School Inspection Skills Training for GEMS staff
Develop your skills as a leader with Inspection Skills Training from Etio (part of Tribal Group plc). Acquire the skills and competencies of a high-quality inspector and improve your career prospects.
Etio is now offering a 10% discount for all GEMS staff.
"A highly impactful and well-structured training that reflects real inspection practices aligned with KHDA expectations."
- Marah Salah Aldin (April 2026 participant)
"The training was of high quality and professionally delivered, with rich content that was clearly linked to practical application. The trainer’s expertise greatly supported understanding and engagement."
- Qasim Alqablan (January 2026 participant)
Who should attend our School Inspector Skills Training?
This intensive course is for senior leaders working in a wide variety of education settings in the UAE and the wider GCC. It aims to develop participants’ understanding and knowledge of inspection/ external review. The training also builds on their skills of evaluation, focusing on learning and the learner. As a result, participants should acquire the skills and competencies of a high-quality inspector and be able to further their careers as leaders and/or effective reviewers of provision and outcomes in schools.
"The training was very well planned to guide us through the steps needed to complete a school inspection. I felt that it was also very successful in providing us with professional development in school improvement which can be applied immediately in our own schools."
– Lucy Giles ( February 2026 participant)
Please note: The course is also available in Arabic for group bookings. To discuss availability, please email the team at IST@etioglobal.org.
When does the course run?
The course runs for 4 days, and all training days run 09:00 – 17:00 daily, UAE time
Currently available course dates:
2026:-
- 15, 16 August & 22, 23 August 2026
- 10,11 October & 17, 18 October 2026
- 28, 29 November & 5, 6 December 2026
- Further course dates coming soon
Please note: the class capacity is 15 Max, and registration will be closed once we reach 15, late comers will be added to the waiting list.
(We will be publishing further dates in the coming months. If you are interested in hearing about such courses, please indicate this on the form opposite by choosing "A future date")
Learning Objectives
The training aims to provide participants with the knowledge, understanding, skills and competencies required to make robust evaluations and inspect effectively in schools. By the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a school using an inspection framework, in a time-limited way;
- Understand the inspection process and the importance of the team working together to produce a secure evidence base that will stand up to scrutiny;
- Gather and record first-hand evidence against a framework;
- Provide evidence-based feedback to different stakeholders;
- Summarise, triangulate and synthesise a wide range of evidence, as part of ‘evidence trails’ that will contribute to the written report;
- Understand the importance of adherence to the Inspectors Code of Conduct.
"The training met my personal and professional objectives very well. It provided a clear balance between theory and practical application, and I was able to take away strategies that I can implement immediately in my role."
– Sean Duffy (April 2026 participant)
Your Trainer
Peter Callow has had a distinguished career. He started out as a teacher, quickly progressed to be a principal in three very different schools and then held a variety of senior management roles to provide school improvement services within Local Authorities in the UK. Peter has worked with Etio (formerly Tribal Education Services) since 2006. He has extensive experience in the Middle East and in the UK, having held responsibility for Etio's review and monitoring services.
For clients such as Ofsted in the UK, and ADEK in the Middle East, Peter has designed and developed frameworks and inspection protocols and has trained teams in their use. Peter is experienced in leading monitoring and evaluation services across a variety of settings, including schools, colleges, training providers, and early years providers. An accomplished trainer, Peter designs training materials, facilitates training and associated assessment and quality assures training delivered by others..
"I thoroughly enjoyed the course and the teaching style. Peter is an excellent mentor and wish I had interactions with him earlier."
- Noura-Atiyya Dudhat, Deputy Head, GEMS (June 2025 participant)
Why Etio?
Etio has been responsible for conducting school inspections around the world since 2004. Our work has seen us develop Inspection Skills in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and Saudi Arabia.
