About Leap Ahead

Who we are

Leap Ahead is written by a small UK team that works with the National Curriculum, the KS2 tests and the way children learn them every day. We built this site for families following the same curriculum outside the UK.

How we check facts

• Every number, rule and date comes from the organisation that sets it: GL Assessment for CAT4 and the Progress Tests, KHDA and ADEK for UAE school rules, the UK Department for Education and the Standards and Testing Agency for the curriculum and the KS2 tests, and the exam boards for GCSE, IGCSE and A level.
• Each guide lists its sources at the bottom, so you can check them yourself.
• When something is decided by each school (admissions tests, entry scores, which exam board), we say so rather than guess.
• We do not publish fees or exam dates unless the official source is current, because these change often.
• Each guide shows the date it was last checked.

What we are not

We are independent. We are not part of GL Assessment, KHDA, ADEK, the UAE Ministry of Education, the UK Department for Education, any exam board or any school. Your child's school always has the final word on how it uses tests and results.

Photo credits

All photos are from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the licence shown.

• Dubai Marina Skyline by Norlando Pobre, CC BY 2.0. Resized and cropped.
• Colored pencils lined up on pink surface by Artsy Crafty, CC0. Resized and cropped.
• Books in stack with lamps by chuttersnap, CC0. Resized and cropped.
• Dubai Marina by day by Gfilip, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped.
• Desk with notebook pens and glasses by Shixart1985, CC BY 2.0. Resized and cropped.
• Skylines of Abu Dhabi by Makalu, CC0. Resized and cropped.
• Minimalist desk with colorful pencils by Government of the United States Virgin Islands, Public domain. Resized and cropped.
• Sunset In Dubai by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0. Resized and cropped.