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BRITISH SCHOOL MUSCAT: PROVIDES PUPILS
WITH HIGH QUALITY BRITISH EDUCATION
FOR AN INTERNATIONAL FUTURE.
The British School Muscat
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each Middle East Magazine,
takes great pride in highlighting
the good practice taking place
in schools across the Middle
East. The idea is simple, share what
is working, so that it can spread and
become the norm in all schools. In this
issue, we take a closer look at The British
School Muscat (BSM), which has been
rated as outstanding with exemplary
features in a recent British Schools
Overseas Inspection. We examine the
programmes that the school is proud
to share with others, across the region
and beyond. BSM is a not-for-profit
school which has grown from a few
students in 1973 to over 1250. to an online community;
2. The
practical
implementation
and reflection on a whole school
project – the Leadership Challenge
- which addresses both a school
development priority and a student
attainment priority;
3. Highly individualised learning with a
self and 360 competency review at
the beginning of the programme.
The CPML programme at BSM follows
the academic year. Participants
apply to be on the programme and
successful applicants then engage in 5
days of face-to-face workshops, which
focus on modules including:
COBIS Programme for Middle
Leaders 1. Leading and developing effective
teams;
2. Leading Change;
3. Leading Teaching and Learning.
Throughout
the
programme,
participants engage in the online
community, meet with their coaching
colleague and implement their
Leadership Challenge.
We are very proud of the COBIS
Programme for Middle Leaders
(CPML) which we have been offering to
teachers at BSM, Oman and the region
for the last three years.
We selected the CPML because it met
the characteristics of effective CPD,
including:
1. The focus on blended learning,
internally supported by trained
facilitators and coaches and access
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At the end of the programme
there is a formal assessment based
on a portfolio submission and a
presentation to SLT which outlines the
impact of the Leadership Challenge.
Class Time
Principal: Kai Vacher
Participants also reflect on their
leadership development through the
duration of the programme.
We have measured the impact of
the programme using a range of Key
Performance Indicators, including:
1. Positive impact on our school
development priorities;
2. Positive
impact
on
middle
leadership competencies as defined
in the leadership audit;