Check out the latest preparations and preparations for the new school year

Mohammed bin Rashid: The safety of our students and teachers is a priority ... and our mission is to provide an integrated learning environment

• Mohammed bin Rashid, while looking at the latest preparations and preparations for managing the education file. ■ WAM

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that securing a healthy educational environment is a shared responsibility between the school and the home, and that the safety of students and teachers is a priority, indicating that more than one million students in the UAE schools are looking forward to The start of a new academic year, and our mission is to provide an integrated learning environment.

This came upon his briefing, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, about the latest preparations and preparations for managing the education file and the approved work mechanisms, in preparation for the start of the 2020-2021 academic year. Within the framework of a set of protocols and precautionary measures that various educational and educational institutions will apply in light of the "Covid-19" pandemic, where His Highness held a meeting with education leaders represented by the Minister of Education Hussein bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, and Minister of State for Public Education Affairs Jamila bint Salem Al Muhairi, His Highness reviewed the plans and measures that have been adopted to ensure a healthy educational environment for teachers and students, to ensure the efficiency of the educational process, the examination plan for students and workers in educational institutions of administrative and educational cadres, and the efforts made at the state level to set the optimal program for return, to ensure the safety of all students.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum affirmed: “The safety of our students and teachers is a priority, and we look forward to a safe and successful start to a new academic year,” adding, His Highness: “We all have confidence in the ability of our educational institutions, our educational leadership and our qualified cadres in the field to manage the education file in the best way.”

His Highness said, "More than one million students in the UAE schools are looking forward to starting a new academic year ... and our mission is to provide an integrated educational environment for them that meets the highest safety standards ... and ensures that they get a quality education."

His Highness added: “The UAE is proactive in realizing the importance of smart learning by investing in digital infrastructure twenty years ago,” pointing out that “the distance learning system will be an integral part of our school and university educational system .. This is the future.”

His Highness stated that "the responsibility of ensuring a healthy educational environment is a shared responsibility between the school and the home."

The Minister of Education, Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, began reviewing the educational institutions ’plan in the country to resume studies at the beginning of the 2020-2021 academic year, stressing that education will be provided to all students in various academic stages, and the start of studies for all at the scheduled time.

He pointed out that the proactive steps taken by the Ministry in managing the education file, under the directives of the leadership, have resulted in a modern vision based on the importance of the availability of smart elements and solutions that contribute to completing the education process within a safe educational environment without prejudice to the achievement of the distinguished knowledge return for our students, in light of the current exceptional health conditions. .

Al-Hammadi explained that the students ’regularity in education without any problems is a top priority within the efforts made by the work teams in the ministry during the last period, taking into account the provision of a safe and healthy educational environment, and paying attention to the most accurate details of the student’s school day, starting from the period before leaving home And while he was in school, as well as leaving school until he got home.

Al-Hammadi added, "Several scenarios have been developed for the manner and nature of learning in the new academic year, based on the health data presented, measuring the effect of this on the progress of the learning process, and the best educational solutions to be adopted."

He pointed out that «after extensive studies and consultations with the concerned authorities in the state, the opinion has settled on the application of hybrid education for students through a combination of traditional or realistic education within the school, and the distance learning system and smart learning».

He stated that the ministry was keen to involve the guardian in making the appropriate decision and to survey a wide sample of parents about the type of education they see best suited to their children, and accordingly, the space was allowed for them to have the freedom to choose between their children’s attendance in school or distance education for the first semester, provided that The stability of the school community and the flow of learning are evaluated in a timely and continuous manner.

He stated that the Ministry had conducted a realistic simulation of students 'attendance in schools in a proactive manner, to identify all the challenges and opportunities for improvement, prior to the start of the school year, pointing out that the students' attendance will be gradual and in stages within specific time frames, so that the attendance percentage is initially limited to 25%. Then it becomes 50%, and then 75%, and it rises to 100%, under intense follow-up and constant monitoring.

Al-Hammadi explained the mechanism for operating educational facilities during the "Covid-19" pandemic and the general framework of the related protocols and procedures, pointing out that the ministry has prepared a comprehensive document of the requirements of the procedures for operating educational facilities during the pandemic "in Arabic and English", in cooperation with all partners, such as the Ministry of Health and Prevention Community, local health departments and agencies, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, local educational bodies, and others.

He said that the approved health protocols include procedures for entering the educational facility, such as examining "Covid-19", examining temperature, physical distancing, sterilization and disinfection, nutrition, securing transportation services, training and awareness, monitoring and inspection plan, and others, in addition to activating the Ministry of Education operations room. 24 hours.

He emphasized that the adoption of the smart learning system, the speed of response to emergency conditions in the past period, and the provision of digital platforms that contain an ample stock of data and curricula, and making them available to all schools in the country, contributed to the educational stability of our students with the availability of conditions and a safe environment for them.

On the nature of education in higher education institutions, Al-Hammadi emphasized that several meetings were held with specialists in higher education institutions to discuss the plans prepared by them to resume studies and the approved mechanisms to ensure the continuation of the educational process effectively.

He pointed out that the nature of higher education will be a combination of distance education and education on campus, so that the priority of education in universities becomes the distance education system for lectures, and personal attendance is limited to a limited number of cadres and students whose presence in practical and research laboratories, clinical training and exams is required. .

He reviewed the system of various virtual summer activities 2020 launched by the Ministry, which was designed in cooperation with its strategic partners, to give students an ideal opportunity to develop and refine their skills and knowledge, in order to ensure their academic progress and refine their skills in various fields, explaining that it targeted about 137 thousand students of various academic levels in Public and private schools, distributed over 98 activities and training programs, were made available through all their approved smart programs and platforms, and also targeted all community members.

Al Hammadi indicated that the development of the plan to restart educational facilities was carried out in consultation and coordination with the relevant authorities and specialists at the state level, including the Executive Council - Abu Dhabi, the Executive Council - Dubai, the National Emergency and Crisis Authority, the Education and Human Resources Council, the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, and the Health Department - Abu Dhabi The Health Authority - Dubai, as well as the educational authorities at the state level, which are the Department of Education and Knowledge - Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority - Dubai, the Sharjah Education Council, and the Special Education Authority - Sharjah.

For her part, Minister of State for Public Education Affairs, Jamila bint Salem Musabbah Al Muhairi, affirmed that the leadership's follow-up of the progress of the educational process since the start of the pandemic, and its constant guidance for students to obtain a good education, taking into account their personal safety, have resulted in many educational outcomes and gains.

She added that optimism and hope prevail in the educational field to start a new academic year away from any disturbances, and we trust the efforts of administrators, teachers, students and parents and their cooperation in implementing regulations and instructions, and dealing seriously and diligently with the new reality, in order to preserve the safety of everyone and the flow of learning. She reviewed the plan to resume attendance in private schools, noting that a number of operating models have been developed for private schools, and each school selects the ideal model approved by the ministry or educational body in accordance with the specificity of its buildings.

She discussed the types of operating models adopted for private schools, which are the full school day model (full-time attendance), the part-time school day model (part-time attendance), the rotating attendance model (alternating days or weeks), and the hybrid education model.

She explained that special protocols and procedures have been prepared for the operation of nurseries and childcare centers during the pandemic, in addition to preparing educational programs through electronic platforms for workers in nurseries and childcare centers, indicating that the National Crisis and Emergency Authority is currently studying the current situation, and the most appropriate decision will be taken regarding what Relates to reboot.

Al Muhairi stated that cooperation continues between the Ministry, the educational and health authorities and the National Crisis Management Team in all stages of developing plans to reopen schools and nurseries, and basic controls for reopening that include all necessary aspects of health and safety measures in the facilities of the educational facility, nutrition, and safety measures in school buses. And entry and exit procedures, communication with parents, the role of the medical staff in the school and requirements for examination.

She said that coordination has been made with the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, the Dubai Health Authority and the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), to implement a program of examinations for students and workers in private schools and nurseries, in order to ensure the safety of everyone, taking into account the category of nurseries and children, and preparing a guide suitable for this category, with an emphasis on Procedures in nurseries, and making sure to carry out examinations for all nursery workers and nannies.

Jamila Al Muhairi explained a number of matters that the Ministry took into consideration to implement carefully, to ensure and secure the safety of students, which is a priority, as the views of parents, schools and private sector operators from private schools and nurseries were surveyed, and to take into account the conditions of the private sector, so that the private school was allowed to develop the plan The appropriate resources and facilities available in the school, provided that the controls are adhered to. She noted that the procedures for reopening private schools focus on the role of the school principal in ensuring that the approved health procedures are implemented in the school, and forming follow-up teams, to ensure the health and safety of everyone, stressing that supervision and follow-up will be emphasized, in order to ensure the commitment of all.

Healthy protocols

The approved health protocols include procedures for entering the educational facility, including:

■ Examination of «Covid-19».

■ Check the temperature.

■ physical distancing.

■ sterilization and disinfection.

Nutrition.

■ Securing transport services.

■ Training and awareness.

■ The monitoring and inspection plan.

■ Activating the 24-hour Ministry of Education operations room.

The private education sector.

■ Developing a number of operational models for private schools

Each school selects the ideal model approved according to the specificity of its buildings.

■ Examination program for students and workers in private schools

And nurseries, taking into account the category of nurseries and children, and preparing a guide that fits

This category.

■ Taking into account the conditions of the private sector, allowing private schools

Developing an appropriate plan for the resources and facilities available in the school is a requirement

Adhere to the controls.

■ Procedures for reopening private schools focus on the role of the principal

In making sure that sanitary procedures are applied in the school to ensure health

And everyone's safety.

Hussein Al Hammadi:

- “Several scenarios have been developed for the manner and nature of learning in the new academic year.”

- “Students’ attendance in education without any problems is a priority. ”

Jamila Al Muhairi:

"Special protocols and procedures have been prepared for the operation of nurseries and childcare centers."

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