As the saying goes; ‘failing to plan means planning to fail.’ Ta’allum staff, both new arrivals and those returning, participated in an intensive induction programme before the start of the new school year. The emphasis was on thorough preparation and planning to be ready for the students’ return to school.
School Leaders set the tone for the year in their welcome addresses to staff. Ta’allum offered a warm welcome to new Heads of Secondary School, Sdaqat Jabeen at AMAG and Steven Roger at AMAB along with new Heads of Primary – Karen Young at AMAG and Jamie Liddell at AJA; Head of EYFS, Catherine Trainor and Deputy Head of EYFS – Nafeesa Waseem at AMAG.
Dr Mohammed Saefan, Ta’allum’s Director of Education, led a workshop in which he stressed some of the key components of leadership‘energy, passion, commitment and integrity.’ He added ‘Our induction programme for all staff is designed to ensure staff readiness and to enable the development of high- quality learning right from the beginning of the Semester. We look forward to a great year ahead.’
During the Induction, all Ta’allum staff were fully prepared in areas which included Safeguarding, Curriculum Planning and Utilization of Learning Resources. They were familiarised with Ta’allum policies and procedures and a focus on high quality teaching and learning. New staff received specific training in ‘cultural sensitivity’ to help them adjust to their new situation here in Qatar.
Mr Ahmed Al Mannai, Ta’allum CEO said ‘We put a great deal of time and resource into recruiting our new staff, we have a critical role in delivering an effective induction to make sure they settle in quickly, understand the job and what is expected of them. Effective induction can lay important foundations for a productive working relationship and is essential in delivering high standards of performance.’