Private schools recently announced the request of teachers with salaries of 3000 to 4000 dirhams in the subjects of Arabic, mathematics, social and Islamic education, while most of the comments on the ads were negative, and some described the financial return of the profession as not worth its hardship. Some say that the profession of the teacher is not enough to form or support a family.
In particular, the UAE Today monitored the spread of private school ads on social media sites and advertising newspapers that required teachers in most subjects. It set conditions for recruitment, including educational qualification in the subject, and experience within the state of not less than a year. Between 3000 and 4000 dirhams, while some schools added to the salary the phrase "in addition to other benefits", did not name it.
In contrast, most of the comments on employment advertisements came in a negative way, pointing out that the salaries of teachers in private schools are equal to those of workers in some professions, pointing out that the salary of 4000 dirhams is not enough housing, clothing, transportation, food and drink for one person, not a whole family, so it has become The profession is repelling the male element, and most of its staff are teachers.
They stressed that low salaries lead most teachers to resort to private lessons to improve income, while schools turn a blind eye, and do not prevent teachers from giving private lessons to students, pointing out that teachers are now putting their names and places of work in lesson announcements without fear of their school administrations.
The teachers: Mohammed Samir, Reem Radi, Magda Essam, Lynn Siam, that the movement of resignations and transfers between teachers in private schools is large because of salaries, and the large differences between schools and some of them, pointing to the existence of chains for schools known for their salaries, which amount to 10,000 dirhams, Once there is a vacancy, teachers are racing to apply, hoping to move on.
While teachers: Mohammed Sharif, Tariq Hassan, Hanan Farouk, Amal Shukri, Nahed Mohammed, that most teachers attend private schools awaiting the opportunity to move to public schools, which provide good salary and other features, including housing, aviation allowance and premium health insurance, followed by schools Private affiliates of large educational companies, whose advantages are approaching public schools.
They pointed out that many teachers in private schools do not spend in one school more than a year or two, and move to other schools in search of better salary and benefits that allow them to meet their personal and family needs, pointing out that private schools are covered by the Commercial Market Law, and each school there is a school Higher than in salaries, which entails permanent movement of teachers, which affects the stability of the educational field for teachers.
A school administration attributed its low salaries to double its financial resources, which do not allow it to provide teachers with salaries of more than a few thousand dirhams, because the tuition fees it receives from students are modest compared to other private schools, pointing out that the problem of teachers' movements at the end of each academic year Almost general, the largest affected party is modest income schools.
She stressed that high-fee schools control the process of recycling teachers, and often demobilize a large number of teachers at the end of each year, which leads to the displacement of teachers from their schools to schools that can pay higher salaries and the migration of competencies and expertise, while schools with low income awaits the remaining The transfer market, after their training and rehabilitation process is repeated again at the end of the year.