School Policies: Teaching and Learning

School Policies: Teaching and Learning

Assessment Policy

This policy lays out the basic requirements for the creation of a culture of assessment in schools.

Effective Date: Academic Year 2024/25 (Fall term) 
Compliance Date: Academic Year 2025/26 (Fall term)

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Career and University Guidance Policy

This policy is developed to help schools support students to transition successfully into postsecondary destinations.

Effective Date: 1 September 2022
Compliance Date: Academic Year 2024/25 (Fall term)

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Cultural Consideration Policy

This policy provides guidance to schools on cultural consideration in the UAE and sets out the requirements for ensuring culturally appropriate school practices and teaching and learning resources.

Effective Date: 9 January 2024 
Compliance Date: 9 January 2024 

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Curriculum Policy

This policy sets out the requirements and standards to support schools in their delivery of a high-quality curriculum which strengthens students’ knowledge and skills and strives for pedagogical excellence.

Effective Date: Academic Year 2024/25 (Fall term) 
Compliance Date: Academic Year 2025/26 (Fall term)

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Educational Risk Policy

This policy lays out the basic requirements to support students at educational risk in schools.

Effective Date: Academic Year 2024/25 (Fall term) 
Compliance Date: Academic Year 2025/26 (Fall term)

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Inclusion Policy

This policy supports and guides schools in promoting the principles of inclusive education in an ecosystem in which skilled professionals are equipped with the pedagogical knowledge to meet the diversity of needs present in schools.

Effective Date: 3 October 2023 
Compliance Date: Academic Year 2025/26 (Fall term)

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In-school Specialist Services Policy

This policy sets out every educational institution’s obligation to develop a referral process from the identification of students in need of specialist services to the start of services in school, including the expected contractual arrangements between the school, centers, and parents.

Effective Date:14 June 2022
Compliance Date: Academic Year 2025/26 (Fall term)

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Parent Engagement Policy

This policy sets out the minimum requirement that schools must ensure that they are engaging their parents, both as the home teacher of their children and as a member of the school community.

Effective Date: Academic Year 2024/25 (Fall term) 
Compliance Date: Academic Year 2025/26 (Fall term)

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Quality Assurance Policy

This policy sets out basic requirements for schools in setting, monitoring, and evaluating teaching quality standards, in developing and implementing evidence-based School Development Plans (SDP), in practicing rigorous self-evaluation, and in utilizing inspection results to effectively continue to improve their quality.

Effective Date: Academic Year 2024/25 (Fall term) 
Compliance Date: Academic Year 2025/26 (Fall term)

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Student Administrative Affairs Policy

This policy sets out the minimum requirement schools must implement concerning student administrative affairs.

Effective Date: Academic Year 2024/25 (Fall term) 
Compliance Date: Academic Year 2025/26 (Fall term)

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Student Performance Reports Policy

This policy sets out the minimum requirements for schools in their preparation and delivery of student performance reports.

Effective Date: Academic Year 2024/25 (Fall term) 
Compliance Date: Academic Year 2025/26 (Fall term)

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