How do we do this?ĭr Saima Rana, CEO/Principal, GEMS World Academy Chief Education Officer, GEMS Education and, Chief Education Ambassador, The Varkey Foundation: Makes every child feel the centre of the universe….

It must be so hard for teachers to make every child feel special, to even possibly like every child – but can you imagine the impact it would have if teachers could do this? If all children are gifted, as GEMS thinks, and if all children deserve to have those gifts discovered and nurtured, as GEMS believes, should we not start with teachers and find those that see the good and potential in every child. When we look back to our school days, it is often the teachers that saw something in us that we responded to best…. : As in life, often we are drawn to people that are drawn to us to people that see gifts in us…. ~ “Teachers are The Centre of the Universe” Things to do with children in the holidays.International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.Best International Baccalaureate Schools.Cambridge International Examinations CIE.Outstanding Rated Value Priced UAE Schools.Very Good Rated Value Priced UAE Schools.Standout achievements from across the GEMS group include GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail, where an incredible 21 per cent of the school’s 138 A-level entries were awarded the top A* grade.Ĭampbell Douglas, Principal/CEO of GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail, said: “Congratulations to our stellar students, you are beacons of inspiration and hope for the future! Your accomplishments are simply outstanding, and we couldn’t be prouder of what you have achieved. We wish them well in their endeavours and look forward to following their success.” “Our A-level students can look forward to bright futures filled with possibility as they now head to top universities around the world. As has the support of GEMS parents and guardians, with whom we enjoy a close partnership that enables the young people in our care to grow, explore and flourish throughout their education.

“We also recognise and applaud the concerted efforts of our teachers and staff across all schools, whose support of the students and whose commitment to teaching have contributed to this year’s excellent results.

Their tenacity, resilience and dedication to their studies is to be commended. More than 1,600 pupils from a total of 20 GEMS schools in the UAE and Qatar completed in excess of 5,000 A-level exams this year, with 24 per cent of entries achieving A* to A grades and almost half – 45 per cent – recording A* to B grades.Ĭommenting on the results, Dr Saima Rana, Chief Education Officer, GEMS Education, said: “Much has been said about the anticipated adjustment following the grade inflation of the Covid years, and while results around the world certainly indicate that this has materialised, at GEMS Education we are delighted to note that our students have nonetheless risen to the challenge and achieved outstanding results. Dubai, UAE: Students, parents, teachers, and staff across the GEMS Education network are today once again celebrating excellent A-level results, despite the widely publicised expectation that grades would be pushed back down to 2019 levels after teacher-assessed grades replaced exams during the Covid pandemic.

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