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  • GESS Dubai 2022: What did we learn?

    GESS Dubai 2022: What did we learn?

    Reporting back from GESS Dubai 2022 on the key trends, takeaways and talking points.

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  • Spotlight on… a school in Saudi Arabia

    Spotlight on… a school in Saudi Arabia

    Oriel Square Assistant Editor, Imaan Munir, reflects on her visit to Manarat Al-Madinah International School in Saudi Arabia.

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  • Get ready for GESS Dubai 2022

    Get ready for GESS Dubai 2022

    This November sees the Oriel Square team visiting GESS Dubai in what has become an annual trip. Oriel Square director, Sam Derby, shares his pick of the talks and top tips for GESS Dubai 2022.

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  • The big picture: ELT in the MENA region

    The big picture: ELT in the MENA region

    With mixed-ability classes and a patchwork of British, American and other varieties of English being delivered, teaching ELT in the primary classroom poses plenty of challenges. Not to mention the wide variety of contexts across the MENA region.

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  • Spotlight on… learning English in the Middle East

    Spotlight on… learning English in the Middle East

    Publishing Assistant Lydia spent half her life studying in a Middle Eastern country before moving back to the UK and continuing her education at university. She discusses her experience of learning English while growing up in Syria.

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  • Embracing cultural contexts in the Middle East and North Africa

    Embracing cultural contexts in the Middle East and North Africa

    Charlotte al-Qadi has spent over 15 years working in educational publishing for the MENA market. Whilst language from publishers in recent years has become less negative when briefing educational content for the region, there still remains an air of reluctance to think about cultural sensitivities.

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