School Name: THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL - DUBAI

Curriculum: Arabic & Islamic

100 DAYS PLAN

Arabic & Islamic Department
2014-2015

School
Development
Plan

Plan Arabic & Islamic 100 days Plan - T8

Priority
1:Teaching and
Learning
.

1.1 Improve
teaching and
learning in
Arabic and
Islamic
Education

Objective
To improve the quality of
teaching and learning in
Arabic and Islamic
education

Impact Indicators
55% of teaching and learning in Arabic and
Islamic lessons is good or better (100 days)
75% of teaching and learning in Arabic and
Islamic lessons is good or better (1 year)

End date - 26/06/2014

Activities

Success Indicators

To identify the teachers

levels through lessons
observations and providing
effective feedback for the
areas of concern.

Lesson observations show the quality of

designing of the lesson plans and
effective teaching and learning

Introduction of coach
coaches program and a
buddy system for new and
level 1 teachers in Arabic
and Islamic

More focused PD will be

provided to increase the
variety of teaching,
learning and assessment
strategies used in the
classrooms.
--------------A cycle of workshop will be
conducted for the various
areas of improvement and
requirements of teachers
based on feedback from
observations

Most of the teachers demonstrate

effective strategies of lesson planning,
teaching, learning and assessment.

Most of the teachers show the

improvement in the different areas
identified and trained.

To continue to ensure that

students are at the center
of all learning and teaching
through engaging and
challenging lesson plans,
agreed targets and taking
part in peer teaching.

Lesson observations show that students

are central to the teaching and learning
in all aspects of the lesson.

To hold evaluation
discussion with groups of
students to monitor the
progress and learning and
identify the next target

Evaluation and discussion take place

and identify the strengths and areas of
development with the progression and
learning.

To review the targets and

Make sure that the LA have achieved

All teachers have a better understanding

of lesson planning, teaching, learning
and assessment.
New and level 1 teachers show
improvement in their concerned areas.

provide a support plan for

low achiever with different
interventional strategies.

To identify the Emiratis,

G&T and SEN and set ILPs
according to their needs
.

the target and moving to the next target

Effective differentiation evident in 89%

of lessons with focus on Emiratis, G&T
and SEN

All teachers are observed at least once a

month and provided with effective
feedback
The department SEF clearly identifies
the strength and areas of development
and actions taken to address them.

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Arabic and Islamic leaders

are able to evaluate the
strengths and areas of
development within their
department.
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