News and commentary about Dubai and the UAE

DSIB Dubai outstanding ratings

The Dubai School Inspection Board or Bureau (DSIB Dubai) has apparently knocked down the ratings of 3 of the 4 “Outstanding” schools from the 2008-2009 DSIB inspections, Read more…

KHDA inspections May 2009

Results of the KHDA inspections were updated today for Dubai schools. Read more…

Dubai schools parents survey

The KHDA recently inspected Dubai schools, and also gave parents 30,000 survey forms to fill in, of which 22,000 were returned. Read more…

KHDA chairman Abdulla Al Karam

Dr Abdulla Al Karam is the Chairman of the KHDA, which has had a high profile in the news of late with the KHDA school inspections, and the disagreement with Sunny Varkey over the fees increase at Dubai Modern High School. Read more…

KHDA inspections rated

The recent Dubai school inspections were rated by the principals and teachers themselves with most saying the inspections were satisfactory according to the KHDA. But what did they really think? The KHDA didn’t make the report public. Read more…