Jumeira Baccalaureate School, Dubai
KHDA Inspection Report & Ratings 2019
Last updated
Executive Summary
The overall quality of education provided by Jumeira Baccalaureate School is Very Good. The school demonstrates strong performance across students’ outcomes, provision for learners, and leadership and management, maintaining a consistent high standard.
Students’ achievements are good or better in all subjects, with Outstanding outcomes in English in the Diploma Programme (DP). The school provides an Outstanding curriculum in most areas, effectively meeting the needs of almost all students, including students of determination, and offering diverse pathways like the Francophone programme.
The school maintains an Outstanding commitment to health, safety, child protection, and care. Wellbeing provision and outcomes are at a Very Good level, with leaders demonstrating a clear vision and integrating wellbeing into the school's ethos and culture.
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Jumeira Baccalaureate School Overall Rating
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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.
Inclusion is deeply embedded in the school's mission, with well-developed policies and plans effectively supporting students with complex needs. Rigorous identification procedures and appropriate interventions ensure highly effective provision for almost all students, leading to consistently better than expected progress. students of determinationindividual education plans (IEPs)
Wellbeing is a high priority, integrated into the school's ethos and culture with a clear vision from leaders. Comprehensive data informs decisions, and curriculum planning is customized to meet diverse wellbeing needs, fostering a strong sense of belonging and a highly caring approach. wellbeing mentorswellbeing ambassadorsopen-door policy
The school achieved an Outstanding judgment in PIRLS 2021, with students in both whole-school and Emirati cohorts showing outstanding progression in English, mathematics, and science benchmarking tests. Leaders accurately identify and address gaps, personalizing learning based on assessment outcomes, with a clear focus on the Emirati cohort. PIRLS 2021Emirati cohortbenchmarking testsOutstanding
Key Highlights
Standout achievements identified by the inspection team that distinguish this school.
Student Safeguarding
The school demonstrates an outstanding commitment to ensuring the health, safety, child protection, and overall care and support for all students.
Improved Achievements
Significant development in Islamic Education, Arabic, and English has led to notable improvements in students' overall academic achievements.
Curriculum Excellence
The school excels in the design and delivery of its curriculum, offering diverse pathways for older students, including a Francophone programme.
Rich ECAs
Students benefit from extensive opportunities to engage in a wide range of extra-curricular activities, fostering holistic development.
KG Progress
Children in Kindergarten consistently demonstrate very good progress in their early learning journey.
Academic Performance Breakdown
Students’ learning skills are consistently very good across all phases (KG, PYP, MYP, DP), demonstrating strong collaboration, effective communication, and inquiry skills.
Leadership & Management
Effectiveness of school governance, strategic planning, and leadership capacity to drive continuous improvement.
Leadership Approach
The new senior leadership team is focused on consolidating and improving student outcomes, demonstrating a thorough knowledge of best practices. Leaders engage parents highly successfully, especially for students of determination, and governance provides critical oversight, ensuring accountability for student performance.
Inspection Findings
Students' Outcomes
Students’ achievements are good or better in all subjects, with outstanding outcomes in English in DP. Children in KG show very positive learning beginnings, and students' learning skills are very good across the school.
Personal Development
Students' self-responsibility is outstanding across the school, particularly in MYP. They demonstrate an effective understanding of Islamic values and appreciation of UAE culture, actively participating in enterprise and innovation activities.
Teaching Quality
Teaching and assessment are at least very good in all phases, with some outstanding practice, notably in DP. Assessment is systematic, effectively tracking student progress, though consistency in teaching varies.
Protection & Care
The health, safety, and protection of students are outstanding priorities, supported by very effective guidance and support. This fosters an inclusive ethos where wellbeing permeates the school, with ample opportunities for physical activities and healthy lifestyles.
Areas for Development
- •Develop a whole-school approach to improve the consistency of teachers’ use of the IB assessment criteria.
- •Enhance cross-curricular connections and links to the everyday world.
- •Allow sufficient time in lessons for students to consolidate and reflect on their learning.
- •Improve students' use of standard Arabic in all phases.
- •Provide students in MYP with more consistent opportunities to gain confidence in speaking in Arabic.
- •In both phases, improve the accuracy of students’ writing.
- •Expand the intervention programme to accelerate progress for all students.
- •Ensure that planning for students' progress is based on more reliable internal assessments.
- •Improve attainment in DP by ensuring that students pursue their mathematical studies at the appropriate level.
- •Pace lessons to allow time for students to share their learning.
- •Ensure that, in all phases, students engage in regular investigative practical work.
- •Provide students with more opportunities to apply their skills to everyday problems.
- •Improve attendance and punctuality.
- •Improve the effectiveness of teachers' questioning to promote higher-level thinking and critical responses.
- •Ensure that there is greater consistency in teachers’ use of the IB assessment criteria to plan and assess students' learning.
- •Ensure that teachers provide regular feedback to students on their written work, and constructive guidance for improvement.
- •Ensure that all areas of the curriculum include contexts that help to develop a stronger understanding and awareness of the history, culture and values of the UAE.
- •Ensure that the overall quality of support enables all students to make their best personal and academic progress.
- •Increase teachers’ knowledge and understanding of students’ needs and the use of appropriate strategies to ensure consistency of support.
- •Maintain continuous rigorous tracking of students’ progress in relation to their individual targets.
- •Hold middle leaders fully accountable for their responsibilities.
- •Review the MYP and DP timetables to maximise the time available for teaching each subject, especially practical subjects.
- •As a matter of some importance, improve access to the Secondary building.