Welcome to the Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai
At the Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai we welcomed our first pupils in August 2021. Our campus is designed for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18. We are currently accepting applications for academic year 2023/24 from Early Years to Year 8, and the school will grow year by year.
Our school embodies the ethos and values that have underpinned the Royal Grammar School Guildford in the UK for over 500 years. These, combined with a spirit of innovation and development, will prepare pupils for the challenges of the 21st and 22nd centuries. We lead by example, stay true to our values, innovate, collaborate and strive to be the very best we can be.
Welcome from the Principal
Mrs Clare Turnbull
As the Principal of the Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai, I am proud to welcome pupils and parents to what is a fantastic school and an amazing educational experience for our community.
What is it that makes RGS Guildford Dubai so very special? For me as Principal of the school, and through my previous roles in the senior leadership team at our sister school, the Royal Grammar School Guildford in the UK, it is the fact that our school provides children with the foundations for a happy, fulfilled life, celebrating them as individuals and giving them the encouragement to fulfil their own potential within an inspiring, inclusive, and supportive community, as they prepare for college and university. It is my privilege, alongside my team of exceptional teachers, to impact, inspire and guide our young people to become future ready, global citizens who are driven to make a change in the world.
Our values
The Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai is a kind, inclusive, tolerant community where diverse opportunity, personal development, high achievement and collaborative partnership define who we are, and where our values underpin all we do.
Inclusivity
We remain loyal to our founding principles to educate students, irrespective of background, and we inherently believe in establishing a culture of diversity and acceptance, and in educating our students in a welcoming, tolerant community where each individual is valued and enjoys a deep sense of belonging.
Scholarship
We encourage the growth of intellectual curiosity, independence, creativity, innovation and habits of learning within a scholarly community through inspirational subject specialists who provoke and stretch the students’ minds and inculcate a lifelong love of learning.
Integrity
We promote the development of self-discipline, responsibility and a personal moral code, and cultivate an ethos where enduring qualities of decency, honesty, courtesy, humility and good humour are celebrated.
Respect
We nurture an atmosphere of mutual respect between all members of our community, and foster self-respect and self-esteem in terms of physical health, emotional maturity and personal well-being, while establishing lasting friendships in a positive, happy environment.
Courage
We develop leadership, teamwork, resilience and life skills through a diverse range of activities where all students, regardless of their talents and attributes, are encouraged to challenge themselves, take appropriate risks and work hard to fulfil their potential.
Collaboration
We work closely with others for mutual enrichment, and encourage a spirit of generosity and service, a sense of perspective, and a firm belief that we can work in partnership with others, locally and internationally, to make a difference and have a positive impact on society.
Curriculum
The education at the Royal Grammar School Guildford, Dubai is based on our school offering in the UK with some adaptations for life in Dubai. We offer our pupils a happy, well-ordered and stimulating environment where they can progress to their full potential. Our curriculum is carefully planned to maintain a balance between ‘what’ is to be learned alongside ‘how’ we learn.
Community
Our school has been designed with the community and sustainability in mind. Located within Majid Al Futtaim’s exciting new Tilal Al Ghaf development between Dubai Motor City and Sports City, our school is a vibrant hub where education goes beyond the classroom. It is a welcoming space where pupils, teachers, parents and the local community come together.
