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G8-11 Workshop Opportunity

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 07:22:29 UTC

Wellbeing Wednesday - Check-in

Team around the child meetings at school with all key stakeholders (parents, teachers, external specialists)

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 07:52:01 UTC

A referral was made by the inclusion team at SISD to lexicon. Lexicon came on site and observed the student and recommended a full assessment and report to parents. When the report was complete, both internal and external teams met to discuss next steps and to ensure consistency.

On-site observations with Educational Psychologists

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 07:58:30 UTC

Inclusion Conference May 2024

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 08:01:39 UTC

Training with external provider Louise Dawson - UDL Whole School PD

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Development of Inclusion Spaces

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 08:09:50 UTC

Our Sensory room - Our sensory room is designed to engage and soothe the senses. Filled with a careful selection of OT and Sensory equipment, this space provides a multisensory experience. It is also an additional learning space for student who would benefit from a quite and calm work area in a small pull out group.

Dedicated specialised therapy spaces - Phase 3

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 08:12:17 UTC

For one of our Phase 3 students who has a physical disability we have a dedicated room containing an OT table where he has daily sessions with his personal assistant.

Inclusion Support Team Roles and Responsibilities

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 08:16:20 UTC

Inclusion support team roles and responsibilities

Primary Inclusion Spaces - Purpose built therapy spaces

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 08:18:52 UTC

Accountability: Role of the Inclusion Governor

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 08:23:31 UTC

Inclusion Governor Learning Walk with HOI

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Meeting minutes with Inclusion Governor and Inclusion leads

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Inclusion Ambassadors meet the Head Of Inclusion (HOI) and SENCo to share their suggestions for improvement

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Inclusion leaders hosting a networking conference for parents and educators with specialists within the Dubai Community

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Inclusion Team training with Selective Mutism specialist and published author Lucy Nathanson

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 09:44:01 UTC

Whole School ASD training with Dr. Katie Kemp, Educational Psychologist

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 09:44:58 UTC

PY adaptive practices bitesize PD lead by Primary SENDCo

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Early Years - Inclusion Parent Workshop - Early development - Lead by Deputy Head Fiona Ryan & PY SENDCo Aoibheann Minnock

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Jessica Smith - Paralympian and published author - Student talk

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 09:58:45 UTC

PY SENDCo part of expert panel on youth inclusion at A50 Inclusion Summit in Abu Dhabi

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 10:04:53 UTC

SISD hosted the Unified Special Olympics Sporting Event for schools across Dubai - Rock climb event

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 10:16:35 UTC

Overview of Inclusion Support at SISD

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List of students accessing level 3 support

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List of External Therapists onsite weekly

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Change Detectives Transition Programme G5-6

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 10:39:07 UTC

Personated and targeted transition programme for SEND students moving to G6.

IEP Data - EY & PY

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Pupil Profile Data - EY & PY

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Level 2 SEND data

EY & PY AP3 Inclusion Data & Action Plan

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 10:41:52 UTC

SISD SOD External Assessment Procedures

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 10:43:02 UTC

Accountability: Parent Inclusion Champion

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-20 10:45:13 UTC

We have appointed a very knowledgeable and highly skilled parent inclusion champion. Nadine's son is a grade 3 level 3 student. The team (IST and SENDCo) meet with Nadine regularly to review progress and to discuss various inclusion initiatives. Nadine attends inclusion events and holds the department to account where necessary.

Weekly line management meetings with IST & SENCo

aoibheannminnock — 2025-03-21 05:46:41 UTC

Meeting minutes

Clear inclusion referral processes

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EY & PY SENCo running ASD awareness sessions in specific classes across the school

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Inclusive Classroom Toolkit

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-09 04:50:58 UTC

Parent help sheet - designed to support understanding when sharing intervention approaches and levels of SEND support with parents new to Inclusion.

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-09 04:58:13 UTC

EY Phonics planning: Personalised phonics planning / adaptive practice - incorporating small group rotations and targeted feedback

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External examination (NGRT) - Vulnerable students - Targeted action plan

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Student well-being listed as a key school priority

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A fully inclusive whole school behaviour policy with a scaffold approach to support and intervention.

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 03:23:21 UTC

A range of student leadership options for all students - including PY Inclusion Ambassadors

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 03:34:15 UTC

Well-being as a priority - Well-being Action Plan

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 03:35:58 UTC

Well-being as a priority - Data review

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Well-being Task force - regular meetings to ensure well-being is a school priority

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 03:36:54 UTC

Data Tracker: Pulse Well-being data

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Inclusion Action Plan

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Inclusion Policy

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Multi disciplinary team meeting - bi weekly

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HOI / SENDCo / Safeguarding lead / School counsellor meet bi-weekly to discuss key students and share updates ensuring wrap around care.

Link to school website

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 04:40:23 UTC

Fully inclusive school website

SEND level 2 - Pupil profile sample

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SEND level 3 - IEP Sample

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Whole School Inclusion Register

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Unified sports event - Staff Volunteers

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SEND level 3 student preforming at Emirates Literature Poetry competition

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SEND level 3 student - performed as soloist for school choir at international choirfest

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 04:50:55 UTC

Jeans for Genes at SISD

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 04:54:59 UTC

SEND students receiving the prestigious Principals award

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Therapist meeting minutes

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 04:58:42 UTC

Toddle post - Samples

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Change detectives - G5 to G6 personlaised SEND transition programme ran by IST

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 05:04:36 UTC

On this day, the change detectives completed a riddle & treasure hunt to find different key spaces within the secondary building.

Whole School Newsletter

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 05:09:35 UTC

Inclusion Display Board Samples - Celebrating our Inclusion Ambassadors

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Inclusion Display Board Samples - Celebrating the amazing talents of our Inclusion Students & Teachers

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NAU Global Campus

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 05:17:06 UTC

A wealth of professional development opportunities at our finger tips

Whole school induction schedule 24-25 - Inclusion as a priority

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 05:18:43 UTC

Speech and language therapy consent form - Onsite service

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Educational Psychology Report - Onsite observation consent form

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Leadership Learning Walks - Inclusion focus

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 05:23:52 UTC

Extract from a level 3 SEND communication book between iLSA/ Parents / IST and class teachers

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-10 07:28:18 UTC

Wellbeing Wednesdays

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 07:37:23 UTC

In Phase 3 and 4, every Wednesday is Wellbeing Wednesday. All students complete a PULSE questionnaire in Homeroom Time. Pastoral Team staff can use this to monitor changes in emotional wellbeing of all students, including discreet groups, such as Inclusion.

PY Student Voice

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 07:38:02 UTC

BGTY Day

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 07:39:44 UTC

All staff avail of one BGTY (Be Good To Yourself) Day every school year. Staff are encouraged to take this day to rest, relax and unplug from school. Staff can take this day at their discretion.

PSLT weekly agenda & meeting minutes

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 07:43:20 UTC

PSLT meet twice weekly to discuss logistics and Learning & teaching.

Pastoral Analysis

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 07:57:51 UTC

Playtime Duty Rotas

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Emirati Learning Plan

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Assessment & NGRT data

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Programme of Inquiry Sample

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SEND students attending ASA's

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ASA and Opportunity Hour Offerings

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SEND level 3 student preforming at Emirates Literature Poetry competition

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IT acceptable use policy

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LSA timetable of support

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AP3 SEND data - EY & PY

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 08:28:03 UTC

Transition - Change detectives - G5 to G6 personlaised SEND transition programme ran by IST

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 08:37:13 UTC

On this day, the change detectives completed a riddle & treasure hunt to find different key spaces within the secondary building.

Marking & Feedback Policy

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 08:53:59 UTC

Parent teacher conference - Target setting

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Student Leadership initiatives and opportunities

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Student leadership - Opportunity Hour

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Term 3 QA PD

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Display : Unit of Inquiry display

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Student Enrichment at SISD - Display

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Inquiry Cycle

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MUN Link

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 10:19:11 UTC

Team Angel Wolf

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 10:21:08 UTC

Inspiring School Assembly: Nick & Delphine Watson founded Team AngelWolf in 2014 in a move to reverse the prospects for their son Rio. Born with a chromosome disorder so rare that it affects only a handful of people worldwide – 1q44 deletion denovo syndrome – Rio’s chances for independence and participating in sport were set at almost zero, which was a barrier that the family were determined to overcome.

Positive Handling Training

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 10:22:11 UTC

A fast response to a growing need. 6 members of staff from SISD took part in a certified Dynamis, UK face to face training in November. The training was tailored to comply with all UAE, KHDA and local regulation guidelines. This ensured staff and students were kept safe in the event that Positive Handling is required.

Louise Dawson - Whole School Training - UDL

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 10:24:41 UTC

Bloom Therapy - Bilingual training on identifying speech needs in both English and French in the Early Years

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-14 10:26:07 UTC

Parent Survey feedback

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ASA & Opportunity Hours Offerings

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Partnership with Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools

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SEND level 3 student preforming at Emirates Literature Poetry competition

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Student Enrichment Padlet

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Student Enrichment Padlet

Anti-Bullying Policy

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Positive Behavior Policy

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Attendance & Punctuality Policy

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SEND level 3 students attending residential trips in UAQ

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Nov 4-6 & 6- 8 : Swiss International Scientific School Dubai - Grade 4 - Residential Trip - UAQ Marine Club

Online call with prospective parents in Europe with either HOI or SENCo to discuss intervention and levels of support at SISD

aoibheannminnock — 2025-04-15 06:07:04 UTC

As part of NAE, SISD works alongside other schools within the region, forming partnerships and working parties.

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Positive Behavior Policy

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SISD hosts a multitude of events on a termly basis and this is evident in the calendar overview

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Inclusion Support Timetable - Grade 5

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Sample of Inclusion Support timetable - Grade 5

Parent meeting logs - Sample

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Consistent approach to parent links and home-school collaboration

Regular parent workshops / Coffee mornings help my members of PSLT and ML

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RAHHAL Programme

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Contract and reduced fees sample

Evaluating the effectiveness of provision for those students on the Inclusion Register is built around these principals

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In addition, for those referred to Inclusion, we also follow this system.

A Graduated Response

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Inclusion at SISD uses a 'graduated response' to identify and remove barriers to learning to put effective inclusive provisions in place.

Analysis of Need: Use of GL assessments to build evidence of need.

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Assessment data for all student provide vital first layer evidence (CAT 4, NGRT, PASS...). Then we use specific SEND assessments to build a clearer picture - such as LASS, Recall and Lucid Exact.

Analysis of Need: Access Arrangements Register

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A detailed access arrangements register is compiled, which all staff can access. Arrangements are also listed on each Pupil Profile in Secondary (which is compiled with the student). This document is also regularly shared with staff.

Identification of Need: Observations following referral from staff

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Our referral process is well thought out. Initially, this will trigger a clearly identifiable form for staff to fill in on our main school page, an analysis of existing data, observations and information from all teaching staff concerned with this student.

Staff take professional responsibility for individual needs of learners within their class

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Teachers co-write risk assessments with Inclusion. In this example the Design Technology teacher worked with the G6 Inclusion Teacher to ensure that a student at L3 Inclusion had full access to the curriculum.

Students are aware of the inclusive ethos of the school.

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Here a Grade 9 student is volunteering in the Inclusion room at lunchtime and is playing chess with a G6 student on our Inclusion Register Level 2.

Inclusion is central to the school ethos

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Wall display to mark the entry to the new Inclusion space in Secondary

Inclusive ethos: Clarity in communication

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Inclusion teachers regularly brief teachers about students at L2 and L3 Inclusion, through in person explanations and through the Weekly Notices.

Achievement by all learners is celebrated

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Here are a number of students at L2 and L3 just after being presented with the Principal's award for BEST work.

Achievement by all learners celebrated

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Two out of three of these students are Level 2 Inclusion and are being presented with certificates for a academic competition

Staff take professional responsibility for individual needs of the learners

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This is a student at L3 Inclusion who played a piece with his music class. Each student G6-8 learn an instrument. The class teacher for Obi recognized his interest and talent for music, as well as his tall stature, and encouraged and coached him to play the double bass in the school concert.

Student success is celebrated

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Here a student at Level 3 is being awarded with a medal during sports day.

Transition Programmes exist for each key transition

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Each transition is managed by the Programme Coordinator for each stage. There are student briefings (such as the one above which just took place for G10), information packs and parent workshops.

Transition: New students are met by the SENCO/HOI before starting at SISD

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Inclusion work closely with admissions. Any student with an assessment report or an uneven CAT 4 profile will be referred to the Inclusion Department before enrolling and a meeting held with parents and student to ensure we can meet their needs. A spreadsheet of every referral is kept.

Support for student well-being

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Both schools have a counsellor who meets with students on a formal or informal basis. All students can avail of the service, and Inclusion staff can refer students to the counsellors. Weekly updates are sent to staff of which meetings took place.

Leaders regularly meet with Inclusion staff

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In Secondary, the Head of Secondary meets with HOI and SENCO each week. Inclusion teachers meet with Grade coordinators and counsellor each week. In the pastoral leaders meeting, Inclusion starts at the top of the agenda each week.

An effective safeguarding culture is in place

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We have a comprehensive lanyard system with security on every entry point. Visitors need to be accompanied at all times. Any professionals working with Inclusion will have a full safeguarding briefing. All staff have access to CPOMS to log any concerns, big or small. Our safeguarding lead, Ms Saskia, is extremely capable and speaks German, French, Arabic and English fluently.

Staff well-being is addressed effectively

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As well as 'Be Good to Yourself Day' there are additional staff events organised - this term there is swimming and yoga. Staff with serious long-term illness have been offered flexible working.

Monitoring systems improve the quality of education

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We have a system called 'Lessons Learned'. In this, we log all learning walks, lesson observations, book looks, which occur in regular cycles.

Leaders enagage with Inclusion

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Every week, our leaders make sure that Inclusion is at the forefront of teacher's minds - in briefing, top of the agenda in weekly meetings and, as pictured above, a regular slot in the weekly briefing notes.

Curriculum is broad - alternative pathway curriculum

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We offer an alternative pathway curriculum - ASDAN. Pictured is one of our G11 students on work experience at a local gym, Gymnation, as part of his ASDAN work.

The school is friendly and welcoming

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Pictured is an Inclusion lunchtime club, featuring those on our register and their friends.

The curriculum allows students to develop reading skills

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Students in Grade 6-10 have weekly dedicated literacy lessons, which include specific activities designed to improve reading, spelling and vocabulary.

Opportunities for learning beyond the classroom

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Recently, TEDx came to school. Chloe is on the MAGT and Inclusion registers. She delivered a stunning and highly personal speech on neurodiversity. It was so good, she was asked to speak to the whole school staff team. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z6-4p314NY

The IB curriculum offers opportunities for staff and learners to take risks and challenge themselves

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Embedded in the entire IB curriculum are these learner attributes.

NGRT presentation of data for Secondary

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Attendance Data

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Lesson planning - sample of push in support planning in Secondary

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This is for a L3 student in French

Weekly lesson planning - Pull-Out for 3 students in G9 (Arabic Exemption)

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One of our Students at L3 in G6 giving an assembly to his peers for Autism Awareness Week

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Grade 8's studying a play went to see it at Palm Jumeriah

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Considerable planning went into the trip since one of our students, who is a wheelchair user, wanted to go too. We made it happen!

We have a large range of after school clubs. Here one of our L3 students is playing with older students in games club

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We run a number of school residential trips which require careful planning to include everyone

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This is a trip to Kenya with a number of students at L2 Inclusion, who were accompanied by 2 Inclusion teachers.

We have a range of lunchtime clubs

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This is a chance for students to develop their interpersonal and communication skills. We have 2 members of Inclusion in our classroom each day to facilitate this.

School hosted the Youth event in Dubai - where one of our students made a stunning speech about neurodiversity

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Grade 10 students have recently helped to set up an Inclusion Council in Secondary

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They are speaking in each of the grade assemblies this term and will interview each applicant to the committee.

Learning communication skills by playing games

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Here a G11 and G8 student at Level 3 are playing a game with our Inclusion LSA, the wonderful Ms Lyn.