Dubai zone suffers teacher shortage

The Dubai Educational Zone is suffering from a shortage of 163 teachers, said an official.

The zone recently appointed candidates to fill vacancies for 85 female teachers, 31 male teachers and 47 reserve female teachers, said Rashida Badri, Head of the Educational Affairs Section at the Educational Zone.

Some have already assumed their positions.

The schools' administrations repeatedly notified the educational zone about these vacancies, which have put the zone in a tight situation, with parents continuously calling in with queries.

Some school books have not yet been distributed to students, which is sure to impact negatively on the educational process, said Rashida.

Following a field survey in the Hatta area, six female teachers are required to teach Islamic education, 19 for English, two for Arabic and 11 classroom teachers.

Other schools in Dubai are also suffering from a shortage of 23 female teachers for mathematics, four for social studies, one for geography, one for geology, six for history and four for physics.

The Dubai schools are also suffering from a shortage of six male teachers for Islamic education, six for Arabic, three for English, three for sociology, two each for geography and social studies, and four each for mathematics and history.

Over 47 reserve female teachers are required to fill vacancies, 11 class teachers, two for Islamic education, nine for Arabic, nine for English, one each for social studies, geography and history and two each for science, sociology and physiology.