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EDSAT

For private & international schools

The Sustainable School Transformation Framework

An integrated program that turns teacher training into school culture, and classrooms into true learning environments.

  • Not a training course, an integrated transformation system.
  • Built around your school’s reality, not a generic template.
  • Measures impact, not attendance.
  1. 01

    Explore

    Diagnose the school reality and actual needs.

  2. 02

    Design

    Tailor a transformation plan for this specific school.

  3. 03

    Shift

    Activate training, classroom application, and coaching.

  4. 04

    Assess

    Measure real impact across practice, students, and culture.

  5. 05

    Transform

    Build internal capacity and self-renewing sustainability.

Who we have worked with

Schools and institutions that trusted the methodology

From the Ministry of Education and the Mawhiba Foundation to the Kingdom’s leading private and international schools, the EDSAT methodology was applied and refined in the field alongside them.

12,000+
teachers trained on the methodology
25+
years of experience in the education field
10+
partner schools and institutions
  • Ministry of Education
  • Mawhiba Foundation
  • British Council
  • Salem Bin Mahfouz Foundation
  • Al-Andalus Schools
  • Dar Al-Thikr Schools
  • Dar Al-Fikr Schools
  • Al-Taawun Schools
  • Qurtubah Schools
  • Kingdom Schools

Plus education and training departments in:

  • Jeddah
  • Madinah
  • Jazan
  • Sabya
  • Al-Qunfudhah
  • Ranyah
  • Makkah training
  • Taif training

01 The problem

Why doesn’t training turn into learning?

01

Training never reaches the classroom

Teachers leave the workshop inspired, then return to old habits within weeks.

02

No follow-up after the workshop

Support ends when the program ends, and nobody measures what actually changed in the classroom.

03

No institutional culture to hold the change

Change depends on individuals, when they leave, the improvement leaves with them.

The problem is not a lack of training, it is the absence of a system.

02 The difference

What makes EDSAT different?

Built for your school

No ready-made solutions. Diagnosis comes first, then a plan designed for your school’s reality.

Field-based, not theoretical

Training, real classroom application, observation, and in-classroom coaching.

Measures real impact

From participant engagement to student impact and institutional culture, five levels of measurement.

Builds lasting capacity

Internal coaches and a learning culture that keeps renewing after the program ends.

03 The framework

Five phases, one system

From diagnosis to sustainability: an integrated framework that leads your school through a documented, step-by-step transformation.

Explore the full framework
  1. 01

    Explore

    Diagnose the school reality and actual needs.

  2. 02

    Design

    Tailor a transformation plan for this specific school.

  3. 03

    Shift

    Activate training, classroom application, and coaching.

  4. 04

    Assess

    Measure real impact across practice, students, and culture.

  5. 05

    Transform

    Build internal capacity and self-renewing sustainability.

04 The Shift phase

Where training becomes daily practice

40 training hours across two stages, separated by a full term of field application and classroom coaching.

40
hours of integrated training
125+
teaching strategies
5
pillars of cooperative learning
10
program keys
  1. Stage One 16 hours

    Foundation

    The five pillars of cooperative learning, the ten keys, 24 foundational strategies, classroom management, and how the brain learns.

  2. Field Application One full term

    Practice

    Real classroom implementation, on-site coaching visits, and professional learning communities discussing practice weekly.

  3. Stage Two 24 hours

    Deepening

    Deepening practice, advanced strategies, and reaching 125+ strategies across the full system.

05 Impact

We don’t count attendance, we measure impact

Five levels of measurement, from participant engagement to institutional culture.

  1. 1

    Engagement & satisfaction

    How did participants engage with the training? Did they find it relevant to their reality?

  2. 2

    Learning gained

    What knowledge and skills did teachers actually acquire?

  3. 3

    Classroom application

    Did daily practice inside classrooms actually change? We observe and document.

  4. 4

    Impact on students

    What is the effect on student learning, engagement, and outcomes?

  5. 5

    Institutional culture & sustainability

    Has improvement become part of the school culture, self-sustaining over time?

06 Research base

Built on Saudi field experience, informed by global research

  • Visible learning & impact measurement

    John Hattie

  • Cooperative learning

    Roger & David Johnson

  • High-yield instructional strategies

    Robert J. Marzano

  • International professional-development evidence

    OECD / TALIS

  • Effective professional-development design

    Linda Darling-Hammond

07 From the field

From the field: a documented transformation journey

Fifteen years of field work inside one school, and achievements documented at the national level.

  1. 2016

    Diagnostic launch

    Full diagnostic launched and first teacher training delivered.

  2. 2017

    Internal coaches built

    In-house coaches qualified to lead professional development on the ground.

  3. 2017–2018

    School culture matured

    Professional learning communities became weekly practice; improvement became daily work.

  4. 2019+

    Results & recognition

    Top of the Qudrat & Tahsili index among government schools, the School Excellence Award, and the gold category of the Arab Bureau of Education award.

08 The value

The value that stays in your school

  • Documented, measured improvement

    Impact tracked with clear measurement tools, not general impressions.

  • A sustainable learning culture

    Continuous improvement becomes part of the school’s identity.

  • Professional teachers

    Deeper classroom practice and stronger professional confidence.

  • Stronger student outcomes

    Deeper learning and higher engagement inside classrooms.

  • Internal coaches

    Professional-development leaders from within your own school.

  • Ready-to-use tools

    Diagnostic, observation, and assessment tools that remain the school’s property.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is EDSAT a training course?

No. EDSAT is an integrated school transformation system covering diagnosis, design, training, field application, coaching, impact measurement, and internal capacity building.

Is it suitable for private and international schools?

Yes. The program starts with a school-specific diagnostic, then adapts to the school’s real needs, curriculum, and context.

How long does the program take?

The core implementation runs across one academic year, with deeper sustainability work extending over two to three years depending on the school’s size and goals.

How is impact measured?

EDSAT measures impact across five levels: engagement, learning gained, classroom application, student impact, and institutional culture.

What happens after the program ends?

The goal is for the school to retain internal capacity through trained in-house coaches, diagnostic tools, impact tools, and a self-renewing learning culture.

Your school deserves a transformation that lasts.

A free session to discuss your school’s reality and what EDSAT can offer, no obligation.