ABU DHABI // Hundreds of new teachers will start at the emirate's state schools next month.
The 276 teachers have been recruited to teach information technology, physical education, arts and music, as well as fill positions in nurseries and help those with special needs.
Abu Dhabi Education Council [Adec] has also recruited more Emirati teachers this year, as part of an Emiratisation plan announced in June, although it has not revealed how many.
However, it has revealed that 10 primary boys' schools will be staffed with Emirati women. Emirati teaching graduates are overwhelmingly female, making it hard to staff boys' schools with men while also providing jobs for all the female graduates.
"The recruitment plan for teaching and administrative staff gives more priority to the appointment of UAE Nationals," said Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri, the executive director of School Operations at Adec.
Of the 8,000 teachers who applied to Adec, only 600 met its requirements.
Those hired include 49 from other Arab countries to teach physical education, as part of the council's effort to develop sport in schools.
As part of a planned overhaul for the coming academic year, Adec has said about 1,400 teachers, many of them unqualified expatriates, will lose their jobs. The council plans to bring in about 1,000 licensed teachers from other countries to improve teaching, especially of English.
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Teachers' pay - what you need to know
Pay varies significantly depending on the school, its rating and the curriculum. Here's a rough guide as of January 2021:
- top end schools tend to pay Dh16,000-17,000 a month - plus a monthly housing allowance of up to Dh6,000. These tend to be British curriculum schools rated 'outstanding' or 'very good', followed by American schools
- average salary across curriculums and skill levels is about Dh10,000, recruiters say
- it is becoming more common for schools to provide accommodation, sometimes in an apartment block with other teachers, rather than hand teachers a cash housing allowance
- some strong performing schools have cut back on salaries since the pandemic began, sometimes offering Dh16,000 including the housing allowance, which reflects the slump in rental costs, and sheer demand for jobs
- maths and science teachers are most in demand and some schools will pay up to Dh3,000 more than other teachers in recognition of their technical skills
- at the other end of the market, teachers in some Indian schools, where fees are lower and competition among applicants is intense, can be paid as low as Dh3,000 per month
- in Indian schools, it has also become common for teachers to share residential accommodation, living in a block with colleagues
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