The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) underlined the importance of schools and kindergartens' commitment to the code of ethics that was issued in Arabic and English languages in 2022, including the key materials set forth in the charter. This came during a meeting held by the Private Education Affairs Sector with the managers of schools and kindergartens, during which they discussed topics and themes that must be adhered to, besides raising the awareness of school community on their criticality.
During the meeting, Assistant Undersecretary for Education Affairs Omar Abdel Aziz al-Naama outlined that the most critical points schools and kindergartens must adhere to, entail the code of ethics for private schools and kindergartens that was issued in Arabic and English languages in 2022. This is in addition to the key materials of functions and duties included in the code, starting from schools' owners, managers, the administrative and teaching staff, guardians, students and all councils, al-Naama said.
He emphasised the importance of raising awareness among the school community through holding constant workshops, seminars and programmes, stressing the criticality of adherence to the Islamic and national identity values, including the values of the Qatari community. He added that all these things should be promoted through conducting a wide range of activities, programmes and lessons dedicated to students, in addition to preparing constant training workshops for the administrative and teaching crews, and raising awareness among the new teachers concerning those ethics, and other relevant matters and commitments.
Private schools in Qatar have applied the teaching of the three compulsory materials: "Arabic language, Islamic education and Qatari history", whose outcomes have been positively and remarkably demonstrated during the last three years, as well as their endeavours and keenness to execute these policies and persistently verify their outcomes, al-Naama pointed out.
He added that measures were positive with respect to students' academic accomplishment, considering the importance of undertaking all efforts by teachers, whether for the three compulsory materials, or other curricula, outlining the importance of taking all necessary measures to ensure safety and security of school community, in addition to setting clear-eyed and approved planning for all relevant matters. For his part, Director of Private Schools Affairs Department Rashid Ahmad Mohamed al-Ameri outlined the efforts undertaken by the education ministry in the supervision and follow-up processes conducted by the department each year. He presented a sample of some studies that were conducted via general statistics, in addition to highlighting some aspects that require adherence from schools.
