The Primary School

Our Foundation department, for children aged 3 - 5 years, is housed in a separate building with outside play areas. Foundation 1, with 3 full-time staff, has approximately thirty children. In Foundation 2, we have 2 classes and four full-time staff catering for a maximum of 20 children each. Our Primary department has a two form intake of a maximum of 24 pupils per class; these are taught by experienced teachers all with recognised British Primary qualifications.

The teachers are supported by a team of classroom helpers and a school nurse. We also employ specialist teachers for French (Years 4 to 6), Arabic, Music, Special Educational Needs, Swimming, and (for Muslim children) Islamic Studies.

We are very proud of the fact that, although the majority of the children are from Britain, over thirty-five other nationalities are represented in the school.

Academic progress is tracked and monitored regularly, and intervention strategies are introduced wherever necessary. The school takes every opportunity to celebrate and share students’ successes, whether they are academic, sporting or artistic. Parents are involved and welcomed at all levels of the Primary School; there is frequent contact and opportunities for parents to meet with staff and to become involved in school life. We see ourselves, at Sharjah English School, very much as a part of the local community.