Performance of Indian Schools in Dubai 2014-2015 Inspection Finding vol 1 | Page 7

Performance Of Indian Schools in Dubai 2014-2015 Inspection Findings

What is the quality of education provided for students with special
educational needs?
Of the 75,715 students in Indian schools,
only 2,700 (3.6%) were identified as
having a special educational need.
This is a low percentage of students
identified with special educational
needs as compared to the 7.5% average
taken from across 12 other international
countries.

3.6%

2,700
Students with special
educational needs

Although no Indian schools were judged as having ‘Outstanding’ SEN provision, 39% had ‘Good’
provision but 17% of schools had ‘Unsatisfactory’ provision.
The most successful schools had highly skilled and professionally qualified specialist staff who held
senior leadership positions. They were responsible for training and developing teachers, and ensuring
that students received appropriate support.
Effective teachers’ successfully adapted lesson plans to take ac