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 January 2023, GEMS Millennium School – Sharjah became the only school in the emirate to be awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) having been rated ‘Good’ during their previous inspection. To date, the school is the only Indian Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum school to have achieved this distinction within the UAE.
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 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.
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.
With COP28 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.
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
With COP28 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.