The UAE Ministry of Training (MoE) has introduced sweeping reforms and readiness plans for the educational yr 2025–2026, together with the launch of the nation’s first nationwide Synthetic Intelligence (AI) curriculum, main updates to scholar assessments, and the opening of 9 new schools across the Emirates.
The bulletins had been made throughout a media briefing attended by Sarah Al Amiri, , alongside senior officers Mohammed Al Qassim, Below-Secretary of MoE; Sulaiman Al Kaabi, Assistant Below-Secretary for the Skilled Growth Sector; and Amna Al Saleh, Appearing Assistant Below-Secretary for the Curriculum and Evaluation Sector.
Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of Training, confirmed that since January, the Ministry has been implementing proactive plans to make sure public colleges’ readiness for the brand new tutorial yr, masking services, curricula, and instructing strategies.
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She revealed a big shift in evaluation insurance policies: centralised assessments on the finish of the second semester have been eliminated and changed with school-based summative assessments.
Centralised exams will now happen solely within the first and third semesters. The reform goals to diversify scholar analysis strategies, enhance studying outcomes, and improve instructing high quality.
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The Ministry has additionally expanded the project-based studying and evaluation (PBLA) system to all Cycle 2 college students in each private and non-private colleges making use of the MoE curriculum.
Part one had already engaged 127,500 college students throughout 350 colleges. As well as, a brand new nationwide standardised proficiency check in Arabic, English and arithmetic shall be launched for Grades 4–11, beginning with 26,000 college students.
Al Amiri reiterated the Ministry’s give attention to strengthening nationwide id by Arabic language and Islamic schooling as the muse of scholar character.
To assist this, extra instructing time shall be allotted to each topics, whereas each day Arabic studying and writing classes shall be launched for youthful college students with out extending college hours.
A brand new Arabic baseline evaluation shall be piloted in Grade 1 throughout 100 colleges, designed to determine standardised ranges and supply tailor-made assist to strengthen language abilities.
On operational readiness, the Ministry confirmed that 9 new colleges will open within the coming yr, accommodating greater than 25,000 college students and supported by 800 new academics.
Greater than 460 colleges have been maintained and geared up, 5,500 buses ready, 10m textbooks printed, and 47,000 laptops distributed to make sure full readiness.
Mohammed Al Qassim introduced the rollout of a brand new Bodily Training, Sports activities and Well being Programme to enhance scholar wellbeing.
The initiative will introduce wholesome meals, restructure PE lessons, and host sports activities tournaments to encourage sustainable existence.
He additionally highlighted the Ministry’s renewed give attention to partnerships with mother and father and educators. Restructured Ta’aleem Councils and 520 Mother and father’ Councils representing 6,140 members nationwide will give households and academics larger participation in shaping instructional coverage.
As a part of its group engagement, the MoE will launch a nationwide marketing campaign, From Ability to Management, designed to develop scholar expertise by exploration, improvement and excellence.
Two programmes—My Inspiring Household and Inspiring Individuals within the Area—will debut within the first month of the educational yr to inspire college students by highlighting position fashions inside households and communities.
One of the notable initiatives is the launch of the UAE’s first nationally developed Synthetic Intelligence (AI) curriculum.
Roughly 1,000 academics will ship AI classes throughout all grades, equipping college students with the talents to make use of AI responsibly and successfully in each day life and future careers. The programme may also present insights to assist form each UAE and international schooling coverage on AI integration.
To assist these reforms, the Ministry has intensified coaching for educators. Greater than 23,000 academics and leaders accomplished 170 hours of coaching throughout 60 workshops.
Within the 2025–2026 tutorial yr, the Academic Competency Evaluation Mission will cowl greater than 23,000 educators throughout all ranges to outline profession paths and strengthen skilled capability.
What’s new for UAE colleges in 2025–2026
| Reform | Updates |
| Assessments | Centralised exams solely in first and third semesters; school-based assessments in second |
| Mission-based studying | Expanded to all Cycle 2 college students (public and MoE personal colleges) |
| Proficiency testing | New standardised Arabic, English, maths assessments for Grades 4–11 |
| Nationwide id | Extra Arabic and Islamic schooling; each day Arabic literacy classes for Cycle 1 |
| Arabic baseline evaluation | Launched in Grade 1 throughout 100 colleges |
| Infrastructure | 9 new colleges, Greater than 25,000 college students and 800 academics |
| Know-how | 47,000 laptops distributed; 10m textbooks printed |
| AI curriculum | UAE’s first AI curriculum, taught by 1,000 academics throughout all grades |
| Scholar wellbeing | New PE, sports activities and well being programme; wholesome meals and tournaments |
| Dad or mum and instructor position | 520 Mother and father’ Councils; restructured Ta’aleem Councils |
| Campaigns | From Ability to Management, My Inspiring Household, Inspiring Individuals within the Area |
| Instructor improvement | Greater than 23,000 academics skilled; competency assessments for 23,000 extra |