Challenge
The Moral Education Programme (MEP) in the United Arab Emirates is a 35 hour per year national curriculum in moral, cultural and civic education for children aged 5 to 16. The curriculum reflects the very best in citizenship education worldwide and is configured for the needs of children in the Emirates.
Our role
AlphaPlus, working with City & Guilds, has led the development of this world-class curriculum which focuses on the key elements of ethics, personal and community development, culture and heritage, civic education and rights and responsibilities.
AlphaPlus led the development of the curriculum and associated teaching units, deploying a team of international experts in moral and citizenship education. We worked closely with the customer and local regulators to ensure all materials were culturally appropriate for Emirate schools. We also developed teaching units, ran training courses and supported the schools piloting the programme, which was rolled out across all schools in the United Arab Emirates. In addition, AlphaPlus was responsible for all aspects of the design and delivery of pilot assessments for grades 3, 5, 7 and 9. The pilot involved 50 schools from across all emirates comprising international schools, public and private. This was carried out both on paper and online. There was 50/50 split between Arabic and English medium schools. There was 75/25 split between paper and online respectfully. The trials included a student number of over 10,000 and a proportion of the visits were observed by AlphaPlus staff visiting from the UK.
The curriculum recognises the critical importance of promoting respect and responsibility across cultures, and ensuring educational curricula are more relevant to modern life. It focuses on values – peace, rights, respect for diversity, empowerment and intolerance of inequality – and supports education leaders in these politically and culturally sensitive areas.
This project demonstrates the ways in which AlphaPlus can mobilise world-class teams with outstanding support and project management to deliver exceptional outcomes in short timescales.
https://www.moraleducation.ae/
Our role
- Curriculum development
- Development of teaching units
- Design and delivery of pilot assessments
- Running training courses