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Tribune News Network
Within the first term of its opening, the Royal Grammar School, Guildford in Qatar has been awarded the title of best 'British Start Up Company of the Year, 2016' by the Qatar British Business Forum (QBBF).
At a recent awards ceremony held at the Oryx Rotana Hotel hosted by the QBBF and in front of an audience of 180 of Qatar's British business leaders, Royal Grammar School Principal Paul Bridges received the award from British Ambassador to Qatar HE Ajay Sharma and QBBF Chairman Emad Turkman.
Announcing the winner, QBBF Committee Member Matt Kitson stated that the competition for the award had been tight accross a number of sectors but that the Royal Grammar School was a worthy winner having created a large and successful British business in Qatar over a very short period of time. He said the award was made possible due to a strong leadership and team dedication, which allowed the project to overcome a number of unprecedented challenges.
The Royal Grammar School has created strong partnerships in Qatar, which benefits both the UK and Qatar. It is an excellent example of the work the QBBF does promoting business excellence in the British community.
Bridges said he was honoured to receive such a prestigious award and to have been welcomed so warmly into the Qatar British business community. 'This was the Royal Grammar School in Guildford's first venture overseas in our 500-year history. Our aim has been to raise the profile of the British curriculum here in Qatar and to work with our Qatari partners Al Qamra Holding to provide the same high standards of British education in Qatar, that we offer at our very successful RGS, Guildford and Lanesborough schools in Guildford, Surrey.
"We came to Qatar at the invitation of the Chairman, Hamad al Qamra and it is his passion, vision and generosity which has made the Royal Grammar School in Guildford possible here in Qatar.
"I would also personally like to thank the staff of RGS in Qatar, our success has been largely due to their hard work, determination and talent and over the coming years we hope to provide many thousands of children living in Qatar with a first-class RGS, Guildford education."
The RGS Guildford in Qatar is located in Um Salal Mohammed. The school opened in September 2016, and follows the British curriculum, developed at RGS Guildford to include values-based teaching and the Learning Habits, upon which the success of the Royal Grammar School, Guildford is based. Its curriculum is designed to challenge and inspire children to make the most of their talents; the language of instruction is English and all of the staff are highly qualified and British trained.
The school is currently open to girls and boys between three and six years old (Reception, Nursery, Year 1 and 2), with the full Prep School up to and including Year 6 opening from September 2017. Older students up to age 18, will be admitted into the single sex Senior School over the coming years.
Admission to the School is by assessment only and all applicants must meet the high academic standards demanded by RGS, Guildford in Qatar or be able to demonstrate a potential to access the curriculum and thrive at the school.
