Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed approves the expansion of the Educational Partnership Schools project

His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and head of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, approved the plan of the Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi to expand the educational partnership schools project after the success and positive impact achieved by 22 educational partnership schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

During his meeting with the senior management of the Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi, His Highness was briefed on the developments of the opening of nine new educational partnership schools next September with the beginning of the academic year 2022/2023, bringing the number of educational partnership schools to 31, while raising the school's capacity to 46,500 academic seats.

His Highness praised the success of the innovative education model from the Department of Education and Knowledge, which is based on partnership between the public and private sectors, which contributed to providing 34,500 academic seats and supporting more than 93% of students to achieve tangible progress in their academic performance since joining the program.

These new schools are working to provide a high-quality learning environment for school students at all academic levels, from kindergarten to high school;

It also contributes to attracting more Emirati competencies to work in the education sector, after the program succeeded in recruiting more than 139 Emiratis to fill educational and administrative positions until 2022.

The Educational Partnerships Schools project witnessed a rapid growth process that began with the opening of Al Rayana School in 2018, with a capacity of 2,700 seats, bringing the number of schools during the past four academic years to 22 schools, 15 of them in Abu Dhabi and seven in Al Ain. In parallel, the capacity increased The educational partnerships schools reached 34,500 seats, while the schools witnessed an increase in student enrollment rates, bringing the number of students registered in the educational partnerships schools in the last academic year to 30,198 students.

Her Excellency Sarah Awad Issa Musallam, Minister of State for Early Education and Head of the Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi, said: “Educational Partnerships Schools focus on sustaining quality education opportunities and improving students’ academic performance. By employing the best international experiences and local expertise and competencies, Educational Partnerships Schools offer a curriculum specifically designed to support the growth of Students academically, socially and mentally.

Her Excellency added: We are proud of the important achievements of Al Sharakat Educational Schools in terms of the development of students’ academic performance, and their ability to provide rewarding job opportunities for Emirati citizens who today contribute to the development of the national education sector;

In addition to strengthening the UAE economy, educational partnerships schools have important benefits on the social level in the country, as their comprehensive curriculum focuses on developing a generation of Emirati citizens who are committed to their roots and national identity and are open to the world.

Her Excellency concluded by saying: Al Sharakat Educational Schools adopt the comprehensive development of the individual competencies of each student as a main objective of its operations, whereby each student is able to achieve their full potential, to be productive and influential individuals in their society and in the labor market;

Here, we must pay tribute to the efforts of our partners from the private sector, who have well proven the benefits that can be achieved through the optimal use of government resources to achieve national development goals.

It is noteworthy that the educational partnerships schools curriculum includes main subjects such as mathematics, science and English, in addition to the Arabic language, Islamic education, social studies according to the curriculum of the Ministry of Education, and many extra-curricular activities such as physical education, swimming, and others. The educational partnerships schools present their educational curriculum in an environment A stimulus for outstanding students, and supportive of the academic needs of students through customized academic intervention programmes.

Since its inception, the educational partnerships schools have achieved important academic successes, and compared to the penultimate academic year / 2019 - 2020 /, students have achieved a remarkable development in their average academic performance in the previous academic year. In detail, 95% of students have improved reading skills, while 94 % of them improved in their performance in mathematics, and 89% of them in science and language proficiency.

The new schools will be distributed over the specific geographical areas of the educational partnerships schools, thus providing easy access for students. The educational partnerships schools also provide a modern work environment for Emirati competencies in a way that enables them to realize their passion and potential in the education sector.

The schools, through a recruitment program for Emirati nationals, have so far attracted 139 employees to fill educational and administrative positions;

All employees undergo training and qualification programs that enhance their competencies and skills in communication, time management, productivity and other important aspects of their career;

After they complete the 12-month training period, the performance of the nominated employees is evaluated, and the qualified employees get the job opportunities offered by the private operators.

His Excellency Amer Al Hammadi, Undersecretary of the Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi, said: Our investment in the Educational Partnership Schools project stems from our belief in the importance of this educational model, which employs fruitful partnerships between the public and private sectors to provide quality education opportunities for our students, and to achieve the goals of economic diversification.

Education has always been at the top of our national priorities to make the country a regional and global center in the education sector, and we are keen to empower the younger generations with the skills and talents necessary to meet the challenges of the future.

He added: We are confident in the role of educational partnerships schools in graduating a generation of people who are able to learn for life and who possess the skills of the twenty-first century, and in their ability to contribute to advancing the development of human capital in the UAE by providing students with competencies that will enable them to achieve the national agenda in developing the knowledge economy and improving the knowledge economy. The country's competitiveness at the global level.

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