Victory Heights Primary School - City of Arabia

Wellbeing is a core part of Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia's daily life. Mindful Monday is delivered for Years 1–2 and Wellbeing Wednesday for Years 3–6 to help students explore emotions, develop empathy, practise mindfulness, and reflect on how to care for themselves and others. Topics include gratitude, resilience, healthy friendships, and managing big feelings. Wellbeing is celebrated across the school through themed weeks and awareness days such as Global Love Day, Anti-Bullying Week, and World Kindness Day. ELLI Learning Powers support emotional resilience, self-reflection, and personal growth. The pastoral team works closely with teachers, parents, and specialists to provide emotional support, including 1:1 wellbeing sessions, friendship groups, and outside referral pathways when needed.

Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia describes its approach as inclusive rather than a specialist SEN institution. The school has an Inclusion Team and an Inclusion Champion who provide additional support for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities SEND and for English Language Learners ELL. It uses a Graduated System of Support GSS with Level 1 general support, Level 2 targeted support, Level 3 individualised support, and Level 3+ supplementary support to plan interventions. Identification involves teacher observations, Inclusion Team screening, assessment data, and parental input, with students placed on the Inclusion Register Students of Determination and primary and secondary needs recorded. The school can provide access to internal learning support staff and, when needed, external specialists such as occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, or educational psychologists; an Individual Learning Support Assistant may be used in exceptional cases. For English Language Learners, interventions are included within the AEN framework and documented accordingly.

English as an Additional Language ELL is addressed within VHPS's Inclusive Learning approach. The Inclusion Team delivers ELL interventions including bilingual resources, visuals, and small group sessions. ELL support is integrated with SEND and AEN provision to help students access the mainstream curriculum. There is no separate EAL department; support is embedded within the school's inclusive framework. When needed, external specialists may be consulted to support language development.

Mental wellbeing is integrated into Victory Heights Primary School's wellbeing framework. Mindful Monday is delivered for Years 1–2 and Wellbeing Wednesday for Years 3–6 to provide regular dedicated time for wellbeing. The sessions help students explore emotions, develop empathy, practise mindfulness, and reflect on how to take care of themselves and others. ELLI Learning Powers support emotional resilience, self-reflection, and personal growth. The pastoral team works closely with teachers, parents, and specialists to ensure that every child is emotionally supported, including 1:1 wellbeing sessions, friendship groups, or outside referral pathways when needed.

Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia has a Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The policy, version August 2025; last review date August 2025; next review date August 2026. The policy identifies the Designated Safeguarding Lead and deputies and lists other safeguarding roles and contacts within the school. External safeguarding contacts include the Ministry Of Education Child Protection Unit, Dubai Community Development Authority Child Protection Section, Ministry Of Interior Child Protection Centre, Al Ameen Service, Dubai Foundation For Women And Children, and Dubai Police. The policy states it aligns with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and Wadeema's Law; it also references the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It outlines safeguarding procedures, reporting concerns, safe recruitment, and safeguarding through the curriculum.