Carpe Diem

The World Academy is an establishment that would not survive outside Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately having teaching experience means you have a heads up on how a school should be run. If you don't have experience it would probably suit you. The school is owned by a company who have no educational background and is leased to a educational management systems who employ very inexperienced management staff to run them. The management team (Principal and Vice Principal) at the school had less than 6 years teaching experience between them and had to cope with the owners who had no experience. Thus causing a problem to start with. The lies that came from both systems are just so demoralising. The unfairness and lack of respect from day 1 is inexcusable. It's not a place where you will be seen or teated equally. You are kindly reminded ( or passively aggressively told by the V. P) that you are in Saudi Arabia and this is what it is like here. The feedback from the senior school was fairly ok! Down in the elementary school was a different story. Each class contained a mixture of well behaved children, special needs and behaviour problems. Most lessons and lunch duties were spent dealing with bad behaviour. Children thought is was acceptable to regularly swear, bully, hit, slap and bite each other. After a failed attempt, by elementary staff, to bring it to the attention of the 'management ' the situation never improved. Parents also tried bringing it the attention of management and they were told there wasn't a problem (this is the first school I've come across that doesn't have any behaviour issues). Anyhow, there were many ostrich moments in the school!!! It was such a shame because all we wanted to do is help the children. Obviously others don't! Class sizes are 25. There isn't a curriculum to follow. Teachers in the elementary section work very hard to give all children a well rounded education with no support. 75% of the children have never lived or been educated in another country. It is not an international school. It doesn't have a pay scale based on experience. If your are lucky you will be paid the right amount. If not, it's your bad luck. They've probably lied about how much they can pay you. There was an exceptionally high turn over of staff this year. I am sure this will continue until someone takes responsibility for their actions and the establishment. Unfortunately no one cares!