Teachers at Horizon School receive regular
formal and informal training in all aspects of the curriculum.
Some workshops are held in school while other conferences
are run by visiting UK specialists to Dubai at the request
of heads of schools. Seminars are held with teaching professionals
from other British and International Schools from throughout
the Gulf.
Seminars have focused on accelerated learning, multiple intelligence
and learning styles; literacy and numeracy strategies and
the literacy and numeracy hours; information and communication
technology; teacher appraisal; middle management in schools;
attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity in
children and other areas of investigation of children with
particular needs including those who are gifted. Science and
Art workshops also take place.
Click here to
see some of the in-service training that our staff have taken
part in.