World Teacher’s Day 2022

ADEK

ADEK AWARDS ABU DHABI’S EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS ON WORLD TEACHER’S DAY 2022

The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) marked World Teachers Day 2022 by honouring three exceptional teachers for their dedication and contribution to the profession. This took place in a trio of surprise award ceremonies that were organised at the individual schools.

Selected for their remarkable contribution and passion, this year’s winners of the World Teachers Day Awards 2022 were Greeshma Rajesh Anil Kumar from Mayoor Private School, Daniel Stephen Emery from The British School Al Khubairat, and Suneela Bukhari Salman Chaudhry from Islamiya English School Abu Dhabi. ADEK representatives were joined by school leaders, colleagues, and students to celebrate the remarkable work of the winning teachers throughout the past year.

Commenting on her success, computer science teacher Greeshma Rajesh Anil Kumar said: “This is a great day for me. I feel extremely happy and proud of this recognition, which I did not expect. I would like to thank our school principal and all my colleagues for the great support they have given me throughout my teaching journey. My advice to young teachers is to believe in themselves and their ability to excel; if I can win this recognition, then anyone can!”

Art teacher Daniel Stephen Emery was another who was shocked to receive the award: “I am happy and shocked, as this is the first time I have got this kind of recognition. While I am lucky to have been recognised, I believe that I only represent our school culture and the people I work with, so this is for everyone at our school.”

Finally, English language teacher Suneela Bukhari Salman Chaudhry, who was elated with the award, said: “I am thrilled and overwhelmed, yet I am humbled to be chosen as one of the winning teachers. I am grateful to Allah and our headmistress who has been a true mentor and source of support throughout my time with the school.”

My advice to young teachers is to believe in themselves and their ability to excel

The winners were surprised at their schools with student testimonials, a presentation of prizes, and a trophy

SPEA

AUTHORITIES IN SHARJAH PROHIBIT FAILING SCHOOLS FROM ADMITTING NEW STUDENTS

Sharjah’s weak or very weak-rated private schools will no longer be able to accept new students. The schools will receive their rankings after Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) conducts inspections, which began on 16 October and last until March. They will be evaluated based on how effectively they will perform in areas such as curricula, teaching evaluations, leadership, student accomplishment, wellbeing, and protection.

Each school will host SPEA experts for four days as part of the evaluation process, and schools could also face administrative penalties if they fail to improve. These include not being able to increase fees and being forbidden from putting into action expansion plans until they progress their performance and ranking.

For schools with a good rating, the evaluation will take place every two years, and for those with an excellent or very good rating, it will take place every four years.

The data will be made available to parents, according to SPEA Director Ali Al Hosani, to assist them in making informed judgments when selecting schools for their children. “A transparent, detailed, and comprehensive assessment of the performance and quality of education in the emirate’s private schools will be provided to help parents make appropriate decisions when choosing their children’s schools. Ten new private schools that opened last year in Sharjah will not be subjected to the assessment process.”

The assessments, which have been warmly welcomed throughout Sharjah, will need to take into account all of the different curricula, fees, education methods, and cultural backgrounds of staff, students, and parents.

Ibrahim Barakeh, Director of Al Shola Schools Group, which runs five schools in Sharjah and Ajman, commented: “We certainly agree on the goal of the evaluation process, which is to raise the quality of education. But we have reservations about the method and assessment tools.”

Each school will host SPEA experts for four days as part of the evaluation process

The data will be made available to parents to assist them in making informed judgments when selecting schools for their children

 Ali Hosani, SPEA Director

 Ibrahim Baraka, Director of Al Shola Schools Group