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How we created a student support network

الطالب دعم شبكة إنشاء كيفيةJumeirah College, Dubai

Jumeirah College:

Is14 years old – جميرا كلية 14عمر% المنهاج تتبع – Follows a British Curriculumعاما

ةمختلط - Is coeducational البريطاني Educates students from 11-18 – عمر من 11الطالب

عمر ل – 18Supports 1200 Studentsإلى الدعم 1200تقدمالرقابة Holds a DSIB Outstanding ratingطالب هيئة من مصنفةممتازة كمدرسة

Putting students at the centre of all we do!

• A pedagogical paradigm shift in delivery in the classroom

• British Curriculum – Every Child Matters (Children's Act 2004)

• ‘Failure to thrive’ – development of student entitlement

• Safeguarding – Wadeema’s Law – Higher Ministry – introduction of Child Protection Unit – ‘Shared responsibility’

What drives this Philosophy

DSIB Quality Indicators• 2.1 Attitudes and Behaviour والسلوك المواقف

• 2.2 Students’ understanding of Islamic values and cultural awareness الطلب للقيم فهم ة

اإلسالمية و الثقافية

• 2.3 Community and environmental responsibilityوالبيئة المجتمع ناحية المشئولية

المحيطة

• 5 Protect and support للطالب المقدم والدعم الحماية

• Child protection األطفال حماية• Regular and transparent training programme – 3 tier

programme

• Counsellor – Open Door Policy and positive proactive

mentoring

• Links with external providers – Accuro, STS,

Ecoventure

• Parent Engagement

• A network approach – vertical and horizontal

integration

DSIB Quality Indicator 5.1 – Health & Safety

HouseStaff

Pastoral Support

Mechanisms

Head of

Year FormTutor

VicePrincipalPastoral

StudentCounsellor

College Nurses

PEStaff

• Promoting healthy living تشجيع الصحية الحياة

• Personal, Social, Health, Cultural and

Economic Education (PSHCEE)

• Physical Education

• ECA Programme

• Parent engagement ‘Get fit with the

Principal’

DSIB Quality Indicator 5.1 – Health & Safety

• Health and Safety الصحة والسالمة• Regular audit of the site – Operational and

Educational

• Supplementary Staff Support Document

• External audit – from specialist organisations

• Municipality and KHDA Compliance check list and

guidelines

• Emergency Action Plan and Normal Operating

Procedure

DSIB Quality Indicator 5.1 – Health & Safety

Student Entitlement Model:

• Extra-Curricular Activities – Sport, the arts,

debating

• Student Leadership Opportunities

• Incentives to succeed – the House System

Putting students at the centre of all we do.

Leadership Opportunities• Student Executive• House Captains• Sports Captains• College Council• Year Council• Form Representatives• House Representatives• Peer Mentors• Debating – Model United Nations• GEMS Young Leader Programme

The House System

The House System

• Incentives to take part and succeed

• Vertical integration – support from senior

peers

• Tiered event programme with breadth

• Executive House Points

• What is support? More than Just being there.

• Who is responsible? Everyone – shared responsibility

• How do we achieve this?• Build capacity• Training• Safeguarding• Be PROACTIVE not REACTIVE• Create a NETWORK

Summary

Learn. Aspire. Be.

Questions from the floor

Learn. Aspire. Be.

Thank you