There’s no denying that high performing, motivated teaching staff play a crucial role in the overall development of our society: equipping and empowering our youth with the skills and knowledge they will use throughout their lives for a truly extraordinary life.
With an additional 175,000 school seats required in the UAE by Expo 2020* and with a shortage of high-quality teachers worldwide, it’s crucial for the UAE private school sector to look at new ways to attract the best teachers from around the globe and to keep them here in the UAE.
Whilst private schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi offer higher salaries than many of the expat hubs in East Asia, such as Singapore or Hong Kong, they typically suffer a higher turnover of staff. Tax-free salaries or financial incentives are no longer enough for the teachers of today. Just like most professionals, good teachers want to feel supported, develop their skill-set, be challenged and ultimately succeed.
To maintain their own competitive advantage and to stand-apart, individual schools need to work on creating full-emersion, teacher-focused enrichment programs that educate, empower and enlighten their staff on an ongoing basis. Not just at induction time!
Workshop programs such as ‘Speak-ology’, designed to empower the confidence of a teacher’s communication skills, is the perfect example of this. This signature workshop gives teachers the world-class tools to master their body, mind and voice.
‘Speak-ology’ also helps increase teacher’s confidence so he or she can voice their contributions when meeting with peers, when speaking to parents one to one and when teaching their students. It is hard to sell a point of view when the person sharing it is lacking confidence!
It helps teachers create structurally simple yet content rich stories that are entertaining, which helps drive the material deeper into the hearts and minds of their students.
We also help teachers deal with the cross-cultural challenges of the UAE, so they relate to audiences and individuals from all cultures and understand the principles that drive healthy one to one and group communication that anyone from any culture can fully comprehend.
If you’d like to learn more about ‘Speak-ology’ we’d love to hear from you on info@droudi.com