• Type of disabilities as per the People of Determination Card (PoD Card) issued by Ministry of Community Development (MOCD)
  1. Multiple disabilities
  2. Intellectual disabilities
  3. Autism
• Age:  4 -35 yrs. 
  
  • Students from 4 – 17 years will be considered for classroom placement.
  • Students from 4 to 14 years with primary diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) must undergo our Parent and Child Training (PACT) programme.
  • Students from 14 to 17 years with Autism Spectrum Disorder will be considered for direct admission, provided parents have already received adequate training in how to properly manage their child.
  • Students from 18 to 35 years will be in Skills Training or Work Placement program

The admission of students requiring continuous attention in the classroom, due to severe medical conditions will be considered on receipt of a medical evaluation report from our recommended physicians.

• Disability Card issued from Ministry of Community Development of the student,
• Copy of the valid residence visas, passports and Emirates ID cards of the student and both parents 
• A copy of the student’s birth certificate, 
• Immunization card of the student

Students learn best when they are in a secure, age appropriate environment with a compatible peer group. We strive to ensure this through carefully planned classroom placement.

• Our Primary Unit caters to students from 4 to 8 years old.
• Our Junior Unit caters to students from 9 to 14 years old.
• The Senior Unit Girls and our Senior Unit for Boys cater to students over the age of 14 to 18 years’ old
• The Skills Training and Work Placement units caters to students above the age of 18 to 35 years old
• Our Special Care class caters to students with Complex conditions which may include physical disabilities, multi-sensory impairment, severe developmental disorders, severe behavioral issues and complex communications needs. We focus on individual requirements, with the aim of eventually integrating these children into a classroom environment. Specialised multi-sensory intervention includes functional and stimulating activities, which encourage and facilitate the child’s participation considering any social and cultural sensibilities.
• Arabic Class: Arabic students, who have enrolled in our Arabic Class, receive instruction in arabic language. The curriculum and its documentation is available in Arabic and provides the same holistic programme for all students. The Arabic programme is fully aligned with the curriculum for non-Arabic speakers.

We organize parent tour and meeting for parents requiring more information about the service and encourage prospective parents contact us through phone, Whatapp, email or submit the enquiry on the below form. Our team will reach you soon to meet you discuss your queries: 

Email: sas@alnoorpod.ae; alnoorspneeds@alnoorpod.ae 

WhatsApp Number: 00971-50-945-5971

Telephone: 00971-43404844

We have a fleet of 13 buses, all equipped with tracking systems. Transport is available to students living in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman, subject to seat availability on specific routes. Transport facility is applicable for students in the integrated program and Work Placement programme.

TRANSPORT POLICY

The Centre provides a bus service to pick up and drop off children from home to school. Transport Service is subject to the following regulations:

A. General Regulation and Policy:

• Require bus fees to be paid on time according to mode of choice – i.e. monthly, term or yearly.
• All students, under the age of 16 years have to be picked up by the parent/guardian, etc., from the bus stop. No child will be left on their own by the bus conductor, regardless of verbal parental instructions.
• Students, above the age of 16 may be dropped off to go into their apartments on their own, only if the parent has signed consent in agreement with the Centre. However, the Centre decision shall be considered final in approval of such requests from parents.
• The Centre or its bus driver does not take responsibility in the event of a delay in the parents reaching their child to bus-boarding point. Parents shall be responsible to take their children to the Centre
• No calls or missed calls will be given to parents unless the bus will be more than half an hour late. Making calls takes the conductor’s attention away from the students under his/her supervision.
• If there is a breakdown, the school will inform the parents.
• In the morning, if the student is regularly late, the bus will leave after waiting not more than 2 minutes.
• The Centre’s bus driver shall have the right to return the student to the Centre should the caregiver/guardian not be present at the designated bus drop-off point at the designated time of drop-off. The responsibility, thereafter, of picking up the student from the Centre shall be assumed by the parents/guardians.
• The Centre’s responsibility ends at the point of the student being dropped off at the designated bus drop-off point. It is mutually agreed upon that the Centre ceases to be responsible for any untoward incident or issue that may arise after the student has been handed over to guardian/ caregiver/parent at the designated drop-off point.
• Student with a history of frequent convulsions will not be able to avail of the school transport, as the required medical attention cannot be provided on the bus.
• In the event of medical emergency, e.g., severe attack of convulsions, respiratory distress, etc., identified by the school nurse as requiring immediate medical intervention, the student will not be sent back on the bus. Parents are required to pick up the student from the Centre.
• Parents of students frequently exhibiting disruptive behavior in the bus will be expected to follow the guidelines and techniques of Behavior Modification given by the Psychologists at the Centre. However, in this eventuality, the Centre reserves the right to discontinue transport service.

B. New Students

1. Format for requesting bus facility to be filled up by parents with the location map.
2. Transport in charge to check for the availability of the seats.
3. The list of students on each bus should be with the Transport in charge.
4. Once map is read and transport can be provided, the child’s name should be added to bus list with date of joining and a copy of the location map will be given to Admissions Secretary with information regarding pick up and drop off timings.
5. If the bus can’t be provided, original form will be returned to the Admissions Secretary with remarks.
   • 1st day of the new child – In the morning Parents must drop the child in the centre and can return by bus.

C. Change of Location / Old Students Requiring Transport

1. Written request will be given by the parents to the Admission Secretary.
2. Change of location form / the location map form-for old students requiring transport will be given to the parents.
3. Transport in charge to check for the availability of the seats. 
4. The list of students on each bus should be with the and Transport in charge.
5. Once map is read and transport can be provided, the child’s name should be added to bus list with date of moving and a copy of the location map will be given to Admissions Secretary for information.
   1. 1st day of the child from new location – In the morning Parents must drop the child in the centre and can return by bus.
6. If the bus can’t be provided, original form will be returned to the Admissions Secretary with remarks.