UAE School Leadership Programme: Internship The UAE’s Ministry of Education and the world’s leading education company, Pearson, are delivering an internationally acclaimed School Leadership Programme that will help a new cadre of education leaders implement education reform in schools across the Emirates. The programme will equip over 700 Emirati educators over a five year period with the skills needed to become effective school leaders, inspiring fellow educators and improving the learning outcomes of their students. This is a unique opportunity for private UAE schools to engage with the UAE’s public education system and help to build positive school environments where teaching and learning can flourish.
Witnessing the power of effective school leadership... The School Leadership Programme has been especially developed to ensure the programme’s participants can bring immediate and lasting change to their schools. A key way the programme achieves this is through the School Leadership Internship Programme, which provides participants with the chance to observe optimal school leadership practice in some of the Emirates’ best performing schools. Participating schools will host four to six participants one day a week for six weeks, allowing interns to see first-hand how effective school leadership can bring measureable benefits to schools and students.
The internship provides participants with opportunities to: n Make connections
between own practice and the practice observed in host schools.
n Consider the ways in
which their leadership practice might change as a result of what they have observed.
n Engage with leaders and
colleagues from other schools to discuss how schools can perform better and provide improved learning opportunities for students.
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The strongest aspect of the Programme was its ability to link practice with theory through the internship... The school visits during the internship deepened our understanding of many concepts and theories studied during the programme.
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Asma Alkhawwar, Teacher, Ajman.
The Internship Programme has been created around four key themes: n Effective school self-evaluation. n School improvement plans. n Leading teaching and learning. n Involving students, parents and the community in improving school performance.
Benefits for Participants: n The chance to witness optimal school leadership in practice. n An opportunity to make connections between their own practices and those that they observe. n Open and engaging dialogue with school leaders and colleagues. n The opportunity to reflect on personal leadership practices and how they can be improved.
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The internship provided us with invaluable real life experience about everyday practice at schools, especially teacher performance.
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Mona Shaheen, Supervisor, Fujairah.
What does the internship involve? n Preparation and planning for Internship through face-to-face sessions with Programme trainers. n Whole-of-school strategic leadership tasks. n Classroom observations. n Leadership discussions and interviews with school leaders. n Attendance at school leadership meetings. n Attendance at professional development sessions. n A “learning walk” where participants work in teams to investigate a focus area of the School Leadership Programme. n A Personal Project Task based on an area of personal interest. n An Internship Handbook, providing tools and guidance for school visits.
If your school wants to be at the forefront of education reform in the UAE and is interested in taking part in this ground-breaking programme, please contact Pearson’s Internship and Mentoring Manager, Mohammad Hassan today at mohammad.hassan9@pearson.com