Character of the School

• A small, two-form entry, co-educational British international school for 4 to 18 year olds. The school does not select children for admission by ability other than to ensure that they have an appropriate level of English to participate in classes.
• A school that serves children of British, Algerian and a broad range of other nationalities, including the children of the returning diaspora. A school that provides an education based on the UK national curriculum.  The school does not teach religion.
• A school which is fit for purpose being well-resourced, clean and fully maintained. A place which is safe for children where both their learning and emotional needs are cared for.
• As the majority of students are not expected to have English as their first language, the school provides research-based, highly effective English as an Additional Language support.
• A school in which many of the teachers recruited are Algerian, who follow a structured professional development programme which supports them in attaining UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Meaning that the school is recognised as a "training school".
• The expatriate teachers are British with experience of teaching in the UK or a British school overseas and who welcome the opportunity to work collaboratively with their Algerian colleagues.
• A school which develops resilience in its students and provides them with a coherent approach to managing behaviour based on positive student-staff relationships, together with vocational, aesthetic, creative and extra-curricular activities which go beyond the academic curriculum and widen students' horizons by providing a global perspective.
• A school where students, parents and staff feel part of a community and where all treat each other with dignity and respect.
• Our students are encouraged to engage in charity work. By doing so, they develop their capacity to act empathetically, becoming citizens who show awareness of the world around them and who make a valuable contribution to the communities in which they live.