October 2021 - Britus Education

BRITUS EDUCATION ACQUIRES MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF ATHENA SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION

Athena transforms to “Britus International School- Special Education”
Britus provides special needs students with path to enroll into its mainstream education

Manama – 31 October 2021 – Britus Education today announced the acquisition of the management and operations rights to Athena Private School for Special Education, which it will rebrand to Britus International School – Special Education (the “School”). The rebranding, which has been approved by the Ministry of Education, aligns with Britus’’efforts to unify and transform its growing network of schools owned and managed across the GCC and North Africa.

The School is a leading special education provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Established in 2019, it serves students age K-16+, catering to a broad range of special needs. These include general learning difficulties, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Communication Disorders, Physical Disabilities, Specific Learning Disabilities (such as Dyslexia), Down Syndrome and other genetic or chromosomal disorders and those with neuro developmental disorders such as ADHD, ODD, OCD and ADD, among others.

Britus already operates seven private schools in the region under its own brand. These include four locations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Al-Olaya, Al-Murabaa, Al- Rowda and Al- Fayhaa) and recently rebranded schools in Bahrain (AMA International School), Dubai (Sheffield Private School) and Tunis (British International School in Tunis). As part of the Britus Education platform, students at Britus International School – Special Education who progress to the necessary level can also seamlessly be enrolled and transition into the mainstream Britus school network.

In line with Britus ’ongoing commitment to operate a world-class portfolio of schools across the GCC region, it is working hard to enhance and transform the quality and affordability of international standard education for all segments of the community with an emphasis on K-12 learning and also special needs education.

Commenting, Mrs. Fatema Kamal, Acting CEO of Britus Education, added, “We’re delighted to add a leading special education school to our portfolio of our schools in order to meet a key need in our community. We will work with special needs students that develop acceptable skill levels with the objective to blend them into mainstream education. The conversion of the School to our Britus brand also comes in line with our strategy and focus on building a powerful, home-grown regional education network. With its unique place in the community, serving a broad cross section of students with special needs, we are especially proud of the work of the School and will continue to invest in further enhancing its offering and the School’s ability to effectively serve and support our special needs students and their families.”

Britus Education has owns and manages a portfolio of K-12 schools and higher education assets located across the MENA region. Its strategy focuses on identifying and investing in high quality schools that are capable of being further improved, have strong existing student capacity with room for additional growth and fee structures that are affordable to the fast-expanding mid-market.

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AMA SCHOOL TRANSFORMS TO “BRITUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL”

Manama – 11 October 2021 – AMA International School (“AMA”) today announced that it has rebranded to Britus International School (the “School”) after receiving the necessary approvals from the Ministry of Education (MOE).

The school is part of the portfolio of Britus Education (Britus), the education investment platform managed by GFH Financial Group (“GFH” or “The Group”). The move supports Britus’ strategy to continue the transformation of its education assets across its existing portfolio as well as plans to grow the Britus brand, which operates more than 8 private schools in the region including Al-Olaya in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Al-Murabaa, Al- Rowda, Al- Fayhaa and Al-Takhasosi, AMA in the Kingdom of Bahrain, The Sheffield Private School in Dubai, and British International School in Tunis.

In line with Britus’ ongoing commitment to building a world-class portfolio of education assets across the GCC region, it is undertaking comprehensive actions to enhance and upgrade education systems and to make quality education affordable to all segments of the community with an emphasis on K-12 learning and also special needs education.

Commenting, Mrs. Fatema Kamal, Acting CEO of Britus Education, said, “We’re delighted to announce our new brand in the Kingdom of Bahrain. AMA has always been one of our most important acquisitions and we have and continue to invest in its enhancement and the embedding of our ethos and culture into the School. This is also another important milestone marking the further expansion of the Britus brand in the region. With the rebranding behind us, we are now working on further key enhancements by embracing digital transformation of the School’s academic programmes, curriculums, processes and human resources to ensure our students have access to the best resources, facilities and learning tools available in the market today.”

Britus Education has a portfolio of K-12 schools located across the MENA region. Its strategy focuses on identifying and investing in high quality schools that are capable of being further improved, have strong existing student capacity with room for additional growth and fee structures that are affordable to the fast-expanding mid-market.