TCSI SIP

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2020-2021 OVERALL SCHOOL TARGETS Key Priority : ● ● ● ● Ref

Improve attainment in Arabic at the secondary phase.

Teachers should ensure greater consistency in setting tasks and activities that fully meet the needs of all learners.

Ensure a more coherent programme of counselling to support students’ needs.

Governors should ensure that school leaders have sufficient time to carry out their departmental responsibilities in order to improve outcomes for students.

Actions/Strategies/Tasks

Communication skills in Arabic will be developed through: ➢ Training students in the use of Arabic language in real life situations ➢ Ensure that Arabic lessons focused on conversation rather than one that primarily teaches grammar and vocabulary rather than on actually using them in normal ➢ Provide the students with listening Links using YouTube or QR as we believe the only way to develop fluency in speaking is by huge amounts of listening, and then practicing. ➢ Teachers plan lessons which provide opportunities for students to develop their speaking and listening ➢ Teachers provision of appropriate challenge in lessons ➢ Teachers plan lessons which provide opportunities for students to develop critical and higher order thinking skills such Students more actively

Lead Person

Arabic HOD

Resources/Costs

Arabic Curriculum

Timeline (Starting & Monitoring Impact dates)

November 2019December 2020

Success criteria

❖ ❖

Arabic Teachers ❖ ❖ ❖ Arabic Lesson Plans ❖

❖

Attainment in Arabic at the Secondary Phase is improved.

Lesson observation and learning walk indicates that most of the students has developed their critical thinking , problem solving Most of the students are able to speak to related topics (Short –Long time ) according to their abilities Teachers encouraging the students to use of Arabic language in real life situations Majority of the students show improvement in spoken Arabic Arabic Activity books and the Teachers plan lessons which provide opportunities for students to develop their speaking and listening Lesson observation and learning walk indicates that most of the students have developed their listening and speaking skills.

Achieved or Ongoing

Achieved

Partially Achieved and Ongoing

Achieved

Achieved

Achieved

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Most of the students are able to speak to related topics (Short –Long time ) according to their abilities ❖ Almost all students will make significant progress against their starting points. ❖ Students more actively engaged in relevant and practical learning activities ❖ Teachers encouraging the students to use of Arabic language in real life situations ❖ Majority of the students show improvement in spoken Arabic ❖ Arabic Activity books and the Teachers plan lessons which provide opportunities for students to develop their speaking and listening

Partially Ongoing

December 2019December 2020

❖ Heads of Department have more sufficient time handling their responsibilities and dealing with their respective department’s issues and plans. ❖ Outcomes for students are improved.

Achieved

December 2019 to December 2020

❖ Professional Development sessions are held with focus on developing the Teachers Knowledge of The MOE expectations and framework

Achieved

❖

➢ Students more actively engaged in relevant and practical learning activities engaged in relevant and practical learning activities ➢ Show and tell ( for Primary school) ➢ Debates for Arab students in Year 8 and 9 ➢ Creative writing Completion ➢ Using mind maps/Arabic Quizzes ➢ Read Aloud during Arabic lessons and Arabic ➢ Guided reading programme ➢ Just a minute talk at the beginning of all Arabic teachers /Show and tell ( for Primary Section ) ➢ Arabic Activity Book exercises

Reduction of loads for Heads of Department with 53% of teaching and 47% time to handle and manage different Departmental Affairs..

Principal SLT HODs

Time table HOD Schedule

Extending teachers knowledge of MOE curriculum standards and raising their expectations of students.

Principal SLTs

MOE Curriculum

HODs ❖ Teachers become more aware of their role in curriculum development and implementation.

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Achieved

Partially Achieved and Ongoing

and

Hiring of School Counselor and Career Counselor and development of a coherent counselling programme to support student’s needs.

Principal HR Student Counselor Career Counselor

Employee’s Contract/Appointment Employee’s credentials

Professional Developments for Teachers for Teaching Strategies and Lesson Planning

Teachers HODs SLTs

PPT Training Plan

Subsequent and regular Lesson Observation of teachers conducted by the Heads of Department/Senior Leadership Team.

SLTs HODs Teachers

Observation Records Lesson Plan New Lesson Observation Format designed and implemented

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August 2020 and ongoing (programme implemented throughout the Academic year, August 2020-June 2021) December 2019 September 2020 February 2021 April 2021 January 2020 April 2020 August 2020

❖ Students are properly and well supported through the counseling programme. ❖ Students are well guided on their career pathways and choices.

Achieved

❖ Tasks and activities in class fully met the needs of all learners and students in class. ❖ Consistent lesson planning and delivery of tasks. ❖ Feedback on teachers’ way of teaching and strategies help teachers improve and target particular student learning skills.

Partially Achieved Ongoing

Achieved

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2020-2021 Student’s Achievement/Progress and Attainment Key Priority : ● Progress and Attainment ● Islamic Education ● Arabic as First Language ● Arabic as Additional Language Targets : ● Improve students' abilities to memorize and use Islamic quotations and their understanding and recitation of the Holy Qur’an. ● Improve students’ speaking skills to enable them to articulate their thoughts using extended sentences. ● Improve student’s creative and extended writing skills across both phases of the school. ● Develop student’s writing skills and continue to accelerate their writing progress by providing evaluative rubrics to help structure their compositions.

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Actions/Strategies/Tasks

Lead Person

Raise the level of challenge during lessons to encourage critical thinking and problem solving across all subjects.

Principal, Section Heads HODs Teachers

Lesson Plan Curriculum Computers

HOD Islamic Teachers HOS

Teacher resources, plans,

❖ Teachers plan lessons which provide

Resources/Costs

Timeline (Starting & Monitoring Impact dates) January 2020 April 2020 August 2020

opportunities for students to develop their speaking and listening and critical skills.

To enhance students’ understanding of the Holy Qur’an and Hadeeth across all phases through different activities catering to different student levels, incorporating challenging tasks.

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made lesson

December 2019December 2020

Success criteria

❖ Critical thinking and problem solving are embedded in every lesson and students are very much encouraged to practice them in class. ❖ Lessons are carefully planned and they are made sure that it opens opportunities to students to develop listening and critical skills. ❖ Most students able to apply the message of the Surah from the MOE textbooks. ❖ Most students have good understanding of Asma-ul-Husna and duaa’ mentioned in MOE textbook.

Achieved or Ongoing

Partially Achieved/ Ongoing

Partially Achieved and Ongoing

❖ Majority of the student exhibit knowledge of the subject and interpretation of the Surah and its real-life application, in the regular school life.

http://www.islamictub e.com/, www.noblequran.com, www.searchtruth.com, www.farhathashmi.co m, Quran navigation, Exam data

Enhance list of interesting topics that can bring real life application to students understanding of the UAE.

Teachers HOD

Lesson plan SOW’s Virtual tours

October 2020

❖ The majority of students will have a greater appreciation for the history, culture and commerce of the UAE.

Partially Achieved/ongoing

Incorporate new MOE text book into lesson planning.

Teachers HOD

MOE Text Book

September 2020

Implemented

Investigating UAE culture and heritage by virtually visiting UAE heritage sites.

Teachers HODs

Websites/Links Computer/Laptop

January 2021

❖ New textbook and previous subject topics will enhance knowledge of important events that have occurred in the UAE amongst majority of students. ❖ Students will be familiarized with the culture of UAE.

Use “Seesaw” as an additional online platform for students in Year 1 and 2.

Head of Section Teachers HODs

Seesaw log-in details Email Addresses

October 2020 (all throughout the school year)

❖ Teachers will have better interactive platform with parents. ❖ Better communication with parents.

Achieved

Utilization of “Ladder” as a platform for grades/marks, progress tracking and generation of progress reports and graphs.

Teachers HODs SLTs

Log-In Details Ladder Subscription

❖ Grades and marks of students are properly recorded and organized. ❖ Assessment results of each student are well recorded. ❖ Progress graphs and progress reports are generated.

Ongoing

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Ongoing

Collaborative planning of lessons during subject coordination meetings to incorporate activities like “What If” Questions in all subjects to promote critical thinking.

Teachers HODs SLTs

Lesson Plans

September 2020-July 20021

❖ Students develop critical thinking and are given opportunity to explore answers to questions through research.

Partially Implemented across the Departments/Ongoing

Training students in the use of technology for researches in all respective subjects.

Teachers HODs/IT

Lesson Plans Computers/ICT

Teachers HODs

Lesson Plans Computers Links Educational Websites

❖ Students regularly utilize ICT skills for research ❖ Students develop ICT/Research Skills ❖ Students develop and improve listening and speaking skills

Implemented

Provide the students with listening Links using YouTube or QR as we believe the only way to develop fluency in speaking is by huge amounts of listening, and then practicing.

September 2020-July 2021 September 2020-July 2021

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Ongoing

Key Priority : ● Learning Skills /Innovation ● English ● Mathematics ● Science Targets : ● Improve student’s writing skills in the FS and primary phases by providing more opportunities to write with support. ● Extend the opportunities in the lower primary phase to develop further their speaking and presentation skills. ● Ensure that all teachers plan effectively so that all students are challenged and supported according to their levels of ability. ● Ensure that all students, at an age-appropriate level, make reasoned predictions, plan and carry out independent investigations to test their predictions and evaluate the outcomes. ● Encourage more student-led learning in the lower primary phase including extending opportunities for discussion. ● Refine teachers’ assessments of students’ achievement. ● Provide all students with additional opportunities to develop independent research skills and to apply their skills in critical thinking and problem solving across all subjects.

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Actions/Strategies/Tasks

Lead Person

Resources/Costs

Timeline (Starting & Monitoring Impact dates)

Success criteria

Achieved or Ongoing

To continue to raise writing standards: ●

Use ‘Talk for Writing’ strategies in writing lessons of Phase 2 and raise the number of confident writers.

● Spiral all writing tasks on TOWER model (Talk, Organize, Re-write).

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Write,

Edit

and

Head of English Department Teachers

Lesson Plans Writing Tasks activities

and

November 2020

❖ Large Majority of students will write with confidence.

SLTs ❖ Almost all students will make significant progress against their starting points.

Partially Achieved/ongoing

● Conduct Big Write sessions once in every

Majority of FS students use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds.

term. ● Maintain writing portfolios to track progress of writing over the years. ● Celebrate students’ writing prowess with the parent community through class magazines and showcase the report writing skills of students to the target audience through the Newsletter.

Teachers and HOD

Lesson Plans Writing Tasks activities

SLTs HODs Teachers

Lesson Plan Observation Records

and

September 2020- July 2021

They also write some irregular common words. They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Some words are spelt correctly, and others are phonetically plausible.

Ongoing

_ Increase the Early Learning Goals for

writing come with both literacy and physical development by developing a writing program for FS

Develop students skills in critical thinking, problem solving , enquiry and research

September July 2021

❖ Lesson observation and learning walk indicates that most of the students has developed their critical thinking , problem solving ❖ Most of the students are able to speak to related topics (Short –Long time ) according to their abilities ❖ Students more actively engaged in relevant and practical learning activities ❖ FS have developed a special Mental Math program where students have “Mad Minutes” every day to practice mental math

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Partially Implemented across the Departments/ongoing

❖ Integrate science in all subjects and use scientific skills to increase critical thinking in FS students

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2020-2021 Students Personal & Social Development and their Innovation Skills Key Priority: ● Personal Development ● Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world culture ● Social responsibility and innovation skills Target : ● Extend the participation of students in all phases, in entrepreneurial and volunteering projects that make worthwhile social contributions.

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Actions/Strategies/Tasks

Lead Person

Resources/Costs

Timeline

Success criteria

Achieved or Ongoing

(Starting & Monitoring Impact dates)

Ensure most students have a firm understanding of how Islamic values influence contemporary society particularly UAE heritage and culture by integrating it with all subjects and develop cross curricular projects to enhance Islamic and UAE cultural awareness.

Examples are: Art: ❖ Calligraphy of Surah Yasin, Surah Qaaf and Surah Hujraat ❖ Visual description of Surah Al Kahaf, Surah Mulk ❖ UAE and Turkish fusion of calligraphy and painting styles

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HOD Teachers

Lesson plans SOW’s Activity calendar

November 2020

❖ Almost all students will have increased knowledge of concepts across different subject areas.

❖ Students will have greater appreciation about the importance of Islamic culture in the UAE.

❖ Most students will gain information about the Islamic states, their history, culture and famous personalities.

Achieved

Social Studies: ❖ Leadership qualities of Sheikh Zaid and Sheikh Muhammad

Partially Achieved/Ongoing

ICT: ❖ Design new 3D printed models of Mosques fusion of UAE. ❖ Documentary report on UAE Mosques and culture.

Science ❖ STREAM week linking the projects with the Quranic reference.

Math World PIE day identifying the mathematical evidences from Quran.

Understanding of Islamic values and UAE culture through different campaigns online.

Examples are: ● Zayed Humanitarian Day ● Ramadan charity market ● Food distribution at Labor Camp

HOD Teachers

Lesson plans Activity calendar

December 2019December 2020

❖ Most

students

develop

better

Partially Achieved and -Ongoing

understanding of Islamic culture and heritage.

❖ Majority of the students have greater appreciation about the importance of Islamic culture in the UAE

Awareness drive and campaign to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in school and the community through webinars, links, videos and Covid-19 lesson integration in all subjects.

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Principal SLT Nurse HODs Teachers All school staff

Online posters Powerpoint presentation Posters Lessons on Covid-19

OctoberDecember 2020.

❖ Students and all staff are more aware of the tips and strategies on how to prevent the spread of Covid-19. ❖ The school maintains a healthier, Covid-10 free environment/community.

Implemented

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2020-2021 Teaching and Assessment Key Priority: ● Teaching for Effective Learning ● Assessment Target : ● Ensure that all teachers plan effectively in all subjects so that all students are challenged and supported according to their ability. ● Ensure all teachers are consistently involving students in self-assessment.

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Actions/Strategies/Tasks

Assessments and examinations are given and provided online to students using quizz of Microsoft Teams, teacher made assessments and other necessary platforms.

Lead Person

Teachers HODs

Resources/Costs

MS Teams Assessments

Timeline (Starting & Monitoring Impact dates) October 2020

Success criteria

Achieved or Ongoing

❖ Students are able to take their

Achieved

assessment with clear instructions ❖ Carefully

made

and

constructed

assessments are provided to students.

Conduct and administer GL Assessments to students for baseline and benchmarking.

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Teachers HOD Assessment Officer IT

GL Assessments Computers/Laptop Internet Connection

October 2020

❖ Baseline and benchmarks collected and recorded. ❖ Teachers are able to identify levels of students and are able to match it with their lessons.

Achieved

❖ Benchmarks are able to help teachers in differentiation.

Regular teacher observation and monitoring of lesson plans to ensure that teachers plan effectively in all subjects.

Teachers HODs SLTs

Lesson Plans Observation Records

October 2020

❖ Effective implemented teachers.

lesson and

plans

are

delivered

by

Achieved/Ongoing

❖ Students are challenged and supported according to their ability.

To continue improvement in teaching and learning through better use of assessment information to match the learning needs of all students and help them understand what they need to do to improve.

1) Using external assessment to moderate internal assessments

2) Use CAT4 reports to guide in lesson 3) 4)

5) 6) 7)

planning.

Analysis of group data to check for improvement in student attainment across year groups/subject areas Content analysis of data to ensure appropriate support for underachieving students provide challenging tasks to high achievers.

Continuation of activity-based learning in the class in order to raise attainment and progress.

Conduct interactive quizzes using the Extreme Collaboration (Primary) & Kahoot (Secondary) software To continue planned program of CPD’s e.g. mentoring, coaching, modelling lessons and peer observations

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HOS/ HOD Teachers

CAT4

Lesson plans, Seating plans Differentiated activities

September 2020 (Monthly course work record scrutiny.

End of each term)

❖ Using external exam data to improve attainment and progress.

❖ Monthly performance record sheets.

evaluation, through

students’ coursework

❖ Most of the students show progress according to the starting points.

Extreme Collaboration, Kahoot

❖ Attainment and progress to be ensured

Feedback forms, Self-evaluation forms, Appraisal forms, Training

❖ PLPs/IEP’s to cater the needs of

through learning support.

determined students.

❖ Most teachers conduct lessons that caters the needs of all students with different learning styles.

❖ Increase student’s engagement and Ongoing Fortnightly CPD sessions

motivation to accelerate attainment and progress during lessons.

❖ Students are motivated to present information through projects, displays,

Achieved

Fortnightly Coordination meeting in stay back sessions

research work, interviews, and study tours.

❖ Most student’s engagement improved as a result of using the Extreme Collaboration and Kahoot software’s

❖ Good practices more evident in classrooms

❖ Most teachers conduct lessons that incorporate collaborative and independent learning which enhances student understanding of the Holy Qur’an and Hadeeth and its real life application Record and analyze student score on assignments, quizzes, and tests. Record observations of each student, focusing on a specific group each week based on recent performance.

Research based assessment Project based assessment Quiz assessment

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Teachers HOD

School assessment google sheet

October 2020

May 2021

❖ All students will be assessed and show the progress. ❖ All marks are assessment results are recorded and student’s progress tracked.

Achieved

Partially Achieved/ongoing

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2020-2021 Curriculum Key Priority: ● Curriculum Design & Implementation ● Curriculum Adaptation Target: ● Ensure that the curriculum is appropriately modified to meet individual students’ needs and offers further opportunities to develop students’ innovation skills.

Ref

Actions/Strategies/Tasks

To continue to provide rich and varied Subject Curriculum with opportunities to extend learning, strengthen ICT skills and to make innovative use of technologies to extend learning in a range of subjects.

Lead Person

Principal/ HODs

Resources/Costs

Websites Online Platforms Rising star /Collins assessment & progression Computers

Timeline (Starting & Monitoring Impact dates) December 2019December 202

Success criteria

❖ Teachers of each subject consistently

Achieved or Ongoing

Achieved

use different links and websites or QR Codes and other math related websites to promote independent learning and strong ICT integration. ❖ Students become more aware of using different online platforms and become better with their computer skills and knowledge.

Curriculum Modification is prepared for different subjects and provided most especially to students of Determination.

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Head of Inclusion Principal Head of Section HODs

Curriculum

December 2019December 2020

❖ Based on the Modified Curriculum, teachers are able to modify assessments and lessons. ❖ Lessons are differentiated through the modified curriculum.

Achieved

Curriculum mapping and diagramming of curriculum to address and identify academic gaps, redundancies and misalignments for purposes of improving the overall coherence of a course of study or its effectiveness.

Principal SLT HODs Teachers

Curriculum

SALT- Skills and Attitude for Life Transformation for Students’ Personal Development for Year 6, 7 and 8.

HODs/HOS Coordinators Teachers

SALT Modules Lesson Plan

September 2020-June 2021

❖ Students’ Life Skills are enhanced and transformed. ❖ Students’ Leadership and Creative Skills are enhanced and developed.

Implemented and ongoing

ROBOTICS is included in the curriculum

ICT Teachers Head of ICT

Robotics Modules and Lesson Plan

December 2019-March 2020

❖ Students become more aware of technology and computers ❖ Students become more competitive and motivated to learn about technology ❖ Students competing internationally and locally.

Achieved

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October 2020 January 2021 March 2021

❖ Academic gaps are identified and

Achieved

addressed. ❖ Curriculum is improved implemented effectively.

and

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2020-2021 The Protection, Care, Guidance and Support of Students Key Priority: ● Health and safety, including arrangements for child protections/safeguarding. ● Care and Support ● Inclusion of Students of Determination Target: ● Ensure that students with gifts and talents receive appropriate support and challenge in lessons and in extra curricular activities. ● Review and improve arrangements for effective evacuation arrangements throughout the school, especially in all classrooms. ● Ensure that high-quality support is available to students of determination in all lessons. ● Provide appropriate training and support for parents to assist them in understanding their children’s needs.

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Actions/Strategies/Tasks

Lead Person

Resources/Costs

Timeline (Starting & Monitoring Impact dates)

Develop and enhance a systematized procedure for the identification of gifted and talented students through the use of “referral forms for the gifted and talented” and by analysis of CAT 4 results and other assessments in TCSI.

Head of Inclusion Teachers Section Head/HODs Coordinators

Referral forms for the Gifted and Talented Students

Hold Termly meetings and ALP Conference with the parents to further discuss goals and targets, and on how to challenge the gifted and talented student’s skills and abilities.

Head of Inclusion Parents Teachers

Advance Plan

November-

Achieved or Ongoing

❖

Gifted and talented students are identified and the level of challenge for them is improved.

Partially Achieved and Ongoing

❖

ALP Conference conducted and the steps to further enhance and develop the gifted and talented students’ skill and abilities clearly discussed and considered.

Partially Achieved and Ongoing

December 2020

CAT 4/GL Results

Learning

Communication parents

to

December 2020 March 2020 June 2020

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Success criteria

Review and revise school policy on the Gifted and Talented Students indicating the well-defined procedure on the identification of the gifted and talented and how the school takes care and challenge of such students. To make sure that the Policy for G & T is shared throughout the school.

Head of Inclusion Teachers Section Head/HODs Coordinators

Policy on the Gifted and Talented Students

Review, revise and share the school policy of Health and Safety (Safeguarding), Child Protection, Positive Behavior and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and make sure that they are strictly and well implemented all throughout the school.

Principal Head of Inclusion Teachers Section Head/HODs Coordinators Nurse

Policy on Child Protection, Safeguarding (Health and Safety), BYOD, Positive Behavior

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September 2020

Google Drive

October 2020

❖ Policy on the Gifted and Talented students prepared and teachers are well informed about its content especially the guideline and procedures on identification, challenging and handling gifted and talented students in class.

Achieved

Policy on Safeguarding, Child Protection, Positive Behavior, Health and Safety, Cyber Safety and Anti Bullying and BYOD carefully revised, shared and strictly implemented all throughout the school.

Achieved

❖ All teachers are aware of the revised and existing policies on safeguarding and Child protection.

School Policies Discussion on safeguarding policies and child protection policies to ensure that all teachers and staff are aware of its content and implementation system.

Principal Head of Inclusion Nurse Teachers Section Heads HOD’s

Teachers and staff are assigned and given duties in different areas of the school to monitor and supervise students in the morning, during snack break, lunch break and dispersal time to ensure child/student safety and protection during the mentioned periods.

Principal Teachers School Staff Section heads HODs Coordinators

-Child Protection Policy -Health and Safety Policy -Positive Behavior Policy -Cyber safety and Anti Bullying policy

Incident Record (for any accidents, untoward incidents during break time)

November 2020

❖ Policies are clearly discussed with teachers ❖ Teachers are well informed and aware of the existing school policies on Safeguarding ❖ Safeguarding policies strictly implemented all throughout the school

Achieved

All throughout the school year

❖ Students/children are well supervised and monitored during breaks, start of the school day and dispersal. ❖ Teachers being proactive and vigilantly supervising students. ❖ Non-occurrence of any accidents or any untoward incidents during break time, start of the school day and dispersal time due to teacher supervision and monitoring.

Achieved and In Place

❖ Students are more disciplined and well-behaved and made aware of the consequences of any unacceptable behavior in school. ❖ Discipline committee aside from the Head of Sections and coordinators

Achieved

(ongoing)

Whistle-to give signal to the students School Bell

Discipline committee is empowered and organized and teachers are appointed to be part of the team to ensure strict implementation of the Positive Behavior Policy.

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Teachers Head of Section

Behavioral logs/record

All through our the school year (Ongoing)

HODs

being able to instill good discipline to each student of TCSI.

Anti-Bullying Week celebration in TCSI in collaboration with Cartoon Network and Department of Health Authority to encourage and teach students to be kind and nice to other students and make them aware of the bad effects of bullying in school and why it is not good to bully.

Principal Head of Section HODs Teachers

Anti-bullying program/list of activities/schedule

Discipline Committee

Student Art works on anti-bullying

November 2020

❖ Anti-bullying week successfully held Achieved

September 2020

❖ Coordinators for each Key Stage appointed and supervision of teachers and students is made in a more systematic way. ❖ Easier implementation of discipline, good behavior, child protection and safety all throughout the school

Achieved and In Place

All throughout the school year

❖ Every untoward student incident or accident reported and recorded to those in charge/Discipline Committee.

Student safety and protection more ensured.

Achieved and In Place

Posters

in TCSI. ❖ Students encouraged and educated to have compassion with other students and discouraged on bullying. ❖ Students are safe and well protected against bullying.

Head of Inclusion

Re-appointment of coordinators for EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, to ensure orderliness and easy implementation of school policies especially the safeguarding policies.

Principal

School Policies

Coordinators

Safeguarding policies

Incident Reports/Behavior Log made available to ensure all incidents or untoward accidents are recorded and monitored to ensure child safety and protection.

Teachers,

Heads of Section

Coordinators, 2020-2021 HODs, Head of Sec

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Incident Report Form/Behavior Logs

❖ Parents are well informed of any incident that may arise in school.

Student’s Pick up Form made available for the EYFS, which columns indicate the Bus Number, Car Plate No., who picked up the student, signature, notes/early dismissal or activity, to ensure that students are safe and protected.

FS Teachers Coordinators Head of Section

Student’s Pick up Form

October 2020 -throughout the school year

Parents/

❖ FS children home time vigilantly and carefully monitored. Children are kept safe and well protected. Parents are secured about the security of their children.

Achieved and In Place

❖ Students/children carefully and vigilantly monitored inside the bus. ❖ Students, driver and bus nannies are more protected and kept safe.

Achieved and In Place

❖ Surveillance cameras carefully installed inside the school premises.

Achieved and In Place

Guardians Use of surveillance cameras inside the buses to ensure safety and protection of students.

Utilization of surveillance cameras (CCTVs) in every corner of the school to ensure students and staffs are properly monitored and to ensure that children/students are well protected, safe and well taken care of in school.

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Principal Bus coordinators Bus management Bus nannies Driver

Surveillance cameras in the bus

All throughout the school year

Principal Logistics Officer Accounts Maintenance Team

Surveillance Cameras

August 2020

School Plan

December 2020

2020-2021 Ongoing

❖ Students and Staffs all throughout school well monitored and kept safe and protected during the whole day that they spend in school.

Preparation and Implementation of School Policies Related to COVID-19 also in accordance to KHDA School Reopening Readiness Plan and as per DHA Directives

Principal Nurse Head of Inclusion SLTs/HODs

Policies

Health Risk Assessment Monitoring for Students of Determination and other students

Nurse Head of Inclusion

Health Risk Assessment Forms

Hiring of School and Career Counselors

Principal HR School Management

Interviews CVs Contracts

Procurement of Sanitization Chamber, Satinizers, Thermal camera/Scan and allocation of Isolation Room for prevention of the Covid-19 and as per the KHDA/DHA requirements.

Principal Procurement Officer Accounts

Facilities for Prevention of Covid-19 Sanitizers Sanitization Chamber

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September 2020

❖ New policies related to COVID-19 are implemented in school for further prevention of the disease. ❖ DHA and KHDA Regulations and Directives are met.

Achieved and In Place

❖ Students with High Health Risk are identified and properly taken care of.

Achieved and In Place

August 2020

❖ Students are well taken care of and provided with counselling sessions. ❖ Better provisions are given to students.

Achieved

August 2020

❖ Students and staff are more protected and the spread of Covid-19 is prevented. ❖ School is ready for reopening following the KHDA Protocols and DHA requirements.

Achieved

Google Drive December 2020

Student Files

October 2020December 2020

Preparation of Evacuation Plan and maps in case of Fire, together with fire drills.

Teacher/ Parent workshop on career guidance and counselling.

UNIFROG introduction

Student Baseline and Progress Assessment and IEP Generation through CLASS Program

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Principal HODs SLTs Teachers Safety Officer

Evaluation Plan School Map Fire Drill Plan

Career Counselor Parents Teachers

Modules Schedule Career Guidance Plan

Career Counselor Teachers Parents

UNIFROG App Career Counseling Plan

Inclusion Team Teachers CLASS System Consultant

CLASS PROGRAM Assessments Student Profile Laptop

December 2020

❖ Teachers and staff are made aware of the evacuation plan and have knowledge of where to go and what to do in case of fire. ❖ Students and staff are very well safeguarded and more protected.

Achieved-updated and In Place

May 2021

❖ Teachers and parents are more aware of the importance of Guidance and Career Counseling ❖ Teachers and parents are guided accordingly on how they will be able to help the students and their children in choosing their career.

Achieved

November 2020

❖ Students will be guided accordingly in choosing their career path.

Achieved

January 2021-June 2021

❖ Students academic level will be determined and accurate IEPs will be generated

Embedded and Ongoing

March 2021

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2020-2021 Leadership & Management Key Priority: ● Effectiveness of leadership ● School Self-evaluation & Improvement planning ● Parents and the Community

● Governance ● Management, Staffing, Facilities and Resources

Target: ● Ensure that leaders focus more on strategic leadership and have more sufficient time to carry out their responsibilities. ● Refine the learning and teaching evaluative criteria to ensure more accurate measurement of teachers’ strengths and development needs and overall effectiveness in improving student outcomes. ● Improve library resources.

Ref

Actions/Strategies/Tasks

Effectiveness of Leadership: Senior leaders led by the Principal are dedicated and effective: ● Reduction of Loads for the Heads of Department ● Competent and demonstrate modern understanding of best current educational practices. ● Compliance with all regulations and relevant by-laws. ● Successfully communicate school aims and plans. ● Relationship and communication with all stakeholders.

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Lead Person

Principal HOS HODs Year coordinators

Resources/Costs

Meetings, Job descriptions, appreciations, minutes of the meeting, School circulars, softwares and safety equipment, Robotics, Introduction of TCSI, Resource Bank

Timeline (Starting & Monitoring Impact dates) September 2020July 2021

Success criteria

Achieved or Ongoing

❖ Regular meeting with the HOD’s, SLT and Year coordinators from time to time ensures clear direction and fulfilment of the goals to be achieved. ❖ The compliance file is a clear evidence of all the followed. ❖ Circulars

relevant

regulations

communicating

clear

message to parents, parents council etc.

Majority Achieved and Ongoing

● Distributed leadership and empowers individuals and teams ● Works with students and parents. ● Leads and influence decision meetings ● Has been successful in improving important aspects of the work of the school in the

❖ Communication with local authorities like Dubai Municipality environmental team.

and

❖ Dubai Police, Organization of Dubai Marathon ❖ Head

of

sections,

Heads

of

departments, Year coordinators roles ensure the school meets stakeholders needs. ❖ Monitoring Emirati performance with the Head of Department/Head of Inclusion, Tracker etc. ❖ Regular

meetings

with

Parents

council and Parents supporting events/parent’s involvement ❖ Improvement in IT Support across the school, software, Introduction of Robotics in the curriculum or Year 3 to 8. ❖ Safety measures across the school ❖ We have in place the new TCSI Resource Bank created for lesson planning. (Future Resource) ❖ Training Teachers, Parents and Students

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Self-Evaluation and Improvement Planning: School understands its strengths and areas of improvement: ● Use data analysis with tracker including CAT4, TIMMS, PISA ● Systematic evaluation is done both internal and external data is evaluated in the scheme

Principal Assessment coordinator HOS/HODs Teachers

Tracker, CAT4, PISA, TIMMS

December 2020-July 2021

Monitoring teaching and learning in relation to student achievement.

Principal HODs/HOS

Learning Walks Observation Records

September 2020 -July 2021

❖ Regular cycles of observation and

Process and impact of school improvement planning.

Principal, HODs/HOS

TCSI Resource Banks and Curriculum Booklets

March 2020-July 2021

❖ TCSI Resource

❖ Assessment Coordinator and HOD’s

Achieved

department ability to work together as a team to produce regular data analysis, showcasing strengths and areas of improvement. ❖ Data

analysis

shared

at

the

Governor’s meeting.

feedback to learning walks

teachers

Achieved

including

Achieved

❖ The vision to equip teachers to save and have a resource ready, being creative in planning has progressed and will be a key document to see in future. ❖ Introduction of French, Urdu and Robotics

Improvement over time

Principal, HODs/HOS/Te achers

CLASS Program Regular Teacher’s workshop/training Teacher Licensing

January 2020-July 2021

❖ Previous recommendations of critical thinking, research based etc. are achieved. ❖ Pics of the workshop

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Partially Achieved and Ongoing

❖ Teacher and /Leadership licensing on going ❖ Regular in service training ❖ Complete

changes

in

Inclusion

Department evolving ❖ Therapies in School ❖ EAL Program ❖ All teachers trained for IEP ❖ Partnerships with Sunshine Learning Center and PULSE Center Partnership with the community ● Parents involvement

Principal/ HODs/HOS

Parents council, coffee mornings, parent’s engagement in sports, trips, community drives like Ramadan etc.

January 2020-ongoing

Achieved and Ongoing

❖ Parent’s council ❖ Coffee mornings ❖ Distribution of food to labor camp ❖ Parents parts of trips, sports, concerts etc. ❖ Regular meeting with parents ❖ Parents focusing on pupil learning and improvement steps ❖ Partnership with Dubai Municipality, DEWA, Dubai Marathon ❖ BEEAH ❖ Simply Bottles

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Police,

Dubai

Communication

Principal School reception Head of Inclusion

Circulars, FB, website, Class Dojo, Edmodo, Term Reports, Events, Seesaw, Emails, Coffee mornings,

January 2020-ongoing

❖ Regular communication with parents

Achieved

via circular, SMS, emails and Class Dojo, Seesaw, events ❖ Coffee mornings ❖ Reports at the end of the term (PTM) ❖ Special meeting with parents/Head of Inclusion ❖ Parents Orientation ❖ Social Media

Reporting

HOS/HODs Teachers School Nurse Head of Inclusion

Term Reports Events Class Dojo TCSI Year Book

January 2020-ongoing

Achieved

❖ Term reports ❖ Events ❖ Class Dojo ❖ Meeting with Parents of SODs

Governance: ● Involvement of parents and other stakeholders and impact on decision making.

Principal Governors Parents council

Regular meetings

January 2020-ongoing

representative

Regular meetings

January 2020-ongoing

Regular meetings (Minutes of the meeting)

January 2020-ongoing

● Ensuring accountability for the school’s achievements and outcomes

Principal Governors Parents council

● Influence on and responsibility for the school performance.

Principal Governors Parents council

representative

representative

❖ Regular governor’s meeting held and there is improved representation from the governing board (Minutes of Meeting) ❖ Data on students Achievement and progress discussed at the end of the year ❖ Regular

development

❖ The Governing Board has been active and supportive initiatives to

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including

improvement and changes in most of the fulfill all the

Achieved and Ongoing

Management, Safety, Facilities and Resources ● Management of day to day life of the school

Sufficiency, deployment and development of suitably qualified staff to optimize student achievements

Principal HODs Staff Ancillary staff Head of Inclusion

Principal HODs Teaching Staff Teaching Assistant Head of Inclusion

Time table Curriculum plan Happiness Hour Activity calendar Duties schedule Quality displays of students Qualified staff BYOD, use of toilets, smartphones as aid for learning.

Teaching Staff Time tables Duties schedule

January 2020-ongoing

❖ ❖ ❖ ❖

September 2020-ongoing

recommendations of the last inspection including areas and initiatives undertaken by the principal like introduction of French/Urdu in the curriculum, Robotics, introduction of Class Program, Training staff on IEP, Critical Thinking, Research Based Etc., Interventions, EAL and therapies at school through screenings by Pulse Center and Sunshine Learning Center.

Smooth functioning of school (Time Tabling) Behavioral/Pastoral issues well monitored Activity calendar Happiness hour

Achieved and In Place

❖ Ongoing lessons ❖ Data analysis showcasing achievement and progress of students ❖ Duties schedules ❖ Personal

care

and

Behavior

management success ❖ Teacher Licensing ❖ Regular Teacher Trainings/workshop

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Achieved and Ongoing

Practices and Learning enrichment to promote students achievement.

Principal, HOS, HODs, Teachig Staff and Head of Inclusion

HOS, All Teaching Staff and Teaching Assistant and Head of Inclusion More shaded areas Ramps Labs with more space Mobile Science Labs

January 2020-ongoing

Achieved and In Place

❖ Good learning areas ❖ Updated Technology (very good) ❖ New software introduced: Mangahigh (Maths) Britannica (Science) Scholastic (English) Education City, Seesaw ❖ Positive Learning Environment ❖ More shaded area in school ❖ Ramps installed for safety of Students with Determination ❖ Available Science labs made more space remaining by removing the partition from the table. ❖ Trays/trolleys carry equipment in use currently in Science classroom.

Relevant and range of resources for effective learning and teaching ● A range of resources has been introduced to update the IT resources at school including other resources to support teachers and students toward meeting the standards for Teaching and learning ● Teacher and Leadership Licensing in progress ● 3 teachers have already completed teaching qualification and licensing (Ms. Almas) ● Teachers completed CPDs as they are already BEDs

Principal Governors

Google school, Microsoft school, Mangahigh-Mathemat ics, Britannica-Science, Scholastic-English, Class Monitor, CLASS Program, IEP, EAL, Interventions, Music Room, Teaching Licensing in progress

January 2020-ongoing

❖ Most of the school systems are updated ❖ Firewall strengthened ❖ Collins is used in Mathematics ❖ Scholastic is used in English ❖ Britannica is a

good addition to

support teaching and learning in “Science” ❖ CLASS Program success in the Inclusion Department ❖ Music Room converted to Isolation Room to meet Covid requirement

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Achieved and In Place

In Progress/Ongoing

❖ EAL Program (English as Additional Language) Acquisition of Additional Books and Library Resources -more than 500 new titles

Principal Librarian Logistics Officer

Library Books Catalogue

September 2020

Provision of Mobile Computer with Trolley Chargers/Mobile Laboratory for Teachers (40 Laptops)

Principal Accounts Logistics Officer IT

Computers Trays/Cart

December 2020

Development of School Facilities; restructuring of the Admin Office

Principal Accounts Officer Logistics Officer

Construction Plan Meetings Relevant Construction Tools and Materials

June 2021

TCSI Management Principal Accounts Construction Company Logistics Officer Principal Accounts Logistics Officer

Construction Plan Regular Meetings Construction Documentations Relevant Construction Materials and Tools

April 2021-ongoing

❖ Expansion of TCSI Building ❖ More space available for classrooms and resource rooms ❖ Accommodation of more students

Ongoing

Sanitization Chamber Sanitizers

August 2020

❖ Spread of Covid-19 is prevented.

Achieved and Ongoing

HOS Security Transport Reception

Walkie Talkies

Construction of the 2nd Floor as an expansion of TCSI

Installation of Sanitization Chamber, Plexi Glass for protection against Covid-19, Sanitizers in every corner of the school and the classroom.

Walkie-talkies are used in school for smooth dispersal

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❖ Additional

library

books

are

purchased and students have more resources for research and reading activities. ❖ New Addition to the TCSI Library ❖ Computers and Laptops are more accessible to Teachers and students.

❖ School facilities and Administrative

Achieved

Achieved

Ongoing

office developed and organized ❖ Healthy, clean and conducive working environment for staff.

❖ Healthy

and

Covid-19

free

environment/community August 2020-onwards

❖ Smooth and quick dispersal

Achieved and Ongoing

TCSI School Readiness Reopening Plan and its strict implementation

Facilities In-Charge Principal SLT HODs Teachers

KHDA School Reopening Protocols School Readiness Reopening Plan

August 2020

❖ TCSI staff, teachers, parents and

Achieved

students are very much aware of the KHDA and school protocols on school reopening. ❖ Prevention of the spread of Covid-19 ❖ Healthy, Covid-19 free environment at TCSI.

Hiring of new School Counselor and Career Counselor

Principal HR Accounts

Employees Contract

August 2020

❖ More care and support for all TCSI

Achieved

students are provided.

Management

❖ Regular counseling sessions with students are held. ❖ Students maintain good behavior, well-being and emotional stability.

Launching of AS Levels at TCSI

Principal SLT Management

Career Counselor Introduction of Distance Learning to students and the use of MS Teams as online platform

Principal Accounts IT Officer

TCSI Options Booklet TCSI Website KHDA application/approval

August 2020

MS Teams Computers

March 2020

❖ Students are admitted to Grade 12 and AS Levels and given the opportunity to choose their own career path.

❖ Students and teachers have full access to MS Teams ❖ MS

Teams

well

utilized during

Distance Learning ❖ A very good Distance Learning Program delivered to students

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Partially Achieved but not ongoing

Achieved and ongoing

Parents are provided an option for Blended Learning or 100% Distance Learning for their children

Principal KHDA Secretary IT Officer SLT Receptionist

MS Teams Email to Parents KHDA Declaration Form

August 2020

Departmental Action Plans in place based on the previous DSIB/KHDA Inspection recommendations

Principal SLT HODs

Action Plans Microsoft Document Google Drive

September 2020

TCSI Policies reviewed and revised and additional policies related to Health and Covid-19 are introduced.

Principal SLT HODs Nurse

Policies Microsoft Document MS Word Google Drive

September 2020

❖ The School is properly guided through proper and implementation of school policies. ❖ Policies are shared with all staff and teachers.

Achieved, In Place and Shared

Sustainability Week Celebration

Principal In-charge of the Sustainability Week Teachers HODs/SLT

Sustainability Week Plan Sustainability Week Program

October 2020

❖ Employees’ health and happiness is

Achieved

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❖ Parents are able to choose and decide

Achieved and In Place

on the best Learning Model for their Child.

❖ Carefully constructed Action Plan is

Achieved and In Place

being implemented in each Department. ❖ Principal, SLT and HODs are properly guided through the action plan.

improved by raising awareness, encouraging and engaging in healthy habits, changing mindsets, behaviors and practices towards good health and happiness to increase the organization’s overall productivity and performance.