Safa British School Dubai is a British school in Dubai that provides a high quality education for an international group of learners at Foundation Stage (FS1 and FS2), Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2).
Safa British School Dubai is conveniently located on Meydan Street, and is a popular choice of British School in Dubai for families living in Jumeirah, Umm Suqeim, Down Town and Business Bay. Safa British School Dubai follows the National Curriculum of England which has been tailored to meet the multicultural needs of our diverse population. We welcome a wide range children with many different gifts and talents into our family of excited and motivated children, so if you are looking for a British School in Dubai or British schools Dubai, please read on to find out more about the curriculum here at Safa British School Dubai.
The School Curriculum comprises all learning and other experiences that we plan for our pupils. The central aims of our curriculum is to work in collaboration with families and the local community to provide opportunities for all pupils to learn and to achieve; to promote pupils’ moral, social and cultural development and prepare all pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.
The curriculum of the school is organised so that children are stimulated, encouraged and challenged to develop their individual potential and personality to the full. Through a well-planned and organised curriculum, effectively taught by qualified and enthusiastic teachers, pupils are helped to:
- Gain a joy and commitment to learning that will last a lifetime
- Develop the essential literacy and numeracy skills they need to learn
- Develop the attitudes, understanding and skills to become successful, independent learners
- Develop lively, enquiring minds
- Develop personal values, qualities and attitudes and be respectful of other people and their views and opinions
- Develop appreciation and concern for the environment
- Work co-operatively with others
- Work toward achieving their potential
Our curriculum is designed to reflect our aims and to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum for England. Our teachers will bring the National Curriculum alive by making links between the individual subjects and applying them as topics. We aim to put the children at the center of their own learning and place great emphasis on nurturing skills and attitudes such as resourcefulness, resilience and cooperation.
The hours spent on teaching during a normal school week are:
Foundation Stage (3-5 years):
22 hours 40 minutes excluding registration, assemblies, lunch and other breaks
Key Stage One (5-7 years):
25 hours 20 minutes excluding registration, assemblies, lunch and other breaks
Key Stage Two (7-11 years):
25 hours 20 minutes excluding registration, assemblies, lunch and other breaks
Teaching during the morning sessions will focus on the development of Literacy and Numeracy skills. Other subjects are taught separately, or where coherent cross-curricular links exist between subjects as part of a thematic approach.
A variety of organisational strategies and teaching techniques will operate within each classroom. On occasions it will be appropriate for whole class teaching and on others mixed ability or friendship groups will operate. We group children by ability and also set programmes to cater for the learning needs of individual children.
We will operate a ‘fitness for purpose’ policy on grouping children as we believe that flexibility of organisation is essential to meet children’s needs and the demands of the English National Curriculum together with the wider school curriculum.
The curriculum is planned in detail by class teachers to ensure that work is matched to meet the learning needs of individuals and that every child is challenged to reach his or her full potential. Whole-school Theme Days will be held over the year. These will include Community Day, Health Day, World Book Day, Science Day, Maths Day, a Mini-Enterprise Week and a Culture & Creative Arts Week. The curriculum will be further enhanced and enriched through the involvement of outside professional speakers, including artists, authors, health partners & representatives from the local community.
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