Thursday, August 18, 2016

National Agenda-United Arab Emirates: School Inspection Framework 2015-2016

"Education is a fundamental element for the development of a nation
and the best investment in its youth."  UAE Vision 2021

The government of the United Arab Emirates has created a school inspection framework.  Listed below are the targets:

PISA: to be among the 20 highest performing schools in PISA

TIMSS: to be among the 15 highest performing countries in TIMSS

Completion of High School Education: to ensure that 90% of Emirati students complete high school

Attending Pre-Primary: to ensure that 95% of children in the UAE attend pre-primary education

High Skills in Arabic Language: to ensure that 90% of Grade 9 students develop high skills in Arabic language in the UAE NAP assessment

High Quality Teachers: to ensure that 100% of schools have high quality teachers

Highly Effective School Leadership: to ensure that 100% of public schools have highly-effective school leadership

University Foundation Programme: to ensure that no students need to join the university foundation programme

More information about the UAE School Inspection Framework can be found at:

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