Accreditation, Inspection and Awards Round-up
Accreditation, Inspection and Awards Round-up
The inspections and accreditation procedures our schools undertake every year are critical for ensuring we are continuing to get better.
Our schools in the Middle East successfully completed numerous internal and external inspections and accreditations this year, including:
- Three British School Overseas (BSO) inspections
- One ADEK Itriqaa Inspection
In each BSO inspection, our schools shone, receiving Outstanding ratings in every standard. Congratulations to Aspen Heights British School, Reach British School, and The Aquila School and their communities for retaining their BSO rating with amazing recognition of the high-quality education they are providing to students.
For Aspen Heights British School’s ADEK Itriqaa inspection report highlighted the school's improved ratings in areas such as student achievement, progress, teaching, assessment and leadership and management. 99% of the school’s judgements were Good or better and the new Year 12 and 13 IBDP phase received strong results as it received 96% of judgements of Good or better.
Multilingualism and EAL recognition
The Hamilton International School has received Accreditation by Language for Results International (ALFRI), an accreditation programme for international schools that demonstrates the quality of their English as an Additional Language (EAL) provision run by The Bell Foundation.
The report highlighted:
“The celebration of linguistic and cultural diversity with a focus on the personal and academic benefits of multilingualism is a particular strength of the Hamilton School’s policy and practice. There is strong leadership of EAL and multilingualism, and their work over the past year has been closely aligned with the ISP Group’s aims for multilingual learners. This has resulted in consistent progress on the whole-school EAL Action Plan with a clear way forward for areas to develop further. Progress and attainment evidence shows plurilingual learners make good progress and are enabled to achieve their full potential as global citizens.”
ISP LabSchool recognised for leading the way with AI in Education
We are proud to share that Star International School, Mirdif has been awarded the AI Champion Award from Guardian One.
With this award Star International School, Mirdif has firmly positioned itself at the forefront of educational innovation in the UAE. The school received the AI Champion award at the prestigious EduTech 360 Summit & Awards 2025, hosted by Guardian One. The award recognised the school for its visionary integration of artificial intelligence and educational technology across the curriculum.
We are proud that Star International School, Mirdif, our ISP LabSchool, is leading the way in shaping the future of education through the responsible, impactful use of AI.
Gold Status for Mental Health in School
Aspen Heights British School, part of International Schools Partnership (ISP), has been awarded ‘School Mental Health Award’ – Gold Status, by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. The school was awarded a Gold standard for its outstanding mental health and wellbeing provision.
Aspen Heights British School provides a wide range of activities to enhance the well-being of pupils and staff. The school's student-led Mental Health Ambassador Programme, recognised at the 2024 Mentl Awards, exemplifies this commitment. Staff benefit from dedicated wellbeing weeks, featuring early finishes and professional coaching. Parents gain valuable insights through workshops in English and Arabic, including the Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting course delivered in collaboration with the Early Childhood Authority (ECA).
Strong partnerships with leading local mental health providers like Amana Healthcare, the Abu Dhabi School Counsellors' Network, and the BSME Wellbeing Network position the school as a leader in supporting community mental health and wellbeing.
Well done to all staff members involved in these accreditation, inspection, certification and award processes!
