Pace Modern British School branch Dubai - Al Rashidiya
Executive Summary
Pace Modern British School L.L.C provides an Acceptable quality of education, as determined by the KHDA inspection for the 2023-2024 academic year. The school is recognized for its committed leadership and positive student behavior.
Students' attainment and progress are generally Acceptable across most subjects, with a notable area for development in Arabic, as an additional language in Secondary. The school fosters a harmonious community where students feel safe and demonstrate good attendance.
Key strengths include successful partnerships with parents and the wider community, and a developing whole school reading literacy strategy which is beginning to have a positive impact. However, the report highlights the need for improved student progress and attainment across all subjects and phases, alongside strengthening middle leadership and governance.
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Pace Modern British School L.L.C Overall Rating
Acceptable
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 demonstrates a committed and well-established inclusive ethos, with accurate identification of students of determination. However, individual learning plans often lack specific, measurable targets, and differentiated support is inconsistent, limiting progress for all groups, including those with gifts and talents. students of determinationindividual learning plansdifferentiated support
Wellbeing provision is acceptable, driven by dedicated leadership and a strong community vision. While daily routines are adopting purposeful initiatives, these are yet to be fully embedded. Student engagement is developing, with access to psychological support and a newly established student wellbeing committee. wellbeing provisionstudent wellbeing committeepsychological support
The school's overall standards in the National Agenda Parameter are acceptable. While senior leaders understand benchmark reports and action plans address development points, curriculum adaptations to focus on learning gaps and specific Emirati student needs are inconsistent. National Agenda Parameterbenchmark reportsEmirati student achievement
Key Highlights
Standout achievements identified by the inspection team that distinguish this school.
Committed Leadership
The principal and senior leadership team demonstrate committed leadership, targeting key areas for improvement.
Student Behavior
Students exhibit good behavior, positive attitudes, and respectful relationships, showing a willingness to learn.
Parent Partnerships
Leaders have successfully developed strong partnerships with parents and the wider community.
Reading Literacy
A whole-school reading literacy strategy is being implemented and is beginning to positively impact students' reading skills.
Academic Performance Breakdown
Leadership & Management
Effectiveness of school governance, strategic planning, and leadership capacity to drive continuous improvement.
Leadership Approach
Senior leaders have a shared approach to raising students’ performance levels and are beginning to hold teachers accountable. The principal targets key areas for improvement, fostering strong relationships across the school. However, self-evaluation lacks rigour, and newly appointed middle leaders have limited time for their duties.
Inspection Findings
Students' Outcomes
Students' attainment and progress are acceptable across most subjects, though progress in Arabic as an additional language in Secondary is weak. Students demonstrate acceptable learning skills, good behavior, and positive attitudes, feeling safe and showing tolerance within a harmonious community.
Personal Development
Students show positive and enthusiastic approaches, demonstrating self-discipline in lessons and respectful relationships. While awareness of a healthy lifestyle is developing, punctuality is an issue. Students understand Islamic values and appreciate UAE heritage, with emerging social responsibility and innovation skills.
Teaching Quality
Teaching for effective learning and assessment are acceptable. Teachers possess secure subject knowledge, but lessons are often teacher-directed, limiting independent learning and critical thinking. Assessment data is not consistently used to modify teaching, and written feedback lacks detail for improvement.
Protection & Care
The school has adequate safeguarding procedures, with trained staff and regular safety checks. Relationships are positive, fostering a caring ethos. However, systems for monitoring attendance and punctuality lack rigour, and individual learning plans for students of determination are not always fully implemented.
Areas for Development
- •Improve students’ progress and raise attainment in all subjects and in all phases.
- •Ensure that middle leaders have sufficient time to manage and drive improvement, in their areas of responsibility.
- •Establish that self-evaluation is accurate and provides a reliable base for all improvement planning.
- •Ensure that governors provide the necessary staffing and learning resources, and rigorously hold leaders to account for the school’s performance.
- •Improve the quality of differentiation to accelerate the progress in all groups of students.
- •Improve the understanding of wellbeing among all stakeholders and ensure that the strategies, listed in the lesson plans are implemented.