertaining to emerging digital technologies and innovations within their school’s teaching and learning strategy.
Discover how you might similarly incorporate digital innovations within your school and provide your students with skills and competencies for the twenty-first-century workplace.
Lightning Talk 1: Esports
Lightning Talk 2: NFTs and Cryptocurrency
Lightning Talk 3: The Metaverse
In this live recording of the newly launched Outstanding Schools podcast ‘Class Act’ – a transnational podcast inspired by and created for international educators – join Sagarika Sriram and Hannah Burke-Tomlinson as they discuss:
With COP 28 scheduled to take place in Dubai between the 30th of November and 12th of December 2023, it is timely for international schools in the Middle East to reflect on how they can leverage their resources and pedagogical expertise to help combat an ever-worsening climate catastrophe.