HE Minister of Education and Higher Education Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi said Monday that new student support mechanisms would be introduced during the academic year 2023-2024 to further empower school principals in decision-making process and make schools better attractive environments for students and teachers.
Speaking at the inauguration of the annual educational forum, Her Excellency said the Ministry started intensive work to develop comprehensive policies related to the quality of student life including their physical and psychological safety, social participation, and empowering students with disabilities and providing further communication with parents to participate in their children’s learning.
Her Excellency hailed the forum that celebrates the new academic year as a step towards the State of Qatar’s aspirations to achieve successful educational system outputs.
Her Excellency added that the success of Qatar’s educational system is reflected in its excellent outputs – integrated and balanced personalities with good behavior, knowledge and skills that qualify students to be good citizens through adhering to values, preserving national identity, and participating in achieving sustainable development goals for their country and the world.
Her Excellency added that this educational meeting comes after the Ministry successfully accomplished many of its goals, highlighting this year’s goals amid the continuous evaluation of its strategy, and in response to the observations and suggestions of school principals, teachers and specialists.
The Ministry has committed itself to developing plans to transform the teaching profession into an attractive career path, Her Excellency said, highlighting that the most important improvements and plans are based on strengthening the teachers status, advancing the teaching profession, and developing a national framework for the teaching profession that includes professional standards and regulations of the teaching licenses. This can be achieved through quality training programs for public schools teachers and appropriate training opportunities for private school teachers, Her Excellency noted.
Her Excellency announced the launch of a training program to boost teachers’ experiences in line with Qatar National Vision 2030, which is based on investing in the human capital. The program offers Qatari public school teachers training in educationally advanced countries through classroom coexistence lessons in different learning environments with their peers in those countries, a move designed to enhance Qatari teachers’ professional growth and open up horizons for them to learn.
Her Excellency highlighted the Ministry’s strategic initiatives that go beyond the academic scope to further comprehensive education to contribute to the renaissance of generations, highlighting new specific programs to improve the level of services provided to kindergartens, expand nursery homes, and increase community awareness of the early education stage. She also highlighted projects that develop curricula to master foundational and future skills that keep pace with modern technology and digital education achievements.
Her Excellency extended thanks to all educational system employees for their sincere efforts in the last academic year and welcoming the newly joined administrative and academic cadres. (MORE)
Source: Qatar News Agency