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Preparing for School Inspections

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Preparing for School Inspections

14 Students

Programme Overview

Topic
Inclusion and Preparing for Inspections 

Delivery Model

E-learning

What is Included

Certificate of attendance

Course material (if applicable)

Cost

AED 720 plus 5% VAT (per delegate)

Registration

Please fill out the booking form to register.

If you would like bespoke in-school training, please contact Paola (paola@infinitelearning.ae) for more information.

Course Details

Date of Training
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Time

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Venue

Online

Booking Deadline
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Target audience

PRIMARY and SECONDARY School staff who have an interest in students with additional needs, whether they are already identified with a need, or on their journey.  Principals, Senior Leaders, Middle Leaders, Heads of Inclusion, SENCos, Aspiring SENCos

Aims of the course

A dedicated Special Educational Needs and Inclusion course, tailored to school staff who are leading and managing the Inclusion work within school.  Inclusion is a whole school provision.  This course looks at understanding the journey that Dubai has been on and takes an in depth look at the documentation provided by KHDA to guide Inclusion within schools.  We will also look at how to use that documentation to Audit the department, create a robust Strategic Action Plan and a clearly evidenced Self Evaluation.

Intended outcomes
  • Boost the confidence of staff when supporting children with additional needs
  • Provide an understanding of this History of Inclusion in Dubai and the connected documentation
  • Enable the Inclusion team in school to create a strong, robust Strategic Action Plan and Self Evaluation documentation
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Louise Dawson is an independent consultant, supporting schools, and organisations, with Inclusion and School Improvement across the Middle East. Louise has worked in Dubai for 10 years and Hong Kong for 8. Previously with Kings' School Al Barsha, Wellington International School, and Jumeirah College, she is well placed to understand not only education and the inspection frameworks but also additional needs from identification, through support and to evidencing progress; as well as understanding the unique inclusion journey that the UAE has been on. Louise is a very rare specialist in direct 'hands on' support, senior leadership and currently serves voluntarily as Inclusion Governor for four schools. Louise writes & delivers training through her website and Infinite Learning. She works closely with Inclusion Expert to bring quality training opportunities to the Middle East. Louise is Co-Founder of the International Forums of Inclusion Practitioners and speaks frequently across many education platforms such as GESS, Outstanding Schools, Optimus Education and the Inclusion and Wellbeing MENA. The Global Inclusive Teaching Initiative (GITI) was launched in 2022. GITA, a programme of online differentiation training, written by Daniel Sobel, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Helena Wallberg, Abigail Gray and Louise is currently being trialled across the world. Louise has hosted three sessions for WhatWorksX with KHDA. Louise is also an advocate of assistive technology and works closely with tech companies to bring software to the Middle East such as Texthelp, Crick Software, IDL and Netsupport. Louise signposts local companies who had solid reputations and results, as well as products and services from other countries.

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Programme details:

A dedicated Special Educational Needs and Inclusion course, tailored to school staff who are leading and managing the Inclusion work within school.  Inclusion is a whole school provision.  This course looks at understanding the journey that Dubai has been on and takes an in depth look at the documentation provided by KHDA to guide Inclusion within schools.  We will also look at how to use that documentation to Audit the department, create a robust Strategic Action Plan and a clearly evidenced Self Evaluation.

 

*  Times are UAE 4pm to 5pm via ZOOM.

Session 1: History of the KHDA Inclusion Journey

We will review the history of Inclusion in Dubai and how the Inspection Agenda from KHDA supports the development of school provision.  Questions & Answers.

 

Session 2: Key Documentation

In this session, we will review all the official documentation and frameworks that support our work with Students of Determination.  Questions & Answers.

 

Session 3: Strategic Action Planning

In Session 3, we look at how to create a robust and accurate action plan which is tied to the KHDA Self Evaluation Form and is supported by an Inclusion Audit.  Questions and Answers.

 

Session 4: Robust Self Evaluation

In the final session, we will look at the KHDA Inspection Self Evaluation Form and review different methods to complete the Self Evaluation Form and ensure you have robust evidence to support the strengths within the school.  Questions and Answers.

 

Programme Context:

The Dubai Inclusive Education Policy Framework (2017) and subsequent documentation places inclusion highly on the agenda in all schools.   It states that schools should:

  • Develop a vision for inclusion
  • Communicate an inclusive ethos
  • Provide clear policy, process and procedure
  • Provide a Standard School Service
  • Have clear systems of school-based support

 

This course is part of a series of three covering the different elements of creating and providing an inclusive community within your school in the UAE.

  • Course 1: Leading and Managing Inclusion in the UAE – Part 1
  • Course 2: Leading and Managing Inclusion in the UAE – Part 2
  • Course 3: Inclusion – Preparing for A DSIB Inspection
د.إ720
Trainer:
Louise Dawson
Duration:
4 Hours
Sessions:
4
Language:
English

Natalie Croome is a cross-curricular generalist, specialising in helping teams hone in on just what it is that student learning is showing them about possible areas of focus for teacher and/or leader learning. Using Professional Learning Standards as drivers in the design of high-quality Professional Learning Programmes, Natalie guides teams of leaders through engaging inquiries, honing in on connecting teacher learning to student learning. Natalie brings a fresh, adaptable and flexible approach to her work in leading Professional Learning; keeping it open to questions, research and taking a personal approach to the design process. In this way, she involves Professional Learners in the whole process, from identifying the focus area/s, designing the learning,facilitation, school-based practice, sharing findings, asking new questions... Areas of expertise include teacher identity, the ethics and professional practice of international education, global education pedagogies, bilingual & multilingual classrooms, inquiry-based learning, Cognitive Coaching, interdisciplinary & transdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning, collaborative happiness, Positive Psychology and Emotional Intelligence. Natalie combines a professional approach with a sense of fun and a passion for connecting with people, building relationships, and leveraging curiosity, creativity and play as powerful learning tools.

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