Each of the schools has an independant management and there are differences, but the ownership is the same and stories of the poor treatment of staff seem to come from all schools. Some the schools seem better than others and NSB Al Waab has a better reputation. The EYFS and Primary sections of Lagoon seem fine also.
Bullying in the student population happens in most schools. I do not think that it is dealt with any worse at NIS.
There are lots of good teachers at Lagoon, but I think that recruitment has been an issue. Many good teachers know of the poor reputation of staff treatment and don't take a job here. I agree that it would be better that newer teachers had more home experience, but there is a recession in the UK and jobs hunting can be difficult. Lagoon also has such a distribution of staffing because of the pay and conditions that it offers. There is also a big problem with staff retention because of the overall way the school operates.
The current principal is a lady of NZ origin. I think that she is good but struggles with micro-management from above. The limitation of responsibilty is very difficult to define for two reasons: (1) in the context of micro-management (2) some people have difficulty taking responsibility for things that go wrong.
Each of the schools has an independant management and there are differences, but the ownership is the same and stories of the poor treatment of staff seem to come from all schools. Some the schools seem better than others and NSB Al Waab has a better reputation. The EYFS and Primary sections of Lagoon seem fine also.
Bullying in the student population happens in most schools. I do not think that it is dealt with any worse at NIS.
There are lots of good teachers at Lagoon, but I think that recruitment has been an issue. Many good teachers know of the poor reputation of staff treatment and don't take a job here. I agree that it would be better that newer teachers had more home experience, but there is a recession in the UK and jobs hunting can be difficult. Lagoon also has such a distribution of staffing because of the pay and conditions that it offers. There is also a big problem with staff retention because of the overall way the school operates.
The current principal is a lady of NZ origin. I think that she is good but struggles with micro-management from above. The limitation of responsibilty is very difficult to define for two reasons: (1) in the context of micro-management (2) some people have difficulty taking responsibility for things that go wrong.