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Parenting

Academic Success: Reading to Your Child

The diversity in entertainment available to children nowadays is nothing short of - well -…

Choosing A School

Disclosing Your Child's Problems to a New School

So your child has problems. You have been through some assessments and treatments, been gi…

SEN

Special Needs: Focus on What Your Child Can Do

I have been asked many times during my career as a teacher, special needs teacher, princip…

University Preparation

Cambridge Interview: What to Expect

Mara Westley, a former student at Jumeirah College and Cheltenham Ladies College in the UK…

Choosing A School

Abu Dhabi Schools Admissions Information

Note this page has now been superseded with admissions information on reviews pages itself…

Parenting

Tips on How to Help Your Child Succeed

There are no hard and fast rules for making students succeed, argues guest writer Michael …

School Fees

School Fees and Financing Survey >> Start Here

An overwhelming majority of parents in the UAE are feeling under significant financial pre…

School Fees

Nine out of 10 Parents Claim "Financial Stress" from School Fees

Those UAE officials tasked with assessing whether schools can put up their fees, and by ho…

School Fees

One in three UAE Parents Admit to Late School Fee Payment

Given the high levels of financial stress that UAE parents claim to be suffering , it is p…

School Fees

School Fees driving UAE Parents into Debt

Taking out a personal loan to cover school fees is clearly a last resort of most parents, …

School Fees

Schools Make Payment Easy, But Could Make it Easier

We live in a digital world, but for today, for parents in the UAE, cash and cheques remain…

School Fees

UAE School Fees, Performance: Who is Satisfied?

A whole range of different criteria effect satisfaction levels towards UAE schooling. Here…

University Preparation

Academic Cheating in the UAE: Why Does It Happen?

The recent report of academic honesty in a UK-branch university in Dubai raises some impor…

SEN

Special Needs In the UAE: An Author's View

As an author of six books on Asperger Syndrome, it is natural that I am asked by friends a…

University Preparation

Thinking of Going to University in the UAE? Some Key Questions

If you’re thinking of going to university in the UAE you’ll likely have a lot of questions…

University Preparation

School, University Admissions - What to do, When

No sooner has a new academic year started, it is time to start thinking about admissions f…

University Preparation

Managing the Change to Secondary School

The new academic year for many schools is now underway and already parents have had to man…

Choosing A School

New Addition: Watch Out for the Videos!

https://vimeo.com/73748592   Which School Advisor will slowly be adding video to the site,…

Finances And Funding

School Fees - Why do Schools Charge so Much?

A recent story in Gulf News, a UAE newspaper and online site, asked the question why UAE a…

Choosing A School

Abu Dhabi School Inspections: The Irtiqaa FAQ

What is Irtiqaa? Irtiqaa is a program introduced by the Abu Dhabi Education Authority (ADE…

Choosing A School

UAE Schools: Getting Mentally Prepared to Choose

Make no mistake, finding the right school for your child is one of the most difficult piec…

Choosing A School

School Search Advice from a Dubai Headmaster

Guest contribution by Tim Waley , Principal, Uptown School The reality is that the educati…

Choosing A School

UAE Nurseries: The Best for You, and Your Child

When you are choosing the best Nursery for your child there are a number of steps to be ta…

Which Curriculum

6th Form 'Life': Living, Beathing, Sleeping with IB

Students anticipate the promised land of sixth form for the vast majority of their seconda…

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Special Needs

New ADEK Inclusion Directives "Hold Schools to Account"

Abu Dhabi's Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) has published a new inclusion pol…

University

Degree Apprenticeships: Get a UK Degree, Free

Is university the only pathway to success? How about earning while you learn as an alterna…

Parenting

Expert Tips For Reading With Your Child

Ms Sarah McLean, Assistant Head of Primary at GEMS International School , is no stranger t…

Wellbeing

Opinion: The Importance of Outdoor Play

For families living in the UAE, and particularly in built-up urban areas, the environments…

University Preparation

How to Write the Best UCAS Personal Statement

The personal statement is one of the key elements of a UK university application and provi…

Interviews

Glendale: Building a Strong Community from Day 1

Planning and launching a new international school is an exciting yet challenging task &nda…

Choosing A School

A Look Inside the New Redwood Montessori Al Furjan

With the huge influx of families moving into the Al Furjan residential community in recent…

University

Record Numbers Get Uni Place Via Clearing

A record number of UK 18-year-olds have secured a place at a UK university using Clearing.…

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