School Inspection Key Findings 2015-2016 (KHDA) | Page 16

Special educational needs and disabilities
In November 2013, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of
Dubai, launched the ‘My Community... A City for Everyone’ initiative, which set out a clear objective for
Dubai to become a disability-friendly city by 2020.
The achievement of this objective is dependent upon the implementation of inclusion development
strategies across all authorities in Dubai, including the KHDA. This determination to ensure the
complete inclusion for persons with disabilities places a particular emphasis upon improving the quality
of provision for, and outcomes of, students with SEND. The UAE School Inspection Framework 20152016 emphasises the importance of the role of governors, school leaders, specialists and teaching staff
in ensuring the full inclusion of students with SEND.
Inspection findings indicate that there have been improvements in the provision for students with
SEND since the last academic year.

6

schools improved their
overall provision for SEND

1

school declined in the quality
of overall provision for SEND

Number of students receiving a good
or better provision for SEND

1,370

Even with the addition of six schools having their
provision for SEND inspected this year, there has
been significant improvement. The chart on the
right shows that the number of students receiving
a good or better provision for SEND increased by
77%.

774

2014-2015

2015-2016

Percentage of schools benefitting from better
leadership for SEND

61%

Sixty-one percent of schools now benefit from
good or better leadership of provision for SEND,
compared to 52% last year. This is an important
factor in the improvement of provision and
outcomes for students with SEND.

52%

2014-2015

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2015-2016