The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) launched the first phase of its New School Model, which will see 352 principals and vice principals from 171 government schools in Abu Dhabi, UAE, undergo training ahead of the 2010-11 academic year. Qiyada, a week-long School Leadership Training Academy, is part of the first phase aimed at kindergarten and grades 1-3. The ADEC initiative will encompass all grade levels by 2016.The model will be practised by 3,000 teachers and will affect 38,00 students. Explaining details of the new approach, Dr. Mugheer Al Khaili, ADEC director-general, said: “We are launching the training for the new model of education in Abu Dhabi which aims to make students the centre of the development of the education field.”Source: Gulf News