By Fazeena Saleem
DOHA: Teach For Qatar (TFQ), a newly launched NGO working in the field of education, aims to train selected young graduates and professionals to teach English, mathematics and science in Independent schools.
Thirty trained teachers will sign an agreement with the Supreme Education Council (SEC) to teach students in grade seven and grade eight in 11 Independent schools, initially for a two-year fellowship, according to Mohammed Fakhroo, Managing Director, TFQ.
“We reinvest them (talented youth) in Independent schools to overcome our educational obstacles in Qatar. Teaching is not their career choice,” Fakhroo told The Peninsula.
“They will be trained to teach mathematics, science and English because there is a shortage of teachers for these subjects,” he added.
TFQ seeks to bring Qatar’s young graduates into the public education system and make changes in the classroom and society.
“Every single child in this country deserves quality education and deserves to be taught by the smartest people and the most inspirational people,” said Fakhroo.
It will recruit 30 talented university graduates and young professionals from various backgrounds and specialisations, provide teacher training and place them as teachers in 10 Independent schools across Qatar for a two-year ‘fellowship.’
They will continue to receive additional training, mentoring, and regular reviews throughout the fellowship.
The NGO has called for potential candidates to send their applications by May 10. Applicants can submit applications online on the TFQ website. A group of experts will assess the applications for the applicants’ academic and leadership achievements. Once they are shortlisted, they will be called for an assessment, and 30 finalists will sign an agreement with the SEC.
They will undergo eight weeks of training, including theoretical and practical classes, before joining the assigned schools in September.
“Once they finish the minimum of two years, they keep the mission living, they ensure that every child gets quality education. They can go to the SEC or Qatar Foundation and work. Perhaps, they can become entrepreneurs,” said Fakhroo.
“May be some go back to the sectors, but even then they will be ambassadors in taking the mission forward,” he added.
TFQ recently joined hands with the SEC, Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development to train youth to become teachers.
TFQ is the 32nd member of Teach For All — The Global Network for Expanding Educational Opportunity, with a mission that one day all children will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.
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