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School Leadership and Management for School Improvement in the UAE: Enhancing Educational Standards 

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School Leadership and Management for School Improvement in the UAE: Enhancing Educational Standards 

Programme Overview

Topic
Inspection Readiness and School Leadership and Management for School Improvement in the UAE

Delivery Model

Face-to-Face

What is Included

Certificate of attendance

Course material (if applicable)

Cost

AED 1320 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
Course Dates will be Scheduled Once we have Sufficient Registrations to Ensure Course Viability.

Time

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Venue

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Booking Deadline
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Target audience

Senior Leadership Teams (including Heads, Deputy Heads, Assistant Heads, and Directors of Education)

Aims of the course
  • To equip the Senior Leadership Team with the strategic insight and operational tools needed to drive school improvement and confidently prepare for inspections by aligning all school systems with inspection expectations
Intended outcomes
  • Develop a clear school vision and strategic direction aligned with inspection frameworks.
  • Enhance educational leadership skills to manage and lead sustainable school improvement.
  • Build the capacity of school leaders to lead innovation and continuous improvement. – Develop accountability systems that demonstrate the impact of leadership on performance.
  • Improve policies, procedures, and curriculum design to raise standards of teaching and learning.
  • Ensure continuity and progression in student learning through cross-curricular links.
  • Adapt the curriculum for inclusivity, meeting the needs of diverse student groups. – Strengthen school sustainability through effective budgeting and resource management.
  • Deliver whole staff training so the school vision is known, understood, and implemented.
  • Build strong leadership through coaching and mentoring.
  • Conduct robust self-evaluation aligned to inspection criteria and write purposeful SEFs and SIPs.
  • Prepare documentation, facilities, and communication strategies to support inspection readiness.
  • Align school practices and leadership decisions with national and international inspection standards.
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Beth Harris is a qualified teacher and principal with over 25 years of experience in international education. She holds bachelor’s degrees in education and has worked in senior leadership roles across public and private schools in the UK, Europe, China, and the UAE. Her areas of expertise include curriculum design, assessment development, school improvement, and leadership training. As a registered inspector, Beth has participated in more than 500 school inspections worldwide, including leading inspections under multiple national frameworks. Her work includes extensive experience with inspection systems in the UAE, where she continues to support schools in aligning practice with regulatory standards. Beth provides consultancy focused on whole school improvement, senior leadership development, and capacity building through structured mentoring and coaching. Her approach to inspection readiness goes beyond short-term compliance; she supports schools in using the process as a lever for sustained improvement, effective self-evaluation, and strategic planning. Her training supports leadership teams to write robust SEFs and SIPs, lead inspections with confidence, and embed long-term systems that align with inspection frameworks and quality standards.

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This intensive two-day programme empowers school leaders to elevate school performance and educational standards through a dual focus on strategic leadership and inspection readiness. It equips Senior Leadership Teams (SLTs) with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to drive school improvement, prepare comprehensively for inspections, and lead educational change that has lasting impact. Participants will explore key themes including educational vision and direction, strategic leadership, capacity building, accountability, sustainable development, and effective preparation for inspection frameworks. The course is built around practical tools, live modelling, and case studies to help leaders understand the full inspection process while embedding high-impact leadership practices.

Course Objectives:

1. Strategic Leadership: Strengthen leadership approaches to ensure clear vision, direction, and capacity for improvement.

2. Self-Evaluation and Documentation: Support SLTs in writing strong SEFs and SIPs that directly align with inspection standards.

3. Inspection Readiness: Prepare leaders for every stage of inspection, including interviews, documentation, facilities checks, and classroom evidence.

4. Communication and Culture: Establish a whole-school communication strategy to ensure all stakeholders understand their role in achieving school improvement and inspection success.

5. Alignment and Impact: Support schools to embed inspection frameworks across all areas of policy and practice to secure long-term impact and excellence

د.إ2100
Trainer:
Beth Harris
Duration:
2 Days
Sessions:
2
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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