Manarat Al Riyadh International School

Wellbeing is defined by the World Health Organization as a positive state that enables individuals and communities to thrive and contribute meaningfully. Maarif Education states that wellbeing is the foundation of its educational philosophy and that wellbeing is everyone's responsibility, with all staff having a duty of care to promote it. The school implements the Positive Education curriculum through the Educational Unit of the Maarif Wellbeing Department across the school year. All Maarif Education schools have medical clinics providing medical wellbeing support on campus, led by a doctor/paramedic/nurse, with a Medical Supervisor overseeing the wellbeing function across schools. All Maarif Education schools also offer mental health services delivered by qualified psychologists, with a Mental Health Supervisor coordinating this work across schools.

Maarif's Inclusion Department runs an Inclusion Program that designs customized educational plans to address each student's strengths and needs. The program provides intervention for emotional and social difficulties; learning disabilities including dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia; neurodevelopmental disabilities including ADHD and ASD; and school-based Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy. The inclusion program is delivered by highly qualified and trained academic staff in a fully inclusive learning environment. The Inclusion Department includes leadership such as Head of Inclusion and Special Education Lead; inquiries can be directed to these roles. The network also runs the ACCEL program for SEN students (in Riyadh Girls Section) and offers after-school remediation plus differentiated instruction in regular classrooms.

The school does not publicly disclose information regarding EAL support. The MRIS public materials indicate that it offers American and British curricula (which are typically English‑medium) but do not specify language support for EAL. No explicit EAL policy or staff details are described on MRIS pages. Consequently, explicit EAL provisions are not publicly published. For explicit EAL details, direct confirmation from the school would be required.

Mental health wellbeing support is provided at MRIS by a Mental Health Unit consisting of qualified psychologists, with a Mental Health Supervisor coordinating the service across schools. The Wellbeing Department includes an Educational Unit responsible for delivering the Positive Education curriculum and a Medical Unit operating on-campus clinics for wellbeing needs. The Positive Education curriculum includes mindfulness and wellbeing practices across Maarif schools. The Wellbeing framework is designed to develop students' social, emotional, physical, spiritual and personal health, with access to mental health services on campus.

Safeguarding describes measures to promote and protect the health, wellbeing and human rights of every individual under the school's care, and safeguarding is everyone's responsibility at Maarif Education. There are formal policies including a Safeguarding Policy, an Occupational Health and Safety Policy, a Child Protection Policy and a Wellbeing Policy, and Maarif Education is ISO 45001:2018 compliant for OH&S. An international standard child protection framework is implemented across Maarif Education schools, including dedicated Child Protection Officers, Child Protection Committees, annual staff training, and parent and student awareness sessions, and a confidential online child protection reporting system to report incidents. The Head of Safeguarding provides strategic leadership for safeguarding across Maarif Education.