The Sheffield Private School Dubai

Founded in 2004, The Sheffield Private School (TSPS) is a British School in Dubai driven by the vision of becoming the leading affordable British style school in Dubai.

TSPS offers the National Curriculum for England giving students access to a unique, culturally relevant curriculum. We enhance student learning through an enriching extra-curricular programme, which provides opportunity for every child to succeed – known as the Ultra-Curriculum.

At TSPS, we aim to help every student develop academically, socially and emotionally, to produce adaptable, versatile, future-ready young people who have the attributes and thinking skills to embrace the challenges presented by a constantly changing world.

As one of the best schools in Dubai, we firmly believe that each child is a unique individual, needing a secure and stimulating atmosphere to prosper. It is our desire as educators to assist students to meet their fullest potential by nurturing the family values of warmth and care.

To ensure that The Sheffield Private School is the leading affordable British Curriculum school in Dubai.

Our curriculum is based on the English National Curriculum where children are arranged into five Key Stages. The children aged 5 to 7 years old enter the Foundation Section and complete two years in Key Stage 1. These classes are referred to as FS1 & FS2 and they follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.

Primary school aged children (Ages 7 to 11) start Key Stage 2 and complete 5 years in the Primary Sector (Years 1 – 6) following a broad and balanced British curriculum.

The Secondary school phase begins for students at the age of 11 years old, this is known as Key Stage 3 (Years 7 to 9). Students again follow a broad and balanced curriculum which aims to hone their higher order thinking skills. At the end of year 9, students have the opportunity to choose the specific subjects they want to study alongside the mandatory Core subjects. They then prepare for the internationally recognised qualifications called the iGCSEs and BTECs. These qualifications are studied in Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11).

The pinnacle of a student’s education comes in the Sixth Form where they choose which AS and A Levels or BTEC Diplomas they wish to study. Key Stage 5 lays down the foundation for further study at university, college, or entry into their career profession of choice.

Whilst keeping the National Curriculum for England at the core, together with a fully inclusive admissions policy, we give national and expatriate students access to a unique and culturally relevant curriculum. In many ways, TSPS reflects the country we live in. We love the fact that our school has over 60 nationalities represented we a diverse, tolerant and welcoming school that is fully committed to the UAE National Agenda.

In addition to the taught curriculum, we enhance student learning through an enriching extra-curricular programme, which provides opportunity for every child to succeed – known as the Ultra-Curriculum.

As a school, TSPS subscribe to High Performance Learning, a pedagogy that requires teachers to instil in our students thinking skills and a growth mindset in an enquiry-based learning environment. The HPL philosophy sees all students as potential high performers who are not limited by ability. Some may take longer to reach high performance, but all are capable of this over time. High Performance Learning uses a unique teaching and learning framework to systematically grow minds and develop the cognitive skills, values, attitudes and attributes needed to reach success. We aim for our students to ‘be the best that they can be’.

Our vision is to make The Sheffield Private School the leading affordable British style school in Dubai. It will be a school that has an inclusive admissions policy which gives national and expatriate students access to a unique, culturally relevant curriculum. The curriculum will have the English National Curriculum at its core enhanced by an enriching extra-curricular programme which provides opportunity for every child to succeed – the Ultra Curriculum.

At The Sheffield Private School, we aim to help every student develop academically, socially and emotionally.

Our educational approach is firmly grounded in the belief that each child is a unique individual, and over the past 16 years we have continuously worked towards developing an enriched curriculum that fosters the develop of our students across multiple spheres.

As a school, TSPS subscribe to High Performance Learning, a pedagogy that requires teachers to instil in our students thinking skills and a growth mindset in an enquiry-based learning environment. The HPL philosophy sees all students as potential high performers who are not limited by ability. Some may take longer to reach high performance, but all are capable of this over time. High Performance Learning uses a unique teaching and learning framework to systematically grow minds and develop the cognitive skills, values, attitudes and attributes needed to reach success. We aim for our students to ‘be the best that they can be’.