University to train UAE school leaders
The University of Wolverhampton has won a contract to support the training and development of school leaders in the United Arab Emirates. The university will provide school leaders with career development programmes and help improve educational practices in schools.
The deal was agreed in the UAE by University of Wolverhampton deputy vice chancellor Professor Sir Geoff Hampton and HE Humaid Al Qattami, minister of education in the UAE.
It will mean groups of headteachers from UK schools will visit the UAE as part of leadership training to offer advice about good practice.
Headteachers from the UAE will also get the opportunity to see how schools leaders operate in the UK.
Academics from the university will also deliver training and short modules in the UAE.
Sir Geoff said: “This is a prestigious programme with the Ministry of Education and we are delighted to have been successful in our bid.
“The education field is a key area for development in the UAE and we look forward to playing an important role in the future of schools in the region.”
