Education UAE - Issue 26 - Winter 2025

Excellence in Schools 91

Education UAE: How do you plan to build a sense of community among students, parents, and teachers from the beginning? Abigail: We work as partners around each child. That starts even before admission, assessments are about understanding needs and planning provision, not gatekeeping. It continues with honest, transparent conversations. Then come the visible rituals that knit a community together: house events, parent learning sessions, and authentic, open- door relationships. Education UAE: In what ways will the school prepare students not only for academic success but also for life beyond the classroom?

Founding Principal Abigail Fishbourne suggests: “Lots of schools have the same pieces of the jigsaw, what makes Ash Mount different is how we put them all together from day one.”

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