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“English is the international language of business and science and is central to Abu Dhabi achieving its vision of economic growth and diversification. We need to improve the quality of schools in Abu Dhabi so that our students perform above the international average and support the workforce with the right skills. To this, we need to make some fundamental changes across the entire system now,” said Dr Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, Director General of ADEC.
On Sunday, Al Khaili welcomed 456 new native English-speaking teachers from Canada, UK, US, Australia and New Zealand during the first day of their week-long Cultural and Curriculum Orientation. All have gone through a thorough and detailed recruitment process to ensure the highest standards.
The orientation was held to ensure that the “new teachers understand up front what is expected of them and why they are here. Similarly, we want them to respect our culture and customs inside and outside the classroom,” said Al Khaili.
The 456 new teachers are the first batch of the 1,000 (both Arabic and native English) recruits that ADEC will be hiring to replace the 1,000 teachers who left due to retirement and lack of qualification, diploma or degree from the Ministry of Education.
Al Khaili said the rest of the native English-speaking teachers are expected to arrive before Eid, and all will start teaching immediately after Ramadan.
According to Al Khaili, only three per cent of the Emirati high school graduates passed the test to enter the major state universities — Zayed University, Higher Colleges of Technology and UAE University — while the rest have to go through a foundation programme in order to go to higher education.
The rating was based on the Common Education Proficiency Assessment test in English and Math conducted by the Ministry of Higher Education every year to determine university placement for Grade 12 students.
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