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Dubai British School or Kings Dubai

Lionking

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Latest post on 20 September 2015 - 17:37

if you had the choice for FS1- which would you pick??

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Latest post on 06 October 2015 - 00:07

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Latest post on 28 September 2015 - 13:30

I'm not sure how Nord Anglia entered this thread, but I have nothing but positive things to say about the school. I am shocked that the Admission staff came across as rude. When I was looking at schools for my 2 children in January we visited quite a few and they were all very different in 'feel'. Considerations were curriculum, distance to travel, gut feeling and whether the school building was finished! From what I have heard (and not from personal experience) I would have thought DBS is the better school.

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Latest post on 28 September 2015 - 12:38

The OP didn't ask about NAS... NAS has quite a different reputation from the one that Kings posters portray here but as the old saying goes...fling enough mud. I think it does them no credit though as why do they need to do it? I know they didn't ask about NAS but I mentioned my experience because the school name came up in a couple of posts. But I thought you were implying the positive comments about King's were not entirely true that is why I asked, because if there is something worth knowing I'd rather know it now that I'm undecided...For the sake of clarity I have visited both Kings (Nad Al Sheba) and NAS and was not too keen on either but at least the attitude at King's was much better than what I experienced at NAS. If I do apply at King's it will not be my top choice but perhaps a back up. I take all comments with a pinch of salt but if I see something that reads true I will try to personally validate it or otherwise.

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Latest post on 28 September 2015 - 11:32

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Latest post on 28 September 2015 - 11:14

Another very happy King's Al Barsha family here :) Wonderful Management, staff are really excellent and the school is inclusive ( a rare commodity in Dubai). Unlike other schools in Dubai (NAS being one of them) Kings wont take on a child that they cannot adequately support. For any parents with Dyslexic children, the support is excellent. Better than anything we have experienced as a family or indeed in my capacity as a teacher in various schools in Dubai. Of course the above is not actually the case. The other "benefits" of Kings over NAS are that Kings has no waiting list and always has places What is not true lovingthesun? Can you be a bit more specific as I am considering King's as one of our options and all opinions matter. From personal experience I was very disappointed by my visit at NAS, the admissions lady (who I believe was previously at King's) was vile and so conceited. First of all, although I had specifically enquired about FS1 and was told to go to the tour she told me they don't do tours of the Foundation area. This sounds totally ridiculous as this is where kids start school and I'm sure every parent of a young child would insist on seeing the Foundation area. She then asked which year we were interested in; I said 2016 and another family said 2015 (it was May when we went on the visit). She scoffed at the other family and said 2015 was impossible; as for us, she told us 2016 may be possible but not likely as at that time (May 2015) they had 30 applications for each available place, so 3000 applications which I'm sure by now must be closer to 3500 if not more. So she was basically telling me to my face that they are happily taking our money though they know that they will most likely not even be able to offer an assessment to all applicants. Terrible attitude and I found it extremely offensive to prospective parents and kids. Luckily after the tour we decided NAS is not the right environment for our child so we won't have to deal with her again in the future....

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Latest post on 28 September 2015 - 07:18

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Latest post on 24 September 2015 - 20:13

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Lionking

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Latest post on 23 September 2015 - 12:38

thanks Ladies

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Latest post on 23 September 2015 - 08:44

I have LO at Kings and we have been very happy with how quickly she settled and made friends, the staff are brilliant - and their curriculum has worked wonders for my daughter. Whose confidence has grown and now actively seeks to take part in all areas of school life! Having experienced another Dubai school we know this one is much more suitable for our LO

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