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opportunities are provided. This is
essential in our ex-pat community –
staff have left family and friends to join
an international school 1000s of miles
away from home. The support begins
from the moment they are collected at
the airport. Staff are presented with a
welcome pack in their new home and
given a tour of Abu Dhabi. Induction is
led by existing staff and HR, who then
regularly meet with a staff committee
to obtain feedback and work together
on amending policies and procedures
where needed.
Using Technology to Enhance
Teaching and Learning at
Repton Abu Dhabi
As an Apple Distinguished School,
all students at Repton Abu Dhabi
have an iPad. Students utilise these
iPads as tools – they are integral
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in their learning and have had a
huge impact on helping students to
become independent, self-directed
learners. Students turn automatically
to their iPads to translate, calculate,
spell-check, research, source images,
produce graphs, collate data, present
and share information. Students
literally have everything they need at
their fingertips! Leaving the teachers
to skilfully challenge thinking and
accelerate learning through discovery.
Apps are a great way to keep learning
fresh, fun and exciting. Teachers and
students are constantly finding new
apps that enhance learning inside and
outside of the classroom. Students are
also coding a few Apps of their own.
During lessons it is easy to witness
the facilitation of dynamic quizzes,
discussions, evaluation and flipped
learning. Students are scanning QR
Class Time
codes to find differentiated work and
removing communication barriers by
using translation apps. Parents attend
workshops in school on how to utilise
Apps to support home-learning and
Personal Study projects.
Technology is also used during
timetabled Innovation time where
students are challenged to become
entrepreneurs and identify a service
or product that may be improved or
invented. Students are then invited
to use the technology available (Mac
suite, woodwork lab, 3D-printers,
Spheros, drones etc.) to research,
design and develop prototypes to test,
manufacture and market. Students
have recently proudly presented their
ideas and projects in the Apple Store
in Dubai Mall and at the ADEK Private
Schools Forum. These are all things
that Repton Abu Dhabi should be very
proud of.