OECD Review of Well-being Policies and Practices in Dubai's Private School Sector

In recent years, the Emirate of Dubai has been placing a stronger emphasis on people s well-being with the aim of making Dubai an inclusive and cohesive society ( ) that is the preferred place to live, work and visit and a pivotal hub in the global economy . Within the education sector, KHDA and private schools have introduced a number of initiatives to help raise awareness, measure and support students and staff s well-being. Given the central role education and educators have in fostering and supporting empowered, healthy and happy communities, these interventions hold great potential. This report analyses the well-being policies and practices that KHDA and schools have implemented in Dubai s private school sector. In order to fulfil this objective, the OECD has taken a holistic picture view of well-being in education, which is discussed in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 looks at Dubai s private schools as a whole, focusing on the school leadership and other key school staff. Chapter 4 focuses on teachers and their well-being, an issue that has been relatively overlooked until recently. Finally, Chapter 5 discusses student well-being and empowerment.