Lycee Francais International Georges Pompidou School (Dubai Branch)
KHDA Inspection Report & Ratings 2019
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Executive Summary
The Lycee Francais International Georges Pompidou School (Dubai Branch) has achieved an overall quality of education rated as Very Good. Under the leadership of its recently appointed principal and a strong senior leadership team, the school is successfully establishing a purposeful learning community and an ordered environment, gaining the trust of students, parents, and staff.
Students demonstrate outstanding achievement in English and mathematics, with improved performance in science in Lycée. There is also notable improvement in students’ progress in Islamic Education in Primaire and Collège. Students exhibit excellent learning skills, applying knowledge to new contexts and possessing strong problem-solving abilities.
The school's provision for learners is strong, with teachers demonstrating deep subject knowledge and effectively adapting the French curriculum to meet diverse learning needs. Safeguarding policies are robust, and the medical team actively promotes healthy living. Student wellbeing and personal development are efficiently monitored, providing effective academic and personal guidance.
Overall School Performance
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Lycee Francais International Georges Pompidou School (Dubai Branch) Overall Rating
Very Good for 4+ 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 fosters a strong inclusive ethos for students of determination, with effective identification and personalized support plans (PAPs). Parents report high satisfaction, and curriculum adaptations are made to meet individual needs, leading to successful university placements for many students. students of determinationPAPscurriculum adaptations
The overall quality of wellbeing provision and outcomes is good. Staff and governors actively engage stakeholders through activities and sports events, and a new wellbeing committee fosters a positive ethos. Students can report issues via QR codes, contributing to significant progress in this area. wellbeing visionwellbeing committeeQR codes
Students demonstrate an outstanding understanding of Islamic values in Primaire and very good in College/Lycee, appreciating Emirati culture and heritage. UAE social studies and Moral Education are taught through cross-curricular, project-based learning, fostering global awareness and social responsibility. Islamic valuesEmirati cultureUAE social studiesMoral Education
Key Highlights
Standout achievements identified by the inspection team that distinguish this school.
Leadership Vision
Senior leaders are driving a vision to transform school culture, improve student achievement, and enhance inclusion across all phases.
Academic Excellence
Students consistently achieve outstanding results in English and mathematics, complemented by excellent learning skills across the school.
Personal Development
Students exhibit outstanding personal development, a strong awareness of Islamic values, and a commendable work ethic.
Healthy Living
The school demonstrates diligence in promoting students' healthy living through active medical team involvement and student practices.
Parental Engagement
Parents are actively engaged as partners in their children's education, valuing the school's communication and leadership.
Academic Performance Breakdown
Students have sustained their outstanding achievement in English and mathematics and improved their performance in science in Lycée. There is improvement in students’ progress in Islamic Education in Primaire and Collège. In terms of learning skills, most students can apply learning to new contexts, and have strong problem-solving skills. They are adept in using technology but do not always have the opportunity to develop independent learning.
Leadership & Management
Effectiveness of school governance, strategic planning, and leadership capacity to drive continuous improvement.
Leadership Approach
The leadership team, led by a recently appointed and ambitious principal, is focused on establishing a purposeful learning community and an ordered environment. They are committed to improving student achievement, enhancing inclusion, and fostering high morale, while also developing middle leaders' effectiveness and systematically approaching self-evaluation.
Inspection Findings
Students' Outcomes
Students demonstrate outstanding achievement in English and mathematics, with improved performance in science and Islamic Education. They exhibit excellent learning skills, strong problem-solving abilities, and can apply learning to new contexts, though opportunities for independent learning could be further developed.
Personal Development
Students show outstanding personal development, with very positive and responsible attitudes, respect for others, and strong self-discipline. They have an excellent understanding of healthy living and demonstrate a strong sense of personal and social responsibility, actively engaging in community and environmental initiatives.
Teaching Quality
Teachers possess strong subject knowledge, motivating students and making learning accessible, leading to outstanding progress in many subjects. Assessment processes are well-structured, but the analysis of assessment data needs to align fully with inspection framework requirements, and written feedback to students could be clearer on improvement steps.
Protection & Care
The school prioritizes student safety with rigorous procedures and a secure learning environment. Wellbeing and personal development are efficiently monitored, providing effective guidance and support, especially for students of determination. However, safeguarding training for all adults needs to be consistently up-to-date, and the website should include comprehensive child welfare information.
Areas for Development
- •Ensure assessment information is used skilfully to influence teaching and adapt the curriculum to meet the learning needs of all groups of students.
- •Raise student achievement in Islamic Education and Arabic by improving the effectiveness of subject leadership, and implementing the best practices in teaching and assessment.
- •Improve the school’s evaluation processes ensuring that they are based on the principles of the inspection framework.
- •Improve the wellbeing policy by including sharper targets to inform the integration of wellbeing more fully into the curriculum and into lessons.
- •Improve even further students’ ability to apply the correct rules of Tajweed when quoting from the Holy Qur’an and Hadith.
- •Provide students with time for independent learning.
- •Enhance students’ reading skills by focusing on improving their predictive, inference and comprehension skills.
- •Provide a more systematic approach to improving student’s creative writing skills.
- •Improve students speaking skills by providing sufficient challenge according to the number of years of learning Arabic.
- •Improve writing skills by providing regular opportunities in lessons for students to write on topics relevant to their experiences.
- •Provide more opportunities for students to improving their written work by ensuring that they draft and edit their writing using correct grammar and syntax.
- •Improve the writing skills of a minority of students in Primaire, ensuring that they are able to write using accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar.
- •Increase and fully embed opportunities for students to develop Innovation, enterprise, and enquiry skills in lessons.
- •Provide more opportunities for students to create longer pieces of written work to explain their scientific understanding.
- •Provide displays in classrooms of key words linked to the current topics to build students’ scientific vocabulary.
- •Ensure all students have the opportunity to develop and apply their independent learning skills.
- •Create more opportunities for older students to learn about the Emirati culture and customs.
- •Implement further strategies in all subjects to encourage the development of students’ critical thinking and self-reflection.
- •Ensure the analysis of student attainment and progress data is fully aligned with the descriptors of the inspection framework.
- •Provide students with clear written guidance on how to improve their work.
- •Adapt the curriculum for Arabic speaking students, especially those who are new to learning the language.
- •Adjust the curriculum so that the learning time for Islamic Education complies fully with the MoE requirements.
- •Ensure all adults have up-to-date safeguarding training and follow the same systems.
- •Ensure the website provides all relevant information on child welfare for all stakeholders.
- •Improve the provision and support for gifted and talented students.
- •Provide alternative curriculum pathways for students who may wish to pursue a vocational qualification or employment.
- •Ensure that middle leaders have the skills, time and resources to be effective in their new roles.
- •Improve the consistency in teaching and student achievement, particularly in subjects taught in Arabic.
- •Seek parental feedback and research ways to maintain the essential balance between academic excellence and student wellbeing.