The Department of Education and Knowledge – Abu Dhabi announced the launch of 66 new policies to develop private education and early education institutions, indicating that they will come into effect during the current academic year.
In detail, Sarah Musallam, head of the Department of Education and Knowledge, said, “The new policies come within the framework of efforts aimed at achieving the vision of Abu Dhabi and the UAE in the education sector, through which we are working to establish clear, research-based regulatory requirements, with the aim of providing a path for continuous development in various fields.” Private schools and early education institutions, which ensures the readiness of our students to contribute effectively and compete on the global stage.”
She added: “These policies allow achieving equality and sustainability in the quality of education, by enhancing transparency and accountability among teachers, in addition to improving the educational experience for students and parents.”
Mubarak Hamad Al Muhairi, Undersecretary of the Department of Education and Knowledge, said during a press conference yesterday in Abu Dhabi, “The 39 updated private school policies fall within the main axes: the governance and operations axis, which includes 14 policies, the education and learning axis, which includes 11 policies, and the health and safety axis.” Integrated and includes 14 policies.
He added: “The department launched 27 new policies for early education institutions, distributed on the basis of seven policies under the governance and operations axis, eight policies under the learning programs and practices axis, and 12 policies under the integrated health and safety axis.”
He pointed out that these policies represent the result of broad cooperation with more than 400 major entities, including government agencies, private schools, and early education institutions, with the aim of enhancing consistency, ensuring accountability, and providing a safe educational environment.
The Department of Education and Knowledge confirmed its intention to conduct tours to verify compliance and obtain the opinions of private schools and early education institutions, in order to ensure accountability. It is expected that full compliance with most of these policies will be achieved in the next academic year.
Within the framework of the implementation phase, the Department of Education and Knowledge – Abu Dhabi launched during the current academic year an integrated compliance program, initially focusing on three basic policies, which are the employee admission standards policy, the vocational and university guidance policy, and the physical education and school sports policy, in line with the highest quality standards. and educational safety.
The updated private school policies provide a comprehensive framework that enhances the efficiency of operations and improves students’ academic achievement and safety. The most prominent amendments include the vocational and university guidance policy to ensure students’ transition to higher education levels smoothly. The integration policy was also amended, with the launch of the new model for students with additional educational needs on the electronic student information system, which provides more flexibility in appointing integration heads and teachers, to In addition to providing support for obtaining assistive technologies, and enabling students to access the basic educational tools they need.
The modern policies include the policy for specialized therapeutic services in schools, the mental health policy for students, the care guarantee policy, and the student behavior policy, which were prepared with the aim of directing schools to identify the unique requirements of students and intervene appropriately to ensure their well-being, while the policies for parent participation and cultural considerations aim to , and sustainability, to support school practices and provide an integrated educational environment.
Early education policies also aim to form a basis for developing learning experiences, promoting equality, access and support for all children to reach their fullest potential, enabling early education institutions to provide high-quality education that puts students on the path to academic and personal success. The launch of these measures comes to support the school community, enhance parent interaction, and ensure the highest levels of quality in all institutions.
The policies of the new early education institutions include a food and nutrition policy that emphasizes the importance of providing healthy and nutritious food, highlighting cultural elements such as Emirati cuisine, in addition to focusing on table manners. The personal care policy focuses on enhancing children’s self-confidence, by ensuring their privacy during the provision of personal care services, and utilizing these positive experiences to support their personal and emotional development.
The department was also keen to strengthen these basic measures, by developing an adaptation policy to facilitate this transitional stage for children and their parents, by providing a flexible schedule and procedures to help them adapt, ensuring integration into early education institutions in a gradual and smooth manner. The child supervision policy also includes checking the number of adults compared to children, with the aim of providing the best customized care services, and providing a safe early learning environment that supports their physical, emotional and cognitive development.
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