We're proud to be partnered with these outstanding organisations

We are the first International School Group to partner with The Bell Foundation on their English as an Additional Language (EAL) programme. We strive to ensure all our schools are Accreditation by Language for Results International (ALFRI) certified. ALFRI is the Bell Foundation's accreditation for international schools, it is designed to provide a trusted stamp of excellence in EAL provision. Several of our schools have achieved ALFRI's ‘Exemplary’ status in all seven categories.

The Bell Foundation EAL programme provides tools, resources, thought leadership and professional development opportunities for teachers who support learners with English as an Additional Language. Through this valuable partnership, we are able to establish leading systems and structures to ensure that all our students fully access our high-quality and ambitious curricula.

94% of UK curriculum teachers use the TES website and associated online channels, to research international teaching vacancies. We work with TES to ensure that we attract the best teachers of the UK national curriculum for our schools that follow the British National Curriculum.  

As well as using TES to find and apply for jobs, teachers of UK nationality access TES’s extensive library of webinars, articles, and training courses to expand their knowledge and further their careers. We also use 'TES development' across our schools to access their best-practise materials for training on safeguarding and to follow safer recruitment guidelines.

The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is appointed to inspect independent schools in England and British schools overseas. The ISI is accountable to the UK Government’s Department for Education and is independent of the schools it inspects. The UK Government's inspection scheme for British international schools is referred to as BSO.

Through this partnership, our goal is to have all our schools ISI inspected. This will enable us to compare them to other leading independent schools overseas, and premium private schools in England. This benchmarking helps us ensure our schools are always of the highest quality and offers quality assurance to others.

Pearson edexcel, also known simply as Edexcel, is a British examination body formed in 1996. Edexcel is used by over 200 countries worldwide to regulate school examinations under the British Curriculum.

Pearson are the UK's largest awarding body, they are regulated by Ofqual in England, SQA Accreditation in Scotland, CCEA Accreditation in Northern Ireland and Qualifications Wales in Wales. They offer academics that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence.

Academic qualifications include Edexcel GCSE, Edexcel A level, International GCSEs and Edexcel Certificates.

We are partnered with Knotion to deliver a STEM-based curriculum in Britt Academy, Playa del Carmen.

Knotion, ‘Knowledge in Action’, redefines the concept of learning by merging technology with scientific understanding and emotional consciousness for an integrated approach. Students gain a rounded education that provides them with skills for life.

The bilingual and interactive platform sets students ‘challenges’ to which they provide real-world thinking and solutions to demonstrate their skills.

The Council of International Schools (CIS) is a membership community of more 1300 educational institutions, across 123 countries. Our school's CIS membership connects students with top universities. CIS also supports the hiring of high-quality educators and provides professional learning opportunities focused on intercultural learning, student wellbeing, and preparing for university.

As well as CIS membership, most Orbital Education schools have completed a CIS International Certification, and the plan is for all schools to undergo this accreditation. This provides a globally recognised standing of quality, specifically for international schools. 

Eco-Schools is one of the largest global sustainable school programmes. The seven-step framework is designed to empower young people by taking classroom learning out into the community, creating action-based learners. Students connect their activities to three or more of the ten Eco-Schools topics which include climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution.

Orbital cares deeply about the sustainability of our environment and global community, it's our goal that all schools achieve this coveted award, with several schools having already gained this prestigious award.

Our two Doha-based schools, United School International, and Oxry International school, are partnered with British Schools in the Middle East (BSME)

BSME supports a network of 157 high-quality British international schools in the Middle Eastern region. 

They facilitate a partnership between member schools and business partners specialising in educational services, products and tools. They also provide materials, conferences and training courses for schools and educators.