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THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL
DUBAI- STRIVING TO INSPIRE
EXCELLENCE BEYOND BORDERS
The Senior Leadership Team at TWS.
Y
ou could be forgiven for
thinking that the only schools
in the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) and Dubai, in particular,
that are making a mark on the education
landscape, are the schools consistently
rated as Outstanding by the Dubai
Schools
Inspection
Bureau(DSIB).
These schools are normally in the
headlines and their praises are sung
all over social media, but we at Teach
Middle East Magazine, take pleasure
in unearthing hidden gems, and in this
issue, we bring you a gem of a school
that is worthy of every ounce of the
publicity it is about to receive.
of TWS at one of the Knowledge and
Human Development’s (KHDA) ‘What
Works’ events. ‘What Works ‘is a series
of events run by KHDA to showcase the
good practice taking place in schools
across Dubai.
We paid the staff and students of TWS
a visit before the end of last academic
year, to find out what makes the school
so special. We discovered that TWS
has a very enriched environment
Principal and CEO of TWS leads the school assembly.
The Westminster School Dubai
(TWS), part of the GEMS network,
is one of the largest international
schools in the GCC region, offering a
British curriculum to over 72 different
nationalities. It is a place of inspiration,
aspiration and innovation, based
on the GEMS core values and the
belief that, improving education
is the key to shaping a sustainable
future for ourselves and those around
us. Headed by Mr Kingston Gilbert
(Principal and CEO), TWS has been
growing from strength to strength
and providing high quality education
to its thousands of students. We were
introduced to the wonderful work
being done by the staff and students
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which encourages academic, social-
emotional learning, and fosters
a spirit of enquiry, creativity and
critical thinking. It is a space where
imagination in art and innovation is not
the exception; a place where learners
develop 21st-century skills. The
Westminster School has a successful
academic track record with a Global
Alumni, in universities all over the
world.
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