The English Academy

I have to agree with some of the comments here: This forum should not be a place for childish and vitriolic slanging matches. The original request was for advice about where to get an education for a family's children - not which school management has been mean to you!

I work at The English Academy at present. It's a good school, with a strong, well-motivated staff. The students are relaxed, happy and proud to be part of the school. Many have been at the school since KG and would never consider going elsewhere - they are inordinately fond of the place. Relationships with parents are good, and there are few behaviour issues with students. Our IGCSE results last year were excellent.

As for the school management, they do a good job (As in any workplace, not everyone sees eye-to-eye with everyone else all of the time, but, on the whole the school is managed very well, and the staff are happy working there. Any issues with ex-members of staff certainly don't affect the education the students experience!)

One bit of advice I would give prospective parents is that the pupils are predominantly Arabic speakers (although all lessons are conducted in English - it's a UK-based curriculum) so non-Arabic speakers can find break times difficult at first. Despite this, we have a number of students who arrived at the school just a few months ago with no Arabic, and who have picked up the basics of the language already. They now fit right in, and have plenty of friends.

Other schools with good reputations: TES, NES, BSK, KES (but, like TEA, these too have their good/bad points)

Take the advice others have provided: get out here and see the schools for yourself. Take the bitter comments voiced here with a pinch of salt.

I hope that helps!

A teacher with a little bit of professionalism 13 May 2009, 05:33 - Report