MEMBERS : 2014 Associate Exhibition Layout

Dear Members,

Please login to view the 2014 Annual Conference Associate Exhibition Layout.

Either navigate to the Annual Conference section in the Members' Menu or click on the link below:

http://www.bsme.org.uk/member-start/annual-conference/associate-exhibition.html

Wishing all our Members an enjoyable and successful conference.

Write Inspired - Phil Davis & Laura Mae Brown

We have Phil Davis & Laura Mae Brown from Write Inspired providing CPD in Qatar this April. Phil & Laura have developed a number of fantastic courses, some of which we have already been lucky enough to run through BSME. Take a look at the following information regarding their courses & please follow the links to sign up & to watch their video clip.

The Dynamic Classroom course:
We all want highly energised and motivated learners in the classroom. Learning is a dynamic process - full of energy and movement from one concept to another. Often this energy is lost in a weight and lethargy within the classroom. This course gives teachers simple ways to build a more dynamic environment in the classroom. This day with Write Inspired will look at the classroom environment and effective instructional strategies for both children and adults. This day impacts the whole classroom. Hugely entertaining and thought provoking.

The Dynamic Classroom Registration LINK

Write Inspired - Engage, Inspire & Motivate Children to Write:
The Write Inspired Inset provides all staff with a tried and tested methodology, developed by teacher and creator of the the method Philip Davis, to bring energy, pace, purpose and vitality back to the teaching of writing. Philip draws on his experience as a teacher and consultant to give teachers a way of working that will inspire even the most reluctant of writers. Highly practical and full of innovative ideas to take back to the classroom. This course will motivate and inject energy into the way you approach the teaching of writing in school. Sound, image, orgainsation of ideas, divergent thinking, imagination - this course will inspire!

Write Inspired Registration LINK

What People Say:

'Absolutely loved it - fun, informative and inspiring.' Teacher Cedars Primary School, Blackburn

'Outstanding day - brilliant and practical!' Headteacher, Suffolk Headteachers conference

‘Fantastic, Inspiring!' Teacher Chesterfield School

A bit about Write Inspired:
Write Inspired is experiential and immersive. We tackle the anxiety associated with writing by maximising engagement and injecting creativity, resilience, and purpose into the process. Write Inspired believes building individuality and confidence in learners leads to a stronger foundation to the teaching of writing and all communication skills.

Here is the Write Inspired film link:  https://vimeo.com/130762863

NEW Website Area - CPD in Action

Page Link : http://www.bsme.org.uk/cpd/cpdinaction.html

Essentially we see this as an area where members can share thoughts, experiences and resources that may help support other members in developing their CPD programme.  There is therefore no fixed structure or format. Contributions do not have to be from Principals and Headteachers; they can be from anyone wishing to contribute. They can be short or long. Examples of what/how you could contribute might be:

• Think piece – on anything to do with CPD. For example, reflections on the value of CPD in your context, the challenges of measuring the impact of CPD etc.
• Case studies  - members can share their success stories with their colleagues by posting case studies and the results of any action research or joint practice development  projects that have enhanced teaching and learning
• Useful resources – members can share any CPD resources they feel may be useful to other member schools, such as CPD Policies, Professional Development Record Templates, Individual Action Plan Templates etc. or perhaps links to useful CPD sites

We hope this initiative will enable schools throughout the region to connect more easily and allow for a greater sharing of information, ideas and best practice.  We would love to be able to share an article/idea/resource with you every week but of course this is entirely dependent on the level of participation! I hope you will all endeavour to support ‘CPD in Action’ by contributing throughout the year. 

Google Summit - 15th & 16th April 2016

BSME : Education Investment MENA 10-13 November 2014, Dubai

Good morning

Please follow the link below for details of the Education Investment MENA Conference and Exhibition.

Best regards

The BSME Team

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Andy Homden - What to expect!

*Andy Homden is set to deliver 'Linear Assessment & Independent Learning' in Dubai on the 6th & 7th March. Take a look at this course Andy ran in the UK last October for more information. This VIDEO gives you an insight into what Andy is trying to achieve - Please take a look!

Linear assessment and independent learning - Andy Homden leads two day October  training sessions  in Birmingham

There’s no shortage of change in the UK at moment. Testing at age 7 is coming back. National Curriculum Levels are gone. Modular assessment at A Level is on the way out. And, of all the government led initiatives, none is more important than the re-introduction of linear assessment at A Level. 

Not just another adjustment

This is not just another course or syllabus adjustment: preparing students for “the big tests” after a significant period of study is quite a proposition. There is nowhere to hide in the final exam, no short cut to success. At the invitation of Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College (JCSC), Andy Homden was in Birmingham before the mid – term break to lead training which focused on independent learning and linear assessment in Years 12 & 13.

Staff from JCSC were joined by colleagues from a number of Midlands – based colleges.  With the first new specification assessments due to take place in May and June 2017, Homden stressed how important it was for schools to consider adopting a consistent approach to the new requirements, suggesting that particular attention be paid to the development of three language skills across the curriculum: building vocabulary, developing independent writing, and adopting a school wide approach to building the necessary body of knowledge required by the new courses.

“Linear assessment has really forced the issue of independent learning” Homden commented. “Students are perfectly capable of  taking charge of their own learning in each subject, if they have learned how to plan and write independently, developed their academic vocabulary and built a systematic body of knowledge. Students prepared in this way will be at a significant advantage when they find themselves in the exam hall at the end of a two year course”.

The power of “Purposeful Practice”

Drawing on his IB and pre-modular assessment, Homden considers that  “Purposeful Practice”, an idea neatly developed by Olympic Table Tennis player and journalist, Matthew Syed in Bounce: the myth of talent and the power of practice is the key. If students are clearly shown what to do and then are allowed time repeatedly to practise the skill, under conditions that gradually become more demanding, and finally reproduce strict exam conditions, they can do it. Thjs is particularly true, in Homden’s view for writing. The approach also works for longer pieces of work, such as the IB’s Extended Essay.

“There is no reason why students, of varying abilities can’t write relevant, well-substantiated essays, even under the most trying of exam conditions, if they have been shown how, and have been allowed to practise”.

Students join two sessions

A novel aspect of this training is that, wherever possible, a group of students join their teachers for parts of the course. Having explored with them what they do well and what they would like to do better, a teaching session gets under way in which key aspects of the pedagogy are used. The 12 A2 students who attended the JCSC training  for 90 minutes on both days expressed their ideas about where they thought they needed to improve: confidence in public speaking, the use of more formal academic language, avoiding slang and condensing their notes were just four ideas to emerge that can be directly addressed by the methodology that Andy advocates.

Teachers were able to reflect not only on what they learned from the trainer, but also (as always) what they had learned  from each other, and in this case that included the students.

Chairman of BSME, Ed Goodwin, awarded OBE

Chairman of BSME, Ed Goodwin, awarded OBE in the 2014 New Year’s Honours List

BSME would like to inform members, friends and supporters that Ed Goodwin, Chairman of British Schools in the Middle East, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire for his services to British Education in the Middle East.

The British Embassy in Bahrain issued the following statement:

British Ambassador Iain Lindsay this morning congratulated Ed Goodwin, Principal of St Christopher’s School and Chairman of British Schools in the Middle East, on his OBE in today’s New Year’s Honours List.

“I am delighted that Ed’s many years of valuable work on behalf of British education in Bahrain and the region has been recognised in this way. He is an exceptional educator who richly deserves this award from Her Majesty The Queen. I know that this award will not only be welcomed by St Christopher’s and the British community in Bahrain but also by many across the Middle East. He has led the development of St Christopher’s into one of the best British schools outside the UK and has been a leader of British education in the region, as acknowledged by his peers at other British schools in the Middle East. Many congratulations to Ed.”

Ed Goodwin commented:

“I am delighted to have been honoured in the New Year’s List. Of course, awards such as this are only achieved with the help, support and dedicated work of colleagues, friends and supporters and members of the BSME and school community, including parents and, without doubt, students. I owe deep thanks and appreciation to all of these people for their encouragement and contributions, over so many years, to the quality and reputation of both BSME and St Christopher’s School”

Course Update - Julie Taylor - 9th/10th Feb

2014 Annual Conference Programme

The next BSME Annual Conference is to be held at the Beach Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi from 4-8 February 2014.

The conference programme is now available, please click on the link to view the conference information:

http://www.bsme.org.uk/annual-conference/next-conference.html

Debating Tournament 2015

The fourth BSME Debating Tournament ran from Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th November, hosted by St Christopher's Senior School.  The tournament was attended by schools from Kuwait, U.A.E., Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, and involved more than 140 debaters.  There were 156 debates over the weekend, each of about 75 minutes duration, held over 8 Rounds and conducted in accordance to World Schools Debating Championships guidelines.

Participating Schools

British School of Kuwait

Dhahran British Grammar School, Saudi Arabia

New English School, Kuwait

Dubai College

Kuwait New English School

Sherborne School, Qatar

St Christopher's School, Bahrain

Results

Dubai College won the Junior Section and St Christopher’s School were runners up. The finalists in the Senior Section were both St Christopher’s teams. The motion was the same for both finals: This House would ban multi-media ownership. Other motions included a variety of political and environmental topics, such as, This House regrets the success of Donald Trump and This House believes we can cope with global warming.

Junior Winners: Dubai College

Mr. Shumraze Fawad

Mr. Yash Bhansali

Miss Rihana Al Nabani

Junior Runners up: St Christopher’s School

Ramsey Tawfick

Llewellyn Forward

Raza Akbari

Senior Winners: St Christopher’s School

Hesham Albaharna

Ali Al-Saffar

Abdulla Janahi

Feras Fayez

Senior Runners-up: St Christopher’s School

Harsh Ainapure

Anish Vishwakoti

Shawn Amirthan

Lulu Al Sugair

2014 Annual Conference Speaker Overview

The next BSME Annual Conference is to be held at the Beach Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi from 4-8 February 2014.

An overview of the conference speakers is now available by following the link below:

http://www.bsme.org.uk/annual-conference/next-conference.html

U11 Large School Games Pool 1, Qatar

Qatar was proud to host the U11 BSME Games once again. With the rapid development and support for sport in the country, we knew that this event would be very special.
The 15 months of careful planning by Steve Wilkinson from Doha English Speaking School and myself, Andrew Dutton, from Al Khor International School ensured that the journey towards the U11 Games would endure many highlights and successes but also have many challenges on the way. One of the various highlights experienced was the opportunity to acquire a world class indoor sports facility. Aspire Zone is one of the world’s tops sporting centres where many world class athletes from all sporting disciplines have had the opportunity to visit or train in. With a full indoor football, swimming, basketball, netball and athletics track, we both knew this was an opportunity not to be missed. H.H Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani also found value in the BSME U11 Games and placed the games under her patronage.
Despite careful planning there was a real danger that many of the athletes were not being able to travel due to visa issues. However, with the help of some very influential people we were able to boast that not one person was denied a visa. With all 400+ athletes now in the country and ready to go, the BSME U11 Games 2015 were officially opened.

Participating Schools

The schools taking part in the event included:-

1. Doha English Speaking School

2. Al Khor International School

3. British International School Riyadh

4. St Christopher's, Bahrain

5. The British School of Abu Dhabi

6. The British School of Al Khubairat

7. Brighton College, Abu Dhabi

8. Dubai English Speaking School

9. Kings' School, Dubai

10. Modern English School Cairo

11. Horizon International School, Dubai

12. Sherborne School, Qatar

All were amazed at the opening ceremony with a spectacular gymnastics display and a song from the DESS choir. His Excellency British Ambassador Nicholas Hopton officially opened the BSME U11 Games with words of encouragement to all pupils to try hard but enjoy themselves as sport is a great tool to bring people together.
Basketball and netball were a great success. All the teams fought hard to get to the playoffs, with the competition as high as it was this year, teams had to dig deep to grab that top spot. Home team DESS Doha managed to win both events with some excellent team play and this was all displayed in a nail-biting final against DESS Dubai. Well done DESS Doha.

This was the first BSME Football event played in a full indoor facility. With some help in refereeing and running of the event from the Qatar Stars League, all were set and ready for a great display of quality football. All teams were equally matched but there were moments of brilliance from individuals that set the teams apart. There were some amazing goals being scored that even professional footballers would be proud of. The British School of Al Khubairat and DESS Doha battled it out in the finals. Unfortunately there could only be one winner with The British School of Al Khubairat taking first place in the football event. What a final!

Swimming started off with a splash in an amazing world class indoor facility. The grand stands were packed with spectators and the swimmers all nervous to showcase their skills in the water. With two heats per event, swimmers needed to ensure they battled against the clock to gain a podium finish. A special thanks to Hamad Aquatics for managing the event. It was highly entertaining with many races to close to call as swimmers finished neck in neck. Thanks to the help of technology, touch pads ensured that all times were accurate and placing’s were correct. Swimming in the BSME has always been strong with many schools displaying outstanding talent in this particular sport. One individual school is DESS Dubai who has won this event in the past. Making sure they stay at the top DESS Dubai managed to win the swimming event again. Congratulations!

There was great excitement and anticipation for the Athletics Event. Some of the top athletics stars in the world have run on the same surface and the excitement could be felt in the air by all the spectators and athletes. Race after race the athletes pushed themselves to achieve first place for their school. A great event that all athletes can be proud of. Well done to DESS Dubai for taking first place.

Overall Results

1st Place: Doha English Speaking School
2nd Place: Dubai English Speaking School
3rd Place: The British School Al Khubairat

The ethos of BSME Games is very special and strives to reflect true sportsmanship in every child during a spectacular week end of sport. I know that events such as these will create unique and personal memories to each athlete for many years to come. These memories could already be seen on everyone’s faces as they all met for the closing ceremony. A big celebration was held to highlight every child’s success over the week end. Steve and I both believe that every child returned to their respective schools a winner. Knowing that, the BSME U11 Games was a great success.
Special thanks to schools, sponsors and everyone who helped make the games amazing. I am already looking forward to the next event.

UK International Education Strategy

Launch of the United Kingdom's International Education Strategy

BSME welcomes the newly-launched UK “International Education Strategy”.

BSME is grateful for the opportunity it was given to contribute to the “co-creation” of the strategy at three BIS workshops devoted to this task. We welcome and support the strategy and look forward to playing an active role in the development and realisation of the objectives, as they relate to the overseas schools sector.

The UK Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and Department for Education (DFE) have launched a policy statement under the title: “International education strategy: global growth and prosperity.”

The strategy describes how the government and, in particular the education sector, intend to take advantage of opportunities outside of the United Kingdom. The strategy “aims to build on our strengths in higher and further education, in our schools overseas, in our educational technology and products and services, and in delivering English language training”.

Of particular interest to BSME schools and other overseas schools with a British nature, is that amongst aspects addressed by the policy are those expressed as follows:

The strategy covers: "...supporting transnational education: supporting British schools and colleges operating overseas, developing ‘end-to-end’ English language training, and strengthening quality assurance.”

And “...building the UK brand and seizing opportunities: developing a new ‘Education is GREAT Britain’ campaign.”

Both of these areas, together with an assurance of a “warm welcome for international students”, address significant matters raised in the BSME paper ‘Extended position paper on the need for Government support for BSME Schools’ document submitted to UKTI, BIS and DFE in late 2012 and, in a slightly revised form, in early January 2013.

In early 2013, BSME, through the attendance of Chairman Ed Goodwin, participated in three BIS workshops concerned with, the “co-creation” of the strategy. He was able, at these events, to indicate common areas of interest from other regional British overseas schools bodies (NABSS, FOBISSEA and LAHC) and to suggest content related to such schools. This, in concert with the BSME position paper, has clearly had an impact on government thinking about British Schools Overseas, which has found expression in the BIS / DFE strategy.

Whilst the strategy is an excellent and useful step forward, it does not meet all of our needs. The industrial strategy, quite rightly, concentrates on the economic benefits to the UK that might accrue from educational activity involving foreign students – and supporting our schools will help to achieve progress on this criterion. For example: it is estimated that each year around 50% of Year 13 BSME students go on to enter UK universities; increased support could raise this number significantly.

It is a fact, however, that our schools, students, staff and parents have needs that, whilst not directly linked to economic benefit, are important to British nationals living overseas and their children’s future. British teachers – and would-be teachers – would also benefit from enhanced levels of support to our schools. BSME intends, therefore, to continue to work towards increased support from the UK government in specific areas described in the extended position paper.

Going further, there needs to be a greater recognition of the influence that will be wielded in the future by those we teach who will become leaders of countries and powerful businessmen throughout the Middle East. The fact that they are educated in schools with a British flavour means they are more likely to attend British universities. These students, through having developed a deeper understanding of our ways and culture and of the strengths of the United Kingdom, will generally be favourably disposed towards the UK in their activities as adults.

Returning to the strategy itself; the paper includes many other interesting and important ideas. For example: “leading the world in education technology: actively encouraging development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)” and developing “a new relationship with emerging powers: prioritising UK engagement with key partners, doubling investment in development higher education partnerships and expanding the number of Chevening scholarships for study in the UK.” All of these, although less directly relevant to the schools sector, are interesting, important and supported by BSME.

The full text of the international education strategy and supporting information can be found here: … https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-growth-and-prosperity

Alternatively, the following are direct links to the relevant pdfs.

International Education Global Growth and Prosperity 526KB

International Education Accompanying Analytical Narrative 716KB

U11 Small School Games, Sharjah, 2015

In March Sharjah English School (SES) hosted their first ever BSME competition. Schools travelled from 8 different countries across the gulf to take part in 3 days of sport and fun activities along the way. Over 200 athletes enjoyed the opening ceremnoy which included some of SES’s own music bands and singers to welcome them to the Games. Once all the students had changed into their new BSME Games t-shirts and opened their goody bags with their own ID badges, laynards and visors, they were ‘good to go’ for the first event – the Swimming Gala.

Participating Schools

The schools taking part in the Games included:-

1. Sharjah English School

2. Horizon School, Dubai

3. The Eglish School, Kuwait

4. Dhahran British Grammar School

5. Jumeirah English Speaking School, Arabian Ranches

6. British International School, Cairo

7. International Community School, Jordan

8. Jeddah Prep & Grammar School

9. Park House English School

A packed poolside with some fun music motivated the swimmers to do their best and created a big atmosphere for the first competition of the Games. Squads from all schools won races in the 48 Gala events. Overall, this event was very close in scores, with JESS just pipping TES and Horizon to the trophy.

After the Swimming Gala all the competitors enjoyed the pool party, with party music, inflatables, and much fun in general, before tucking into pizza and ice cream before heading home or to hotel.

Friday morning saw the Track and Field competition. The sun was shining and the atmosphere buzzing for another day on the playing fields of SES. Students competed in both track and field competitions, and when not racing cheered on their friends, with awesome views from the stadium seating, located in a prime position for the finish line. The winners, once again, were JESS, clsoely followed by TES and BISC.

                                                                           JESS Swimming & Athletics Winners

In the afternoon the competition turned to basketball, and the atmopshere was electric inside the full-to-capacity sports hall, with loud chants and cheers by both students and supporting spectators alike. Qualified officials provided expert referring for the tense pool and positional matches. The final was between TES and JESS, which TES won in a close game. Park House were victorious in the third-fourth play off against BISC.

On Friday evening some schools took in some local Dubai sights and went to experience two of ‘The World’s Biggest’ – the Dubai Mall and the Burj Kalifa. Students spent fun time in the world’s biggest mall and taking photos of the world’s tallest building.

The final day was divided into the Boys’ Football and Girls’ Netball. The football tournament was refereed by some of our local football clubs, who did a great job. There were 3 pools plus a ‘BSME Dream Team’, enabling almost all boys to play some football throughout the day. Some of the knock-out games were decided by the ‘sudden-death’ penalty competition. The final was between TES and ICS, won by TES. The third-fourth play off game saw BISC beat JESS. The overall trophy competion was becoming closer and closer.

The Girls’ Netball was played indoors as well as and outdoors. Once again there was great support from parents and spectators, with much singing and applause. I have never witnessed such an exciting final as the one between JESS and TES. After the 2 quarters the game went to extra time, but with the scores still level, a second set of extra time then needed to be played. TES won the centre pass and with ‘golden goal’ as the deciding format, TES finally took away the trophy on this occasion. A very big ‘well done’ to both players and umpires for holding the game together under such pressure.

The U11 Small School Games was then over for another year, with TES taking the Overall Event Trophy back to Kuwait. ICS from Jordan took the honoured prize for ‘Fair Play’ home with them – with lots of supportive comments from all the Tournament players, which was most pleasing to see. A weekend full of highlights was rounded off with a Carinval, where students were able to play fairground games, climb inflatables and enjoy a BBQ supper. We do hope SES created a truly friendly atmosphere and spirit for these Games. Many thanks again to all staff and students for coming to the SES BSME Games, and we do hope to see you all again next year.

Overall Winners

  The English School, Kuwait 

UK Government Support for British Overseas Schools

BSME and Penta International have worked closely with the Department for Education (DfE) over the last year, and more intensively in recent months, to develop a kitemark for British schools overseas that have been successfully inspected under the BSO framework. 

As a result, we have just been advised by the DfE that it is possible for the government to register a term such as ‘British Schools Overseas’ as an Official Sign, and that it is their intention to do so. For more details of the step that the government intends to take please download the PDF below:

UK Government Support of British Schools Overseas 87KB

As Chairman of BSME I am particularly pleased with this success, not least because 40% of all currently BSO-inspected schools worldwide are BSME members.    

BSME will continue its on-going work towards further recognition and benefits for our schools and has every confidence that these will grow over the coming years.  

Ed Goodwin
Chair, BSME

BSME Swimming Long Course Records

Follow the link below for the Swimming Long Course Records updated 29 March 2015

BSME Long Course Records updated 29 March 2015

Ollie Tunmer - STOMP!

Here at BSME, we recently had the pleasure of speaking with one of the former cast members of STOMP! Ollie Tunmer has fantastic performance-based experience as well as a wealth of knowledge in music education. Ollie is currently available in the Middle EAST & therefore, it would be great to take advantage of his fantastic skillset. Are you interested in CPD with Ollie? Check out the following!

www.beatgoeson.co.uk
Percussion Workshops & CPD

Having delivered hugely popular workshops and CPD sessions at conferences in Athens, Madrid, Stockholm and throughout the UK, Beat Goes On are now delivering in the Middle East! Led by Beat Goes On Director Ollie Tunmer (a former cast member of the hit show STOMP and a qualified music teacher), workshops include:

-       STOMP-style Body Percussion
-       Samba Drumming
-       ‘Connect It’ Body Percussion and ‘Mambo!’ Latin Percussion based on
-       BBC Ten Pieces

Beat Goes On workshops make for fantastic high energy openings or closings to conferences, and are accessible for all regardless of prior musical experience.

For more details please visit –

-       our promo video www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2orMAxbX7w
-       our website www.beatgoeson.co.uk

 For more information please email info@beatgoeson.co.uk

Swimming Championship Results 2015

The latest Swimming Championship 2015 Full Meet Results are now available to download.  

Please follow the link below.

BSME Swimming Championships 2015-Full Meet Results.pdf

BETT Middle East Leadership Forum

Your invitation to attend the Bett Middle East Leadership Forum 

Dear Sir/Madam, 

As a respected Education professional, we would like to invite you to join us as the Bett Middle East Leadership Forum, on 6-7 April 2016, at The Intercontinental, in Abu Dhabi.

Over the two days of the event, we look forward to welcoming 1,000 education leaders from more than 15 countries - 80+ world-class speakers, 600 policy- and decision-making delegates and 400 practitioners alongside the most prominent players in the education technology industry. 

The Bett Middle East Leadership Forum will be hosted under a strategic partnership with the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC). Through a cutting-edge agenda, put together following more than 100 hours of research, the Bett Middle East Leadership Forum will see speakers and delegates discuss and debate the transformation of education across the region. From Professional Development to STEM, localised content to online security, the Leadership Forum agenda tackles the key opportunities across K-12, Higher Education and Vocation Education & Training, and fosters the innovation and collaboration required to see these opportunities realised.  

 Join confirmed esteemed education leaders including:  

 and many more. 

We invite you to be a part of this significant event, and look forward to welcoming you to Bett Middle East this April.     To book your place, with an exclusive 15% discount through the British Schools in the Middle East, use the discount code: BSME

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Swimming Championships 2015

The final event of this years BSME Events programme was the Swimming competition, again hosted by the British School of Muscat on 27 March at The Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.

There were a total of 240 swimmers participating this year from 14 schools across 7 countries in the Middle East.

Participating Schools

1. Al Khor International School, Qatar

2. Al Yasmina School, Abu Dhabi

3. British International School Jeddah

4. British International School Al Khobar

5. British School of Muscat

6. Compass International School, Qatar

7. Dhahran British Grammar School

8. Dubai English Speaking School

9. Jeddah Prep & Grammar School

10. Kings' Dubai

11. Muscat International School

12. St Christopher's School, Bahrain

13. The English School, Kuwait

14. The Sultan's School, Oman

Results

Individual rankings  based on FINA Points are below:-

8 & Under Girls - Individual Scores

8 & Under Boys - Individual Scores

9-10 Girls - Individual Scores

9-10 Boys - Individual Scores

11-12 Girls - Individual Scores

11-12 Boys - Individual Scores

13-14 Girls - Individual Scores

13-14 Boys - Individual Scores

15 & Over Girls - Individual Scores

15 & Over Boys - Individual Scores