bahrainthismonth.com | DECEMBER 2025 NATIONAL DAY 50 Shaping Learners Tomorrow’s With a new upper school campus on the horizon and an ambitious programme of academic innovation, sport and the arts, the British School of Bahrain is preparing for its next era. Executive Head Liz Stanley speaks to Bahrain This Month’s Shruti Ramesh about technology, global citizenship, wellbeing and what it means to remain one of the Kingdom’s most respected centres of learning. A Holistic Vision Academic strength has long defined the British School of Bahrain, yet Ms. Stanley emphasises that the school’s direction today embraces a far broader sense of purpose. “Academics will always be at the heart of what we do, but we are just as proud of our holistic curriculum,” she explains. She is referring to the framework that shapes BSB’s long-term strategy, anchored in three pillars: academics, sport and the arts. This philosophy aims to shape not only academic progress, but the confidence and character with which students step into the world. That balance has delivered strong outcomes. This year, half of all GCSE and A Level grades were A or A*, while 98 percent of students received offers from their first-choice universities. The school also celebrated multiple Pearson High Achiever Awards and Pearson Outstanding Learner Awards, including several students who earned the highest marks in the world, the Middle East and Bahrain. Championing Creativity Creative expression thrives at BSB. Weekly Live Lounge performances, full-scale productions across the year groups and an active instrumental programme have created an environment in which students are encouraged to explore artistic identity with confidence. BSB musicians continue to excel in regional and international competitions, including Young Musicians of the Gulf, the Gulf Steinway Piano Competition and the COBIS Music Festival. In April, BSB will host the COBIS festival in Bahrain, welcoming schools from across the world. As Ms. Stanley remarks: “we have incredibly talented students and our team works hard to give them platforms to shine.” High Performance Sport Sport at BSB is entering a defining phase with the introduction of the High Performance Sports Programme. Every student enjoys broad and varied PE provision, while competitive athletes develop strengths through the BSB Bulldogs squads. At the programme’s top tier, 25 students train within the High Performance cohort, accessing personalised conditioning, nutrition support, sports psychology and recovery plans designed to mirror professional sporting environments. Guest speakers have included England’s Strongest Woman, several world champion boxers and the adventurer who led Bahrain’s first Everest expedition. Ms. Stanley explains that the aim is to “prepare them for university scholarships or even professional careers.” Transformative Technology One of BSB’s most distinctive strengths is its adoption of advanced educational technology through the Inspired global group. Inspired AI has transformed learning in subjects like mathematics, where BSB students recently achieved the highest marks worldwide in both GCSE Maths and AS Maths. The platform personalises learning at pace, offering feedback that supports rapid progress. The Inspired Metaverse brings lessons to life in equally compelling ways. Through VR and AR, students walk through the human heart, examine ecosystems or explore distant locations. Ms. Stanley notes that it “takes learning beyond the classroom walls without leaving the room,”
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