A negative PCR test is a requirement for students from the age of 12 years

Employment of 1096 teachers and administrators .. and 95% of schools are ready for the start of the new academic year

During a press conference organized by the UAE Government Media Office to announce the preparations for the new academic year.

Photography: Ahmed Ardeti

The Emirates Foundation for School Education revealed the appointment of 1,096 teachers and administrators, in addition to conducting interviews for 2,228 additional candidates, currently, to meet the schools' need for educational cadres, in addition to the fact that 95% of government schools at the state level are ready to receive students, in preparation for the new academic year (2023/ 2022).

This came during a press conference organized by the UAE Government Media Office yesterday, to announce the preparations for the new school year, in which the Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, Chairperson of the Emirates Foundation for School Education, Sarah Al Amiri, and the Acting CEO of Emirates Transport spoke. , Feryal Tawakkul, Executive Director of the School Branch (Abu Dhabi), Lubna Al Shamsi, and Acting Executive Director of the Second School Branch Hessa Rasheed, in the presence of the Acting Director General of the Foundation, Muhammad Al Qasim.

In response to a question for "Emirates Today", Al-Amiri stated that the Foundation is working to fill vacancies in government schools at the state level, before the start of the new school year, explaining that the school's needs have been monitored by school administrations, and the Foundation is currently working to provide these needs.

She confirmed the availability of teachers in the classrooms to fill the existing vacancies, adding: “We met with school principals and teachers, as the Foundation allows a great deal of participation in the process of monitoring quotas for students and ensuring that all of them follow up with their teachers in the different classrooms naturally.”

She pointed out that the recruitment of teachers, the process of introducing them and training them to work in schools continues throughout the year, and this is followed up on a daily basis by the Foundation, the concerned departments and school principals, stressing that there will be no student in government schools without a teacher.

Al-Amiri said that the Foundation is working to develop the efficiency of the school staff, including teachers and administrators, as more than 2,500 teachers and administrators have been trained this week.

As for the generational schools, she stated that the schools targeted to be converted into “generational schools” are limited in number, as 10 schools will be converted for the new academic year (2023/2022), and currently more than 5902 students are registered, and four schools will be added to the “generations” school year. (2024/2023), in addition to nine other schools in the following academic year.

Al-Amiri affirmed that "the Foundation is continuing in cooperation with various stakeholders to develop the government education system in the country in line with the vision and directions of our leadership for the next fifty years, and with its outputs, it achieves the aspirations of students and parents."

She said: "Since assuming our duties, we have been keen to develop a clear work plan for managing, operating and establishing public schools, with the aim of providing all aspects of support to our students and school cadres, and developing our educational system in line with the requirements of the next stage, with a focus on strengthening our national identity and the strategic foundations of the state, as Our wise leadership is of great importance to the educational sector as it is one of the most important pillars of human development and the entrance towards preparing generations capable of leading the future.”

Hessa Rasheed, Acting Executive Director of the second branch, said: “We begin our new academic year by launching a variety of training workshops targeting 22,557 teachers and administrators, and they will continue throughout the academic year, to continue developing cadres and providing them with the latest methods,” noting that the Foundation has employed 1,096 teachers and educators, To raise the institution's readiness and ability to meet current and future needs.

The Foundation distributed 857 new interactive display devices to schools, in addition to providing backup devices distributed to all schools for use in emergency situations.

There are 564 public schools in the country, with 24,751 educational staff working, and approximately 274,895 male and female students attend them.

For her part, Lubna Al Shamsi said that the updated version of the national protocol for the operation of educational facilities for the academic year 2022-2023 will be implemented, which requires students from 12 years of age and above, educational cadres and service providers, to obtain a negative PCR test result of no more than 96 hours from The start of the first day of school.

It also allows all students to attend attendance education regardless of their vaccination status, in addition to adopting a strategy for the appearance of symptoms only to conduct the examination. From 25 to 28 August, it serves 65,269 male and female students from 191 schools and more than 12,000 educational cadres.

In Abu Dhabi, coordination has been made with the Department of Health and the Department of Education and Knowledge, to provide 37 centers in government schools distributed in various regions of the capital, to make it easier for students and educational staff to conduct the examination.

These schools are added to the 738 spread and accredited examination centers in Abu Dhabi.

Schools are communicating with parents about the schedule set for their children to conduct a PCR examination according to the stages and grades, as the Emirates Foundation for School Education called on parents of students to communicate directly with school administrations to ensure the exact date of the examination, according to what was determined by the school to ensure complete flow of the process. examination.

The Emirates Foundation for School Education provided all curricula electronically on the Al-Diwan platform, provided that it distributes 4,103,960 textbooks and 25,434 computers.

For her part, Feryal Tawakkul confirmed that the company, as the pioneer of school transport in the country for 41 years, is fully prepared to provide school transportation service for students of public schools in the country for the next academic year 2022-2023, where more than 4,000 school buses have been allocated to provide the service, including 100 buses equipped for people of determination, and 490 new school buses, to transport about 170,000 students to 504 government schools, including eight of the recently announced generations schools.

Tawakkol drew attention to the priority of safety for Emirates Transport, as the company translated this through its full commitment to all safety requirements and requirements in accordance with the highest standards and local and international practices, and stressed that this return requires great cooperation from all parties to the educational process, especially parents who have a mission Preparing their students psychologically and morally, and directing them to discipline and cooperation for the proper completion of school transport operations as a joint responsibility of all parties.

The Acting CEO stressed the importance of the new digital initiatives adopted by the company with the aim of improving the services provided and improving the customer experience, including the initiative to register 170,000 students transferred in the smart school transport system, the smart application initiative “Hafalaty” for parents, and the smart platform “ONE- ET".

New school year numbers

■ It begins by launching training workshops targeting 22557 teachers and administrators.

■ Employment of 1096 male and female teachers and educational staff to meet the needs of the educational field.

■ 95% of schools' readiness rate and most of the maintenance works completed in 150 schools.

■ Emirates Transport announces a new mechanism for electronically recording the student's guardian's data.

■ Distribution of four million textbooks, and more than 25,000 computers.

■ Providing the curricula electronically on the "Al Diwan platform".

■ More than 4,000 school buses, of which 100 are equipped for people of determination.

■ An initiative to register 170,000 students in the smart school transportation system.

Sarah Al Amiri:

"We continue to build an educational system that aligns with the directives of our leadership."

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1,895 male and female students attend 564 schools, employing 24,751 educational staff.

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Male and female students in Al-Ajial Schools are distributed among 10 schools in different regions of the country.

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