Emirates National School - No Academic Credibility AT ALL!

I really wish that someone had told me what ENS was like before I taught there. It is a horrible, horrible school. The administration is horrendous - the Director is incompetent, arrogant and just trying to hang in as long as he can to suck as much money out of the school as possible.

There is also a MASSIVE divide between the Western and the Arabic staff, which is really difficult to overcome. Even worse, the students are out of control, the main problem being that the administrators are too scared of the students and the 'wasta' they may have, not realising that they are digging their own graves. Students constantly physically fight and are disrespectful to staff, with little to no consequences.

As far as academic credibility is concerned, the more important your family, the more your marks are changed. Sheikhs who EARN poor marks have them increased despite the protest of teachers and department co-ordinators. Moreover, the school's principals are puppets with NO power, as they just pass on commands from the administrators who are not EDUCATORS.

Last I heard the Primary School was 13 teachers down, and all specialist teachers (PE, Music, Art) were acting as class teachers due to the school's inability to attract staff.

Of course, you can make reasonable money, live a comfortable life (outside of school) if you go there with the mentality that 'no else cares, so why should I?' However, if you care about the education of students, I would really REALLY recommend you do not teach at ENS.