Character of the School

•  A two form entry, co-educational British international school for 4 to 18 year olds. The school does not select children for admission by ability other than to ensure that they have an appropriate level of English.
•  A school that serves children of British, Algerian and a wide range of other nationalities, including the children of the returning diaspora.  A school that provides an education based on the UK national curriculum. The school does not teach religion.
• A school which is fit for purpose being well-resourced, clean and fully maintained. A place which is safe for children where both their learning and emotional needs cared for.
• As the majority of students are not expected to have English as their first language, the school provides research-based, highly effective English as an Additional Language support.
• A school in which many of the teachers recruited are Algerian, who follow a structured professional development programme which supports them in attaining UK Qualified Teacher Status.  Meaning that the school is recognised as a "training school".
• The expatriate teachers are British with experience of teaching in the UK or a British school overseas and who welcome the opportunity to work collaboratively with their Algerian colleagues.
• A school which develops resilience in its students and provides them with a coherent approach to managing behaviour based on student-staff relationships, together with vocational, aesthetic, creative and extra-curricular activities which go beyond the academic curriculum and widen students' horizons by providing a global perspective.
• A school where students, parents and staff feel part of a community and where all treat each other with dignity and respect.
• Our students are encouraged to engage in charity work. By doing so, they develop their capacity to act empathetically, becoming citizens who show awareness of the world around them and who make a valuable contribution to the communities in which they live.

Graham McAvoy

Founder

Ethos & Values

Our aim is to develop students who will have the education and the resilience to thrive in an international environment. Teachers help students to do so by demonstrating:

•  their own global perspective; one which is tolerant, inclusive, respectful and welcomes other cultures
• their willingness to establish a learning culture which consistently seeks out international best practice
• a professional approach when working with students, parents and colleagues
• integrity in all that they say and do
• diligence in application to the challenges that they face
• the natural capacity to treat everyone, irrespective of their position, with dignity.

Our teachers’ interest in and knowledge of their subject means that they are able to bring their lessons alive in a way which engages all students and so enables them to see the value and relevance of what they are being taught.

All students are given every opportunity to succeed. The school staff work together in order to ensure that students who may be struggling in any regard are always given the support they need to achieve their best.

Continuous assessment of students’ progress together with friendly, specific, helpful and timely feedback means that students, staff and parents know at any given time how students are performing.

Students take the initiative and responsibility for organising extra-curricular activities. In this way, they create opportunities for themselves and their fellow classmates to broaden their range of skills and interests.

Graham McAvoy

Founder