Notes on behaviour, wellbeing and belonging, with honest ideas, quiet reflections and the small wins that add up – from real teachers in real classrooms.
The Ministry of Education has published the 2026–27 calendar, and every write-up of it is a list of dates for someone booking a flight. Here is the year with its shape intact – and an honest mark on every date that still depends on a moon sighting.
KHDA inspections change in 2026-27: no more than 24 hours’ notice, and two types of quality assurance visit. What that actually means for Dubai school leaders?
Most schools already have values on the lanyards. The gap that undoes behaviour policies is the one between holding a value and having a shared, observable language for it.
Restorative practice isn’t five separate chats – it’s one conversation, built around five questions that move a child from defensive to reflective.
How a young Dubai school used houses, live displays and a shared language for wellbeing to turn individual recognition into something everyone shares.
When we looked at recognition patterns across schools, one correlation stood out – and it wasn’t the one we expected.
Behaviour systems that lead with consequences miss the point. The schools seeing real change start somewhere quieter – with belonging.
We won Rising Star: Start-Up Company of the Year at GESS 2025. Honest reflections on what it means – and the quieter moments that mattered more.
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