Posts Categorized: Politics

Date Posted: June 15, 2016

    Does it bother you when your school leader never taught but gives you advice on how to become a better teacher? We once received a phone call from a teacher who was quite upset. She had obtained employment through another agency and had been in her job for only 2 months when she… Read more »

Date Posted: November 26, 2014

The first lunar mission to the moon by Africa has been announced and is being spearheaded by the Foundation for Space Development located in Capetown, South Africa. The campaign is being almost entirely crowdfunded and has rapidly build up popularity online through the hashtag #Africa2Moon.   The move is being utilized to inspire the African… Read more »

Date Posted: November 24, 2014

Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority’s director, Fatima Bilrahif, has recently stepped forward to give a statement in regards to e-Security in schools across Dubai. During her statement, she has said that assessors had been scheduled to visit and inspect schools this coming school year and aim to find ways to help protector schools from… Read more »

Date Posted: November 21, 2014

If you’re in the GCC, you might be happy about the educative practices, but you’re certainly not happy about tuition fees in the region. According to Senior Director, Claudia Costin, of the World Bank Group, “Parents in the GCC should get more involved with the schooling of their children, including holding institutions accountable for delivering… Read more »

Date Posted: November 07, 2014

The territories of Israel and Palestine have been caught in the middle of open warfare for thousands of years, but the Gaza strip is known as one of the hardest hit areas, especially in recent decades as new advancements in military technology have enabled the complete decimation of buildings and the flattening of areas. During… Read more »

Date Posted: November 05, 2014

In recent years, South Korea has become an economic powerhouse, being known as one of the ‘Four Asian Tigers’ alongside Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. It’s academic power rivals those of Shanghai, China, placing 5th in both Maths and Reading and 7th in Science. The small break-off from the larger North Korea has certainly proven… Read more »

Date Posted: October 28, 2014

Since the 1930’s, the US has seen its economy rise once more, get hit by the Second World War, rise again and suddenly fall as huge shifts in the country’s bureaucracy and leadership take place, which are usually accompanied by massive changes to the populace’s attitudes towards politics and management of the country’s capital assets…. Read more »

Date Posted: October 01, 2014

It has its highs, its lows, its shisha bars (which, it turns out, is quite a lot), but when it comes down to it, the United Arab Emirates is a wonderful place to live and work. However, it’s come to my attention that many of our candidates struggle with the initial cultural shift when moving… Read more »

Date Posted: September 29, 2014

Since it rose to power and opened up as a global nation shortly after the turn of the 90s, the Middle East, especially Dubai, has become a coveted region for new lifestyles of luxury and comfort. But it’s only in the past few years that it has really began to hit home just how popular… Read more »

Date Posted: September 19, 2014

There have been hints and rumours but finally, it’s been confirmed; the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Education is planning to install a cutting-edge electronic system allowing them to monitor teachers’ performances in the classrooms. This is expected to impact over 525,000 Teachers across 34,000 Gulf schools. The technology is expected to improve communications between… Read more »