Sharjah 24 – WAM: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Education and Human Resources Council (EHRC), said that fulfilling the UAE's future aspirations is mostly dependent on developing a top-notch educational system that is continually updated to meet the demands of a contemporary society and a changing global economy.
Sheikh Abdullah made the statements while chairing the council's virtual meeting recently, during which he emphasised the significance of monitoring and assessing learning outcomes and school performance, as well as providing ongoing and prompt support for them to enhance their quality.
During the meeting, the council discussed a comprehensive analysis of the performance results of both government and private schools, comparing them with the results of international assessments. The council reviewed an integrated action plan to improve the measures used in inspecting and evaluating the quality of education in schools, including updating the inspection and evaluation framework to ensure a unified framework for both government and private schools. This framework will be reviewed, developed, and supervised by the National Center for Education Quality in coordination with all relevant entities, in line with the international best practices in education quality measurement tools. Additionally, the council discussed a number of strategic policies aimed at improving school performance and ensuring that Emirati students enroll in the best-performing schools in the coming years.