OUR INSPECTION REPORT

Independent Schools Inspectorate report

All British international schools that want to be recognised by the UK’s Department for Education (and obtain British Overseas School status) must be inspected every three years by one of seven UK government-approved inspectorates. We were inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), which reports on many of the UK’s top independent schools.

ISI provides an assessment of the school, reporting on the following:

• Students’ achievements and their learning, attitudes, and skills.
• Curricular and extra-curricular provision.
• Quality of teaching.
• Spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development of pupils.
• Arrangements for welfare, health, and safety.
• Governance of the school.
• Leadership and management of the school.
• Links with parents, carers, and guardians

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The main findings from the report were:

“The British International School of Kuala Lumpur meets its challenging aims in exemplary fashion. The pupils achieve excellent standards in their learning, stimulated by the high quality of teaching provided by a passionate and committed staff and a broad, innovative, literacy-led curriculum, which includes outstanding provision for music and physical education.”

Other highlights of the report include:

“The quality of the pupils’ achievements and of their learning, attitudes, and skills is excellent”

“The contribution of extra-curricular activities is outstanding. Pupils have many opportunities to take part in a wide range of activities that include team and individual sports, performance in music, drama and debate.”

“The contribution of teaching is excellent. The relationship between the teachers and the children is exceptional, and the high quality of teaching ensures excellent learning so that the children are extremely well prepared for the next stage of their education.”

“The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of the pupils is excellent. The pupils show a strong ethical and moral awareness.”

“Throughout the school, the quality of pastoral care is excellent. Relationships between staff and pupils and amongst the pupils themselves is excellent.”

“The excellence of the pupils' academic and personal development provides evidence of the governors’ outstanding strategic oversight.”

“Leaders, at all levels, are committed to realising the school’s challenging aims to motivate pupils to achieve the extent of their intellectual and physical abilities, to provide a vibrant, happy and secure environment, and to uphold the values of honesty, integrity and respect.”

COBIS Patron's Accreditation

Following a robust accreditation process, BSKL was awarded the COBIS (Council of British International Schools) Patron’s Accreditation. This external validation system, emphasises school improvement and development rather than a snapshot inspection. It provides a rigorous diagnostic on core elements, focusing on learning and teaching and leadership in the school. The school and accreditors work together to support and encourage the best possible educational environment.

"The school provides exceptional, well-resourced facilities to support students’ learning across all age groups."

Other key findings of the report include:

“One of the great strengths of teaching and learning across the whole school is its consistently high quality.” 

“Behaviour for learning is an outstanding feature of the school at all levels.”

“Enrichment and extra-curricular activities are part of the DNA of the school and one of its outstanding strengths.” 

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COBIS is the largest educational association for international British schools overseas and exists to serve member schools of quality worldwide.