MEADOW HALL RECOGNISED FOR HIGH STANDARDS AND QUALITY EDUCATION BY COUNCIL OF BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS (COBIS)
Meadow Hall was recently awarded COBIS Patron’s Accredited Member status, which is renewable every 5 years, following their recent Compliance and Accreditation Visit to the school. The week-long visit was organised by the highly reputable, Council of British International Schools (COBIS) to ensure Meadow Hall meets the high standards required to receive full membership status. With this recent accreditation, Meadow Hall has upgraded its membership status from COBIS Associate Member to COBIS Patron’s Accredited Member. Representing over 400-member organisations in 79 countries, COBIS is an educational institution that exists to provide quality assurance in member schools, as well as support and represent member schools to ensure the advancement of interests of British schools overseas.
The week-long COBIS Compliance and Accreditation Visit was highly rigorous, and it is to Meadow Hall’s credit that it passed with flying colours. Meadow Hall prides itself on setting standards and offering quality education; and the continued accreditation received from COBIS further backs up its claim. During the visit, COBIS’ representatives spoke to teaching and non-teaching staff, parents and students and also thoroughly reviewed all the classrooms, processes and outdoor facilities to come up with their verdict.
The peer accreditation team from COBIS focused on the COBIS compliance system, which includes Recruitment, Student Welfare, Facilities, Governance, Ethos & Values and Boarding; and COBIS accrediting standards, which covers Learning & Teaching and Leadership in the School. In all categories, Meadow Hall received an excellent rating, with them meeting and exceeding the standard required in all categories.
A member of the accreditation team, Ms. Janette Quinn, Consultant Leader, United Kingdom (UK) commended Meadow Hall’s Student Welfare, as the report stated that ‘the school provides a pastoral structure that meets the needs of all students and promotes their personal development’. Also, Meadow Hall received great credit for their fantastic Learning and Teaching. The reports showed that ‘students at Meadow Hall enjoy an encouraging and successful standard of education. They are valued, and their teachers enable them to make good progress across the curriculum; the school has high aspirations for all’.
Lastly, The Peer Accreditation Team gave a resounding endorsement to Meadow Hall when describing the Leadership in the School, as the report stated that ‘the leadership of Meadow Hall is clear in its vision and its plan to move the school forward’.
According to the GMD/CEO, Meadow Hall Group, Mrs. Kehinde Nwani, “Meadow Hall is committed to excellence and as such we have set high standards for the school, which all members of staff work towards to ensure we exceed expectations at all times. At Meadow Hall, we have a Quality Assurance & Control department that monitors and ensures that everyone does things right. This has helped us greatly in being consistent in the quality of education we offer and in maintaining high standards always”. She thanked all members of staff for their commitment and passion in service delivery. She also reassured the COBIS accreditation team; Meadow Hall parents and the general public that Meadow Hall will continue to set high standards and exceed expectations.
Meadow Hall’s vision is to raise excellent, Godly and well-rounded children who will attain their full potential in life and become life-long learners. It is fair to say that since its inception in 2002, Meadow Hall has been steadfast in its principle and commitment to quality and holistic education and as the COBIS report shows this continues to be the case.
