Al Eman Educational EST, Dubai
KHDA Inspection Report & Ratings 2018
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Executive Summary
Al Eman Educational EST has received an Acceptable overall rating for the 2023-2024 academic year. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to its vision, aligning with UAE educational priorities, and fostering a positive learning environment.
Students show good achievements in Islamic Education, Arabic, and science, particularly in Kindergarten and Cycle 2. Their personal development, including attitudes, behavior, and understanding of Emirati and their own cultures, is strong across the school.
Key strengths include secure health and safety arrangements and well-developed partnerships with parents. Areas for development focus on accelerating student progress through higher expectations, improving teaching and learning strategies, and enhancing leadership capacity.
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Al Eman Educational EST Overall Rating
Acceptable for 14+ consecutive years
Dubai Focus Areas
These three pillars represent the Dubai education authority's priorities: ensuring inclusive practices, prioritizing student wellbeing, and meeting UAE National Agenda targets.
The school shows a commitment to inclusion, with established procedures for identifying students of determination and providing Individual Education Plans. While teachers are supportive, the quality of differentiated lesson planning and delivery is variable, impacting consistent student progress. students of determinationIndividual Education Plans
The school fosters a caring and supportive family atmosphere where students feel safe and happy. Leaders have a strong vision for wellbeing, but a deeper understanding of planning and promoting it, along with data collection for impact assessment, is needed. caring and supportive family atmospherestudents feel safe and happy
The school's performance in the National Agenda Parameter is weak, with international benchmark test results significantly lower than international averages in most subjects. There is limited focus on reading literacy and insufficient analysis of data for Emirati students' achievement. National Agenda Parameterinternational benchmark testsreading literacy
Key Highlights
Standout achievements identified by the inspection team that distinguish this school.
Strong Academic Achievement
Students demonstrate good attainment and progress in Islamic Education, Arabic, and science, particularly in KG and Cycle 2.
Robust Personal Development
Students exhibit very responsible attitudes and behavior, with a strong understanding of Islamic values and Emirati culture.
Secure Health & Safety
The school maintains good arrangements for health and safety, ensuring students are well-supervised and cared for.
Effective Parent Partnership
Parents are highly supportive of the school, with strong communication channels and active participation in school activities.
Academic Performance Breakdown
Attainment is mostly acceptable across the school, with good performance in Islamic Education, Arabic, and science in Cycle 2. Students' learning skills are acceptable, with modest progress in critical thinking and independent learning.
Leadership & Management
Effectiveness of school governance, strategic planning, and leadership capacity to drive continuous improvement.
Leadership Approach
School leaders, led by the principal, have a clear understanding of the school’s aims and are aware of the UAE educational priorities. Middle leaders have a sound understanding of best practices in teaching and learning, fostering a positive learning environment and inclusive school culture.
Inspection Findings
Students' Outcomes
Students' attainment is mostly acceptable, with good performance in Islamic Education, Arabic, and science in specific phases. They demonstrate very responsible attitudes and behavior, a strong awareness of Islamic values and Emirati culture, but limited initiation of their own projects.
Personal Development
Students exhibit good personal development, with positive relationships and self-discipline. They show a sound understanding of healthy lifestyles and actively participate in voluntary projects, demonstrating social responsibility and care for the environment.
Teaching Quality
Teaching quality is acceptable, with teachers possessing secure subject knowledge. However, support for critical thinking and independent learning is inconsistent, and the use of assessment information to meet individual student needs is limited, especially in English-medium subjects.
Protection & Care
The school provides good health and safety arrangements, including appropriate safeguarding procedures and medical staff availability. Students are well-supervised, and sound systems are in place for care and support, although school transport management needs refinement.
Areas for Development
- •Accelerate students’ progress by raising expectations and by offering more consistent opportunities for independent learning.
- •Improve teaching and learning.
- •Ensure that teachers use internal and external assessment information to plan tasks and activities to cater for students’ different abilities.
- •Develop the capacity of all leaders by providing appropriate professional development.
- •Refine the policies for the arrival and departure of school transport.
- •Improve the identification of students of determination and those who are gifted by using a range of assessments in school.
- •Ensure that the school improvement plan has clear, measurable and achievable targets and that there is a focus on the improvement of students’ outcomes.