His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Education and Human Resources Council, chaired the regular meeting of the Council, which was held via remote video communication technology, in order to follow up on the efforts of the institutions and concerned parties in promoting education and its outcomes, which meets the country’s needs and enhances its position as a leading center for academic excellence..
His Highness highlighted in particular the importance of intensifying efforts to raise the level of academic achievement and raise the competencies of teaching staff, in addition to enhancing transparency.
Clarity in conveying a clear and complete picture of the level of students’ academic achievement, in addition to interest in supporting their skills in the Arabic language for its effective role in preserving national identity and excelling in the basics of other subjects that enhance their career path, including mathematics and the English language..
His Highness said, “Our strategic directions for the education sector aim to enhance the country’s future and competitiveness in various fields by creating an honest generation empowered with advanced knowledge and skills. Therefore, we emphasize the importance of the role of educational institutions, school leaders, and teaching staff in applying the highest standards of transparency to convey an accurate picture that shows parents the levels of achievement.” Education for their sons and daughters and monitoring their progress in a way that keeps pace with our aspirations, meets our ambitions and supports our national economy“.
For her part, Her Highness Sheikha Maryam bint Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairwoman of the Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, Vice President of the Education and Human Resources Council, stressed the importance of working to develop a common vision for the education sector in coordination with the relevant authorities to respond to the most prominent challenges in the sector..
Her Highness said, “Raising the level of schools and improving the academic achievement of our students will require us to work together to determine the core priorities, and to enhance joint cooperation between all educational institutions, parents, students, teachers, and school leaders, so that everyone contributes to achieving the basic goals and achieving harmonious progress, including all elements of the educational system.”“.
The meeting was held in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Ahmed bin Abdullah Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, His Excellency Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Community Development, His Excellency Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Mannan Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, and His Excellency Sarah bint Youssef Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology. Her Excellency Sarah Awad Issa Muslim, Minister of State for Early Education, Her Excellency Jassim Bu Ataba Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Department of Finance in Abu Dhabi, Her Excellency Hajar Al Dhahli, Secretary General of the Education and Human Resources Council, Her Excellency Aisha Abdullah Miran, Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, and Her Excellency Dr. Muhaddith Yahya Al Hashemi, Chairman Sharjah Private Education Authority.
For his part, His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, reviewed a proposal to introduce an assessment of the Arabic language for first grade students in public and private schools in the country, which is planned to be implemented starting from the academic year 2024-2025..
This national assessment will include a broad measurement of the Arabic language skills acquired by all native-speaking students when they enter the first grade of primary school, with the aim of obtaining data about the degree to which they possess the basic skills and abilities to learn the language. The results of the assessment will be used to serve decision-makers, schools, teachers and parents and will be conducted Apply this assessment during the first eight weeks of students entering first grade.
Her Excellency Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology and President of the Emirates Foundation for School Education, also reviewed during the meeting an analysis and study of the results of the second semester tests for the academic year 2023-2024 for government school students and the most prominent lessons learned and the intervention processes undertaken by the Foundation to continue raising the level of Students’ academic achievement.
Her Excellency explained that the institution continuously studies students’ results over the course of the three semesters with the aim of identifying their actual levels and developing support plans for them in order to improve their academic achievement in accordance with best practices..
Her Excellency also shed light on a number of violations for employees and students during the examination period in schools that were monitored by the Foundation’s team, which amounted to 247 violations, including leaking examination answers, in addition to the number of cheating during the examinations, which amounted to 802..
This comes within the framework of the institution’s keenness to enhance the values of transparency in the educational community and to confront any challenges that may prevent this, calling on everyone to cooperate and commit to implementing the law on cheating, taking into account the interest of students and ensuring that the necessary support is provided to them by identifying their levels of academic development in a comprehensive manner. Accurate and decisive, away from any attempts to mislead by using methods such as cheating and others.
Her Excellency Sarah bint Youssef Al Amiri also reviewed the matrix of extracurricular activities applied in government schools, from which more than 150,000 male and female students benefit, explaining the impact of these activities in improving students’ cognitive achievement and building their skills, as the Foundation measures the impact of these activities on students on an ongoing basis..
Her Excellency stressed the importance of extracurricular activity programs and their role in helping students discover and hone their skills, which would support their educational journey and raise their abilities, in addition to its role in developing their skills in a systematic and thoughtful manner, noting that the institution is always working to renew and update its activity programs in a way that suits them. With its pedagogical and educational goals.
In this context, Her Excellency reviewed during the meeting the developments of some of the Foundation’s projects, including the “Frigna School Project,” an educational and pedagogical project that will be launched during the coming period, aiming to optimally utilize leisure time, discover students’ creative skills, develop their talents in a thoughtful manner, and then guide and care for them along growth paths. Integrated using the latest technologies, by transforming a number of government schools into multiple activity centers that attract students outside school hours.
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