Mohammed bin Zayed and Mohammed bin Rashid attend a session on future directions in the education sector
Abdullah bin Zayed: Our goal at the current stage is to develop the education system with an approach that keeps pace with our national aspirations
Abdullah bin Zayed during the session on future directions in the education sector, which was held as part of the annual meetings of the UAE government on its second day.
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, witnessed part of the session on future directions in the education sector, which was held within the work of the annual meetings of the UAE government in Its second day, during which His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of the Education and Human Resources Council spoke.
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of the Education and Human Resources Council, affirmed that the strategic directions of the education sector in the country aim to enhance the future of the UAE and its competitiveness in various fields by creating a generation that is aware and empowered with advanced knowledge and skills, in a way that supports the national economy and meets the aspirations of The state.
His Highness pointed out that the current stage is witnessing cooperation and integration between the various elements of the education sector, with the aim of achieving the country's future vision for this vital sector, which forms the basis for the human development process, and in achieving development plans for all sectors. Keeps pace with our national aspirations ».
His Highness added, "We established the Federal Agency for Education Quality, as a neutral center that monitors the quality of education and evaluates the educational system with the aim of improving it, and we established the Federal Agency for Early Education to ensure the correct establishment of our students at this important stage."
His Highness added, "We directed the Ministry of Education to focus on the legislative and regulatory role of the sector, and to improve the educational curriculum and the outputs of higher education. We also directed the Emirates Foundation for School Education to improve government schools and the educational environment for our students and educational staff."
His Highness called on all segments of society, including teachers and school leaders, parents of students and youth, and workers in government institutions and the private sector, to be partners in the process of developing the future of education in the UAE.
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan added: "I myself started a realistic experience by sending my children to enroll in a government school ... and I will follow their development ... What I do not accept in my children's education will not be accepted by the children of the people of the Emirates."
The session was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Finance, Lieutenant General His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, and His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
The session was also attended by His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Court of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Emirates Council for Balanced Development, and Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Culture and Arts Authority in Dubai «Dubai Culture», and His Highness Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum. Al Maktoum, Director General of the Information Department in Dubai, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Municipality and Planning Department in Ajman.
During the session, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan reviewed the pivotal successes and transformations that positively affected the education process in the country during the past fifty years, indicating that the number of schools in 1971 reached 74 schools with 33 thousand students.
His Highness affirmed that the directive of the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, with compulsory school attendance constituted a pivotal turning point that directly contributed to the development of the future of the sector, and established a new approach that in turn contributed to the achievement of great achievements over the past period.
His Highness said: "The UAE has moved in the field of literacy from a rate of 50% in 1971 to 95% today, which is one of the highest rates in the world. Today, we have 1404 public and private schools in all emirates of the country that study 23 curricula. There are in them One million and 346 thousand students from more than 200 countries.
His Highness referred to the main areas of improvement in the sector and the level of students' performance, stressing the importance of adhering to the goals set by the state in this sector in all its stages, in a way that enhances the country's competitiveness and meets the needs of the people of the Emirates.
His Highness said, "We monitored the opinion, aspirations, and expectations of the educational community from parents, students, youth, teachers, the private sector, and leadership. Everyone emphasized that education in the UAE should be available to everyone who considers the UAE to be his country and home, unique and meets needs, rooted in our identity and language." And our values, and responds to our culture and our aspirations for the future, and supports diversification and investment in our economy, and inclusiveness that builds a generation aware of the requirements of life and work.
The Minister of Education, Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, affirmed that “the development of the educational system in the UAE is taking place in a sustainable manner by providing options that suit the requirements of the current and future stage, and support students’ academic and academic capabilities to reach the best levels, while the next stage will witness the study of the tracks system by setting a clear direction.” It is to provide multiple options to enable students to develop their abilities and tendencies in an optimal way, stressing the role of a successful educational system in discovering students’ talents and developing them to the best level, by building and supporting their capabilities, so the goal in the next stage will be to provide options that suit their tendencies and abilities so that they achieve their best.”
The Minister of Education stressed that consolidating the Emirati identity and culture among students is a top priority, as it represents the basis on which the personality of the individual is based, and that interest in the Arabic language and its skills is one of the most important goals of the educational process, indicating that «the current changes require the development of new methods and mechanisms that will Contribute to enhancing the presence and positive impact of the Arabic language.” That the classical Arabic language curricula be enhanced with advanced content suitable for children, which necessitates focusing during the first stage on using a simplified Arabic language in the first years of education, so that we reach a stage in which children look forward to the Arabic language class.
Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, Minister of State for General Education and Advanced Technology, confirmed that the main goal of the Emirates Foundation for School Education during the next stage is to create a supportive environment for government schools to lead change, in a way that contributes to the development of educational outcomes and the development of students' skills, stressing that the development of education outcomes requires full cooperation between All components of the educational system, to include parents and all those involved in the learning process, noting that a road map has been set for the next three years, based on strengthening joint action and developing a work system based on linking the future with identity, culture and history.
She said, "We aim to link our future to our identity, history, language and culture, and to create the appropriate environment to instill and strengthen our values and principles, and to develop the services provided so that the education journey that affects every Emirati home is a positive one, as the current stage is witnessing a study and review of curricula, test methods and the general performance of government schools with the aim of standing On the optimal management system, developing methods and mechanisms that suit the requirements of the current stage, working on updating operational systems, ensuring full readiness and providing all requirements for safety and care, and the Emirates Foundation for School Education is in the process of hiring 979 teachers, 365 specialists and 1,691 bus supervisors, of whom 423 are Emiratis. Providing support, training and appropriate tools to develop teachers' abilities to perform job requirements and achieve the targeted quality by announcing teachers' councils.
The Minister of State for Early Education, Sarah bint Awad Issa Muslim, confirmed that the early education strategy in the UAE is based on achieving a quantum leap in the entire system in cooperation with all partners and with the aim of achieving the specific goals during the next five years, noting that «the development of systems, procedures and action plans has begun. And preparing a set of policies within 12 main axes to ensure the development of the sector through a comprehensive regulatory framework to be applied in 600 nurseries and all kindergartens in public and private schools.
She emphasized that «the first phase of the transformation process has been launched in the Emirate of Ajman, and we are also making the necessary updates to develop the curriculum, and we are working to launch a professional development program directed at leaders and teachers, and to develop an updated educational curriculum for the early education stages, and to attract national competencies to the sector in order to provide growth and learning in an environment Healthy and safe for all, as the vision and strategy of the Federal Agency for Early Education aims to support the child’s health and mental development and enhance his ability to acquire knowledge, as scientific research confirms the importance of the child’s access to quality education in the early years of his life.
The head of the National Center for Education Quality, Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrouei, confirmed that the road map set by the center for the next stage aims to improve the quality of education in the country through an integrated work system that depends on enhancing full cooperation between all partners, noting that the mechanism of work of the National Center for Education Quality is based on Three basic interrelated steps that include setting and developing education quality standards for all stages and educational sectors, and evaluating the performance of the educational system in all its components, including measuring the educational outcomes of students by looking at their performance in international tests, in addition to working with partners to improve the quality of education.
She indicated that the results are compared with the countries of the region and the world, and standardized tests are developed to measure education outcomes at the national level, in line with the approved education goals, and the development of school oversight processes in coordination with the Emirates Foundation for School Education and local education authorities.
Al Mazrouei stressed that the current stage is also witnessing the strengthening of joint efforts to ensure the sustainability of the process of improving the quality of education in the country and the continuation of the development of policies and the development of recommendations, development plans, and initiatives to support the efforts of the center and its strategic goals.
• 1404 public and private schools in all emirates of the country teaching 23 curricula, with 1,346,000 students from more than 200 countries.
Abdullah bin Zayed:
"We directed the Ministry of Education to focus on the legislative and regulatory role of the sector, and we directed the Emirates Foundation for School Education to improve government schools and the educational environment for our students and educational staff."
Existing transformational projects
Regarding the most important transformative projects that the education sector is witnessing in the current period, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of the Education and Human Resources Council, confirmed that the transformation journey has begun by working on the implementation of 30 programs and projects within six ambitious tracks, and the most prominent The projects include redeveloping the national curricula, expanding the scope of public schools, launching pilot schools to accommodate larger numbers of students, developing mechanisms to motivate teachers and supportive paths to develop their competencies, increasing enrollment rates for children in nurseries and kindergartens, and developing flexible frameworks for higher education institutions.
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