Help teachers improve. Know where the school stands.
Learnalyze analyses a recorded lesson twice. Once to coach the teacher, in language written for them. Once against the UAE School Inspection Framework, so teachers and leaders both know how practice measures against the standards inspectors use.
One lesson, two views
The same recorded lesson, analysed twice
Not a grade. A way to get better.
Written in teachers' language, not inspection language. It points to specific moments in the lesson — what worked, and what to try next time.
- Specific examples of what the teacher did well
- Concrete, practical next steps
- Six dimensions of teaching practice
- No judgement, no rating attached
How this measures against the framework.
The same lesson, re-analysed against the UAE School Inspection Framework — the framework KHDA, ADEK and SPEA all inspect against.
- Criteria scored on the framework's six-band scale
- Teachers see their own lessons
- Leaders see the whole school, by department, year group and teacher
- What isn't visible in a lesson is marked "Not Observable"
Keeping these apart is deliberate. A teacher who thinks every recorded lesson is an audit stops volunteering lessons, and the coaching stops working. So the coaching view never grades. The inspection evidence is still there — in its own view, on the same lesson, without turning developmental feedback into a judgement.
What changed for Dubai schools in 2026-27
KHDA has confirmed that quality assurance visits to Dubai private schools resume in the 2026-27 academic year, after a two-year pause, with no more than 24 hours' notice. Visits take two forms: a full inspection against the complete framework, which produces a published DSIB report and an overall school rating, and a shorter monitoring visit, which does not change a school's published rating.
Twenty-four hours is not enough time to build a picture of teaching quality. It is barely enough to find one. The schools that come through this comfortably will already know, in detail and by teacher, what their lessons look like.
How the inspection view scores a lesson
KHDA in Dubai, ADEK in Abu Dhabi and SPEA in Sharjah all inspect against the same UAE School Inspection Framework — ADEK through the Irtiqa'a programme, Sharjah through Itqan. Learnalyze grades the criteria that can be evidenced in a lesson, then averages them into the framework's own bands.
| Score | Band | The framework's definition |
|---|---|---|
| 5.50–6.00 | Outstanding | Substantially exceeds the expectation of the UAE |
| 4.50–5.49 | Very Good | Exceeds the expectation of the UAE |
| 3.50–4.49 | Good | Meets the expectation — the expected level for every school |
| 2.50–3.49 | Acceptable | Meets the minimum level of quality required |
| 1.50–2.49 | Weak | Below the expectation of the UAE |
| 1.00–1.49 | Very Weak | Significantly below the expectation of the UAE |
Two design decisions matter more than the numbers
A criterion that can't be seen in a lesson is never scored low.
It is marked "Not Observable" and excluded from the average. A lesson that gave no opportunity to demonstrate something shouldn't be penalised for it.
Confidence grows with evidence.
A judgement from one lesson is reported as exactly that. As more lessons are analysed, coverage and confidence rise, and the picture becomes one a leader can act on.
What leaders see
- Where the school stands overall by standard, with evidence coverage alongside it.
- Where it varies by department, year group, subject and teacher.
- Which way it's moving over a term or a year, not just a snapshot.
- Strengths and priorities so professional development goes where the evidence points.
What teachers see
- Their coaching feedback examples and next steps, ungraded.
- The inspection view of their own lessons so nothing about how they're measured is hidden from them.
- Progress over time lesson to lesson.
Common questions
Which inspection frameworks can Learnalyze analyse against?
Learnalyze currently analyses lessons against the UAE School Inspection Framework — the framework used by KHDA, ADEK and SPEA. Support for switching between multiple frameworks is in development.
Do teachers see their inspection grades?
Yes, for their own lessons. We decided against hiding them: a teacher who can see how their practice measures against the standards can do something about it. School-wide inspection analytics are for school leaders.
Is the coaching feedback graded?
No. The coaching view is written to help a teacher improve — specific examples of what went well and what to try next, in their language. Grading against the framework happens in the separate inspection view.
Does an analysis predict our inspection rating?
No. Only an inspection team can make an inspection judgement, and it draws on far more than lesson observation. What Learnalyze gives you is evidence about teaching practice, scored against the same criteria and the same bands inspectors use.
Is Learnalyze endorsed or approved by KHDA or ADEK?
No. Learnalyze is an independent tool built to analyse teaching against the published framework. It is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or approved by any inspection authority.
Which parts of the framework does Learnalyze grade?
The standards that can be evidenced in a recorded lesson. Leadership and management is not among them, because it cannot be observed in a classroom.
Can it replace observations by our leadership team?
No, and it isn't meant to. It handles the analysis and the write-up so that leaders' time goes into the conversation with the teacher rather than the paperwork around it.
How does this help with 24 hours' notice?
Because the work is already done. A school analysing lessons through the year has current evidence of teaching quality across every department at any point, rather than needing to generate it inside a day.
Do we need to record every lesson?
No. Schools typically build the picture from a sample across departments and phases, in whatever rhythm suits them. Coverage and confidence are reported so you always know how much the picture rests on.
See it on one of your own lessons
The quickest way to judge this is to watch it analyse a real lesson from your own school, and look at both views side by side.