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===Additional Inspection Focus Areas===
Other inspection areas include assessing the Inclusive Education as well as attaining the school's curriculum. The Inclusive Education part of the
Additionally, Moral Education was announced by [[Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed]] to be part of school curricula in the UAE. Moral Education is formed by four pillars,
* character and morality
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===Higher Education / Universities===
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===Training Institutions===
With more than 800 approved
==KHDA Initiatives==
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===What Works===
A central tenet of What Works is that it relies on local expertise to strengthen the overall quality of education in Dubai. During each What Works event, teachers participate in workshops given by their colleagues at other schools. What Works also promotes a culture of collaboration between schools throughout the year. In its Head to Head programme, principals and subject heads visit on another's schools to share best practices. This is a
===Abundance===
In 2016, the KHDA the Abundance Group project, which invited high-achieving schools in Dubai to share their learning with others to help improve the quality of all schools in Dubai. Schools rated Very Good or Good during annual inspections were offered the option of a differentiated inspection based on self-evaluation, allowing them to focus their resources on giving back to other schools. Sixteen Outstanding-rated schools participated in the project, offering workshops and training for teachers and senior leaders from schools rated Acceptable or lower during the project's first year, with partnerships continuing since.
===Dubai Student Wellbeing Census===
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===IPEN in Dubai===
KHDA's partnership with International Positive Education Network is to encourage improvement in not only academics but also character building. KHDA was invited to showcase private school sector in the Festival of Positive Education. KHDA's team along with “Happiness Ambassadors” (school teachers), traveled to Dallas to attend festival. The festival brought together educational providers and psychologists to help foster positive education in schools all around the world
===Dubai Saturday Clubs and Hatta Wellbeing Camp===
The initiation of Dubai Saturday Clubs is inspired by Sorrell's Foundation
===Rahhal===
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===5 Ways of Wellbeing===
In 2014, KHDA implemented the evidence-based '5 Ways to Wellbeing'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nefconsulting.com/our-services/strategy-culture-change/five-ways-to-wellbeing/|title=Five Ways to Wellbeing}}</ref> - developed by [[Nic Marks]] at the [[New Economics Foundation]] - into its processes and physical environment. These '5 Ways' - Keep Learning, Give, Take Notice, Connect, and Be Active positive changes at the workplace. To motivate the employees to '''"Keep Learning"''', KHDA has opened up a library to promote reading. It has also hosted talks from national and international speakers, and funded training programs for employees to attend of their choice. KHDA's encouragement to 'Give by participating in charitable activities throughout the community – at hospitals, at special needs centres, at mosques and at animal rescue centres - and by making more time to help each other during the working day. KHDA established a programme with an orphanage in Banda Aceh, Indonesia which enabled teams to travel and spend a week working with the children and their carers. These trips were funded partly by KHDA, and partly by fundraising activities we held throughout the year. KHDA implemented '''‘Take Notice’''' by beginning the meetings with mindfulness exercises and by practicing an ‘attitude of gratitude’.
KHDA's office environment, meanwhile, made it easier to '''‘Connect’''', by replacing standard-issue carpets and cubicles with sofas, mobile desks, bean bags and green spaces. KHDA established a ‘no-door’ policy instead of an 'open door' policy, with communal areas taking the place of private offices. In the KHDA lobby, people mingle freely and have conversations over coffee, often entertained by someone playing on the baby grand piano, or by lovebirds tweeting as customers arrive. At KHDA, [[Dr. Abdulla Al Karam]] believes that guests should be indistinguishable from employees; board members are no different from new joiners. To facilitate '''‘Be Active’''' KHDA integrated a fully functioning gym into the workspace. A 300-metre running track around the perimeter of the office served as the warm-up for daily fitness sessions before and after work. A boxing ring helped employees release stress, while a yoga room with daily classes helped to channel it more positively. KHDA regularly began participating in races and obstacle races such as the Desert Warrior Challenge and the Spartan Race. Our first participation in this type of event included a team of 10 colleagues – all committed to exercise and fitness.
KHDA's working practices, too, nurtured greater happiness in the people. Mothers with young children were able to spend less time at work and more time at home; an on-site nursery allowed parents to stay near their children while they were at the office; flexible hours and working from home were options available to our team, depending on the type of work they did.
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