Radiant School, Sharjah
SPEA Inspection Report & Ratings
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Executive Summary
The Radiant Indian School for Girls & Boys maintains an Acceptable overall effectiveness rating, consistent with its previous review. Leadership has strategically focused on planning with all stakeholders, leading to constructive improvements. Notable gains include improving achievement in English in KG and improved progress in social studies in all phases, alongside improved progress in Islamic Education in Secondary.
Students exhibit positive attitudes to their learning and a strong understanding and appreciation of Islamic values and the heritage of the UAE. Relationships among staff, students, and peers are consistently good, and the school effectively ensures the care, welfare and safeguarding of all students. Despite being an older building, the school's facilities are well maintained and exceptionally clean, contributing positively to the learning environment.
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Radiant Indian School for Girls & Boys Overall Rating
Acceptable for 3+ consecutive years
SPEA Performance Standards
The performance standards used by SPEA to evaluate school quality across Sharjah.
The school provides support for students with special educational needs, ensuring they make similar rates of progress to other student groups. Identification and support mechanisms are being consolidated, contributing to an inclusive environment. Students of DeterminationSEN support
Students demonstrate positive and responsible attitudes, self-reliance, and respond well to feedback. The school fosters respectful relationships among students, staff, and parents, and effectively promotes safe and healthy lifestyles. positive attitudessafe and healthy lifestylesrespectful relationships
Students show a clear understanding and appreciation of Islamic values and Emirati heritage and culture, actively participating in national occasions. However, attainment in international benchmarking examinations remains weak, indicating an area for development in meeting national agenda targets. Islamic valuesEmirati heritage and cultureinternational benchmarking examinations
Key Highlights
Standout achievements identified by the inspection team that distinguish this school.
Improved Social Studies Progress
Students have shown improved progress in social studies across all phases, and specifically in Islamic Education in Secondary.
Enhanced KG English Achievement
Children in KG have demonstrated improvements in both attainment and progress in English.
Positive Student Relationships
Students maintain positive relationships with their teachers and peers, fostering constructive attitudes towards learning.
UAE Culture Appreciation
Students exhibit strong respect for and appreciation of the heritage and culture of the UAE.
Effective Student Safeguarding
The school ensures comprehensive care, welfare, and safeguarding for all students.
Academic Performance Breakdown
Students’ achievement is acceptable overall, with specific improvements noted in English in KG, and progress in Social Studies across all phases and Islamic Education in Secondary.
Leadership & Management
Effectiveness of school governance, strategic planning, and leadership capacity to drive continuous improvement.
Leadership Approach
The school's leadership is committed to continuous improvement, focusing on strategic planning that involves all stakeholders. They are realistic about priorities and work constructively with the community to enhance student outcomes and the learning environment.
Inspection Findings
Students' Outcomes
Students' achievement is acceptable overall, with notable improvements in English in KG and in the progress of Social Studies and Secondary Islamic Education.
Personal Development
Students' personal and social development and their innovation skills are good overall, characterized by positive attitudes, respectful relationships, and appreciation for UAE culture.
Teaching Quality
The quality of teaching and assessment is acceptable overall, with teachers demonstrating secure subject knowledge and effective use of digital resources, though differentiation and constructive feedback require development.
Protection & Care
The protection, care, guidance, and support of students are good overall, with effective safeguarding procedures, a safe environment, and positive staff-student relations.
Areas for Development
- •Improve students' attainment in international benchmarking examinations.
- •Improve the quality of teaching, learning and assessment to become at least good.
- •Improve students' attendance so that it is good or better.
- •Improve the capacity of all middle leaders to be accountable for improving students’ attainment.
- •Develop the school’s plans for improvement further to enable governors and senior leaders to raise the performance of the school to the next level.