Professional Development for Education Leaders
School Review &
Quality Assurance
Develop the practical skills to evaluate educational quality, make evidence-informed judgements and turn review findings into sustainable school improvement.
Evaluate confidently. Improve what matters.
A practical pathway for every stage
Choose the programme that reflects your experience and responsibilities. Both pathways are designed for educators working in the UAE, GCC and international-school sector.
Foundation Certificate
School Self-Evaluation & Quality Assurance
For aspiring leaders, middle leaders and quality-assurance coordinators. Build the essential skills to evaluate provision within your department, phase or area of responsibility.
You will learn to
- Gather and triangulate reliable evidence
- Evaluate teaching and its impact on learning
- Use attainment, progress and benchmark data intelligently
- Write concise, evidence-based self-evaluation
- Set focused improvement priorities and success measures
- Monitor implementation and evaluate impact
Programme format
- Six live online workshops
- 90 mins per workshop
- Delivered over ten weeks
- Guided school-based application
- Maximum cohort of 20 participants
Applied project: evaluate one aspect of your department, phase or school and produce an evidence record, evaluative summary and improvement plan.
Included
- Initial QA skills diagnostic
- Practical tools and templates
- Peer moderation activity
- Individual feedback on your submission
- Personal action plan
- Ghaf Education Foundation Certificate
From AED 2,250 per participant
Advanced Certificate
School Review & Evaluation
For senior leaders, experienced QA leaders and education consultants. Develop the advanced skills to conduct rigorous reviews and communicate defensible judgements.
You will learn to
- Plan reviews and establish lines of enquiry
- Build and manage robust evidence trails
- Evaluate teaching, curriculum, inclusion and outcomes
- Assess leadership and capacity for improvement
- Conduct challenging professional interviews
- Moderate judgements and resolve conflicting evidence
- Deliver feedback and write professional review reports
Programme format
- Eight live online workshops
- Two to 2.5 hours per workshop
- Delivered over 12 to 14 weeks
- Two facilitated review simulations
- Small-group moderation clinics
- Maximum cohort of 15 participants
Professional assessment: complete pre-review analysis, an evidence trail, simulated interview, moderated judgement, report and feedback presentation.
Included
- Advanced reviewer diagnostic
- School-review handbook and templates
- Two facilitated simulations
- Individual feedback on written work
- One 45-minute individual coaching session
- Ghaf Education Advanced Certificate
From AED 5,500 per participant
Which programme is right for you?
| Foundation Certificate | Advanced Certificate |
|---|---|
| Aspiring and serving middle leaders | Senior and experienced QA leaders |
| Evaluate a department, phase or defined area | Review whole-school provision |
| Develop core evidence-gathering skills | Lead complex evidence trails |
| Write effective self-evaluation | Produce professional review reports |
| No inspection experience required | Relevant leadership or QA experience expected |
Successful Foundation participants may progress to the Advanced Certificate once they have developed suitable leadership or quality-assurance experience.
Designed for your context
The programmes draw on international inspection and school-review practice while recognising the distinctive context of schools in the UAE and wider GCC. Learning can be applied across all curriculum settings.
Evidence
Look beyond assertion and activity to understand quality and impact.
Judgement
Reach fair, consistent and defensible conclusions.
Improvement
Translate findings into focused, sustainable action.
Bring the programme to your school
Both certificates can be delivered for an individual school, school group or education organisation and contextualised around your framework, priorities and leadership responsibilities.
Foundation school cohort: from AED 18,000 for up to 12 participants
Advanced school cohort: from AED 38,000 for up to 10 participants
These programmes develop inspection-informed skills but do not confer official regulator or inspector status.