19 proposed parliamentary recommendations for "improving education quality and supervising schools"

During its session held this morning, the Federal National Council approved the report of the Council’s Education, Culture, Youth, Sports and Media Affairs Committee, on the topic of “The Ministry of Education’s Policy on Supervising Schools,” which included 19 recommendations for the development of education quality axes in the public and private sectors. The Ministry of Education in the matter of attracting teaching staff, and the ministry’s role in monitoring and monitoring schools.

According to the committee’s report, the parliamentary recommendations included studying and issuing the accreditation law and applying the standards and requirements for distance education so that it is a ready-made option, raising the Emiratisation rates in public and private schools, specifically in male schools, in order to achieve national goals, amending the quorum of academic quotas and the ladder of job promotions and incentives. Financial and in-kind incentives for teaching staff in public schools, compared to other jobs in the country.

The recommendations also included speeding up the procedures for assigning the local reserve teaching staff and appointing them full-time, in order to avoid students being late in completing the curriculum scheduled for them, and nationalizing the profession of kindergarten teacher assistant by attracting graduates, and adopting students wishing to enter colleges of education through Cabinet Resolution No. (31 ) For the year 2010 in the matter of the system of sponsoring high school graduates citizens in the federal government sector (Masar program) to attract specialized teaching cadres that meet the needs of the state, especially male teachers, the need to require the obstructive tracking system on certificates and their ratification by the state's embassies abroad for all non-citizen teachers applying for work In the country, with an obligation to attach a certificate of good conduct for the applicant from his country.

The recommendations also included the necessity of adopting training programs for the teaching staff based on their needs, during the official working hours and at their workplace or remotely, evaluating the qualifications of trainers before accrediting them, measuring that return to the teacher, developing curricula in a way that contributes to refining the skills and capabilities of students, provided that They are compatible and appropriate for the environment and society of the UAE and commensurate with the scheduled hours and days of schooling, activate subscriptions to the monthly discounted internet packages especially for those who have a number of children in different school stages, work to secure electronic educational platforms from security breaches in coordination with the concerned authorities, increase the number of programs that It deals with the Arabic language in public schools, and requires private schools to teach the subject of sociology and national studies in Arabic to native speakers.

Among the recommendations also are the use of independent research centers to measure and evaluate educational curricula before their approval, in order to achieve highly efficient educational outcomes that meet the requirements for admission to university education, meet the needs of the labor market, and accelerate the construction of integrated school complexes at the state level, capable of facing different climatic conditions. Which enables students to practice activities, including people of determination, in order to preserve public health, and to prepare a health care guide in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Community Protection and the concerned authorities, which all state schools adhere to in dealing with the health risks facing students, especially those with chronic diseases and people of determination.

The committee recommended activating the supervisory role in the ministry over public education institutions and private schools, to raise the quality of education and monitor the rise in tuition fees, to encourage and grant citizen investors privileges to invest in the private educational sector, to reconsider the application of the provisions contained in the Unified Regulations for the Management of Student Behavior related to the treatment of bullying, And to limit the spread of negative phenomena among students, the need to activate the partnership guide between parents and the Emirati school, and to define the roles and responsibilities, which ensure the effectiveness and quality of participation between the school and parents, in addition to defining the rights, duties and procedures followed, the possibility of holding regular remote meetings, and activating the complementary relationship In a way that guarantees the public interest, the importance of activating transparent and direct communication between the Ministry, the media and various segments of society, and finally, establishing a unified protocol on precautionary measures for proper handling within state schools in light of the spread of the pandemic and emergency situations to maintain the health and safety of the school community.

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