British International School Riyadh

Assessment will centre around proficiency and use of the English language and an assessment of academic potential and social behaviour and will involve a range of testing procedures according to the age of the applicant.

Yes, depending on the year level.

Registration is open all year round. Admissions for the next academic year open in January.

Yes, we invite applications all year round.

Due to lack of space, Al Hamra campus school does provide a food service other than a small tuck shop for sixth form students. There is also a Pauls on campus for adults and older students. The DQ campus proves a lunch service, catered by the Radisson Blu Hotel for a supplementary charge. All other students bring their own lunches. Space is set aside in classrooms to store food, and parents are asked to ensure that each child has an insulated small lunch container and water bottle. Water stations are located in many areas of the campus.

BISR have BenQ boards in each classroom. Ipads are used from Foundation stage to Year 6 and the the school has a BYOD policy.

The school provides wide range of activities and clubs after school.

Yes - we have the BISR Lions for competitive sports and the TigerShark swim team

Libraries, Wet and Dry science labs, Music rooms, Art and DT rooms, Drama spaces, Hall

Artificial grass playing field and running track, swimming pool, large sports hall, two gymnasiums

The school aims to provide a whole school approach to supporting EAL students at BISR. EAL students are supported in accessing the curriculum by all classroom and subject teachers, and have the option of a dedicated EAL teacher and an ISA. The range of services that the EAL department provides ranges from student assessment, small group sessions, in-class support and dedicated lessons as part of the activities programme.

At BISR the Learning Support team work under the direction of the SENCo across the Primary and Senior School. The SEN teachers and LSAs work collaboratively with teachers throughout all curriculum areas. Support for learning areas includes academic, social, emotional and student well-being. Referrals are made to the Learning Support team by the class/subject teacher or parent. If a referral is made by the teacher it is mandatory that the reason for the referral is discussed with the parent. No learning assessments will be conducted by the team without parental consent. When a student requires an Individual Education Plan (IEP), targets are set to document the student’s additional support needs and the type of support they require. This may include short-term goals for the student and an explanation of what methods will be used to reach these targets. Student IEPs are reviewed regularly, usually every school term. The type of support provided ranges from in-class group support to 1:1 specific student support.To manage the support provision BIS has introduced a tiered stage approach to offering this provision. The initial stage is delivered through high quality differentiated teaching and learning.The second stage involves the learning support team interventions and the third stage provides enhanced support where tailored support is delivered at 1:1 ratio. When is Stage Two or Stage Three Tiered support required? Guidance for the which Stage of support a student will require is assessed by the Director of Student Services and the SENCo. They will make this decision based on information about the student provided by parents during the admission process, recommendations from Educational Psychologists reports, targets set in Individual Education Plans as well as results from assessments conducted by the Learning Support department. Learning Support services are delivered within the general education classroom setting to the greatest extent possible. There is a supplementary charge should a student need to access Stage Two or Three tiered support .