📌 Overview

Star International School Twar is a bespoke English Curriculum school in the heart of Al Twar. We are very much a family school, with teachers, SLT, TAs, Admin and site staff all working alongside parents and the wider community to offer our children the best opportunities we possibly can. Star Al Twar, places a great emphasis on happiness, positivity and mindfulness for our children as well as our staff. We look forward to welcoming new families into our school community, where we hope you will embrace our friendship, trust and pursuit of excellence. OUR VISION Star International Al Twar, is an established school that nurtures students to reach their full Potential, through personalized learning, providing high quality teaching and Enabling students to promote positive change in their communities OUR MISSION Our Mission is to provide the highest quality of teaching using a rich variety of resources and technology underpinned by the National Curriculum of England. Caring about your Childs education, the right way, the STAR way These values are a core set of principles, which we believe will help shape our children into model citizens. We encourage our children to show these values in everyday interactions with each other as well as re-enforcing these values through the House system and through Key Stage assemblies. Our children are introduced to the Star Values in a child friendly manner through group discussions and roleplay. Summary of KHDA Inspection Star International School was inspected by DSIB from 14 to 16 November 2016 . The overall quality of education provided by the school is good. The section below summarises the inspection findings for each of the six performance indicators described in the framework. · Progress and attainment in English, mathematics and science are good overall, and Foundation Stage children are making very good progress in English. Students’ progress and attainment in Islamic education and Arabic are mainly acceptable. Students have well-developed learning skills in Foundation Stage and the primary and secondary phases. · Student’s personal and social attributes are developing very well. At all phases, students show very good attitudes and behaviour. Their understanding of Islamic values and Emirati culture is well developed, particularly at the secondary phase. Students of all ages show age-appropriate understanding of environmental issues. Older ones take practical steps to help in the local and wider community, while children at Foundation Stage can work independently and help to keep their classrooms tidy. · Teachers explain concepts and assess students’ understanding effectively. At times, the quality of lessons is very good or even outstanding, but this is not consistently the case. Written feedback to students to help them improve the quality of their work is a positive feature. · The curriculum is well designed, offering continuity and progression in students’ learning. It is adapted effectively to meet the needs of most groups of students. The curriculum in Foundation Stage, and the way in which it is adapted to meet the learning needs of different groups, is of very good quality. · The school’s attention to promoting healthy lifestyles and ensuring that all students, staff and visitors are safe is outstanding. Yoga and meditation sessions contribute to students’ wellbeing. Students benefit from good levels of care and support, and this aspect is very good at the Foundation Stage. · The school is well led. It has a good supply of resources and staff, and the premises are well maintained. Governance is good. Improvement planning is done systematically, as is self-evaluation, although the school’s view of its own performance in a range of aspects is often too high. Partnerships with parents are of very good quality. School's strengths · The curriculum is well-planned and implemented, particularly at the Foundation Stage. Teaching and assessment feedback in English, mathematics and science, with some very good or outstanding practice, result in overall good attainment and progress in those subjects, and some very good outcomes. · Student’s personal and social development is good or very good and, in some respects, outstanding. · Staff implement the school’s high-quality arrangements for promoting healthy lifestyles and ensuring that all are safe and protected in the school very well. · There is mutual benefit to parents and the school from the very good partnerships between them.... more less