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Curriculum

English National Curriculum to IGCSE and A Level, with Arabic and Islamic Studies to MoE requirements throughout.

Early Literacy & Phonics

Systematic synthetic phonics daily, with reading books matched to the sound each child has reached.

FS1 – FS2 · daily
Ages 3–5

Outdoor Learning

An hour outside every day the temperature allows, with a covered garden classroom for the summer term.

FS1 – FS2 · daily
Ages 3–5

Early Arabic

Spoken Arabic through song and play, three sessions a week, taught by a specialist.

FS1 – FS2 · 3× weekly
Ages 3–5

English, Mathematics & Science

Core lessons every morning with the class teacher. Sets from Year 4 in mathematics only.

Years 1–6 · daily
Ages 5–11

Specialist Music

Taught by a music specialist from Year 1. Every child learns the recorder in Year 3 and a second instrument in Year 5.

Years 1–6 · 2× weekly
Ages 5–11

Swimming & Games

Swimming every week from Year 1 in the on-site pool, plus two games sessions.

Years 1–6 · 3× weekly
Ages 5–11

Arabic A & B and Islamic Studies

Streamed to MoE requirements, with a separate route for native and non-native speakers.

Years 1–6 · 4× weekly
Ages 5–11

Key Stage 3 Core

English, mathematics, the three sciences separately from Year 8, humanities, languages and technology.

Years 7–9
Ages 11–14

Options Taster Term

A full term of Year 9 spent sampling every IGCSE option before anything is chosen.

Year 9 · Autumn term
Age 13

IGCSE Programme

Nine or ten subjects. Five compulsory, the rest chosen — and changeable up to October of Year 10.

Years 10–11
Ages 14–16

Learning Support

In-class support first, withdrawal only where it genuinely helps. No additional charge at any stage.

Years 7–11 · as needed
Included

A Level Programme

Three subjects taught in groups of no more than twelve, with a fourth AS possible by agreement.

Years 12–13
Ages 16–18

Extended Project Qualification

A 5,000-word project supervised weekly. Half an A Level in UCAS points and the thing universities ask about.

Year 12 – Year 13
Included

University Guidance

Weekly from the start of Year 12, covering UK, US and UAE applications with separate admissions-test coaching.

Years 12–13 · weekly
Included

Sixth Form Enrichment

Every student takes one non-examined strand: debating, service, sport coaching or the school newspaper.

Years 12–13 · weekly
Included
Questions

What parents ask first

The English National Curriculum, leading to IGCSE and then A Level. We looked seriously at the IB Diploma in 2019 and decided a school of our size could not staff it properly — which felt more honest than offering a thin version of it.

Yes, but there is no charge for it and it is not competitive below Year 7. It exists so the class teacher knows where a child is on the day they arrive, not to filter applications.

Support is included in the fee at every stage. We do not charge separately for it, and we will tell you at assessment if we think we are not the right school for a particular need.

Twenty-six is the maximum in Primary and Secondary, twenty in Foundation, and twelve in A Level sets. Those are caps, not averages — we do not go over them to fill a place.

Where there is space, yes, and there often is in the spring term. Year 11 and Year 13 are the two exceptions, because arriving mid-course rarely serves the pupil.