Azhar Academy Girls School

With sincerity and for the pleasure of Allah, in collaboration with the parent community, our aim is to establish and promote a school that, under the broad framework of Islamic ethos and guidance, provides a broad and balanced education to our students, instills Islamic values in them, enriches the entire school community, promotes community cohesion and inspires an awareness of duty towards Allah, His Noble Messenger and the entire humanity.

At AAGS, we believe that our curriculum should create a well-balanced opportunity for all aspects of personal development to flourish: linguistic and literary, mathematical, scientific, moral, physical, spiritual, creative, social and technological.

At AAGS, all students are offered the option of either studying the Aalimah Course, the Islamic Studies Course or Hifz-ul-Qur’an (Qur’an memorisation) Course.

This course is taught over seven years and aims to equip students with a proper understanding of the various disciplines of traditional Islamic Sciences. Upon successful graduation from the course, pupils will have acquired an advanced level of proficiency in these disciplines and will be able to study any of them at a postgraduate level. They will also obtain a formal ijaza (authorisation) to teach these disciplines at the end of the programme. The Aalimah Course is delivered in English and runs for seven years (including at least two years post-GCSE in the evenings and on Saturday mornings), subject to the students passing their annual exams each year.

At AAGS, we believe that children deserve an education that encourages and motivates them to achieve their best. The curriculum and organisation of the school therefore aims to allow each pupil to learn at a pace that is appropriate for them. Less able pupils are able to benefit from differentiated teaching activities, additional assistance from teachers or classroom volunteers and a homework support club, which is open to all pupils. Opportunities are also offered to enable higher ability pupils to maximise their achievements.

Each year group has a parental consultation evening twice a year, where parents/guardians are given the opportunity to meet with their daughter’s subject teachers and discuss her progress.Appointments with Form Tutors or subject teachers may also be made throughout the year if there are concerns on the part of either the parent/guardians or the staff.

Pastoral events are held regularly to inform parents/guardians about important dates and matters relating to the different needs and demands on the pupils as they progress through the years.

A full written report is issued at least twice a year to parent/guardians and covers all the subjects taught. The written reports focus on the academic attainment and effort of individual pupils; it also allows parents to gain an insight on their daughter’s progression within the school.