Muscat: Tomorrow, teaching staff, related positions, support groups, and supervisors will start working in different schools for the new 2025/2026 academic year. Students will return to school the following Sunday.
This year, there were 66,379 instructors in public schools, dispersed across 1,303 institutions. The number of administrators and technicians in public schools totaled 11,183, with 4,420 males and 6,763 females. Special education schools had 241 instructors and 46 administrators.
During the previous period, the Ministry finalized the appointment processes for new instructors who had qualified the written exams and personal interviews for this academic year, in order to fulfill the real need for teaching personnel in a variety of subjects.
According to Saif bin Mubarak AlJalandaani, Director General of the General Directorate of Educational Supervision at the Ministry of Education, the Directorate will organize the third induction program for new teachers in various disciplines on August 27 and 28. The curriculum concentrated on training instructors in the field, giving them with basic knowledge and skills, familiarising them with educational projects and developments, and cultivating good attitudes about the teaching profession from the first day.
He stated that the Directorate planned an orientation program on July 7 and 8 for new hires to fill educational supervision and school administration roles. The training was attended by 399 male and female recruits from numerous educational directorates and the Ministry's General Office. As part of the Ministry's commitment to investing in educational leadership, the initiative seeks to improve participants' leadership and administrative skills while also giving them a holistic view of their new responsibilities.
He highlighted the development of a national plan to prepare (100) public and private schools for external evaluation by the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority and to assure educational quality in the governorates of Muscat, Al Dakhiliyah, and South Al Batinah. This strategy seeks to improve schools' administrative and technical readiness, implement self-assessment tools, and boost institutional performance.
He emphasized the Ministry's goal to assist educational teams and offer long-term initiatives that help to improve education and its results.
Dr. Intisar bint Abdullah Ambusaidi, Director General of the Specialised Institute for Vocational Training, said that the Institute provides a range of professional development programs for the 2025/2026 academic year, focusing on new and experienced instructors and administrative cadres, in order to increase the efficiency of educational performance and improve the quality of education. These programs seek to improve educational performance efficiency and quality. The most notable of these initiatives is the New Teachers Program, which provides direct training, eLearning, and fieldwork. The Equal Educational Opportunities Program is also conducted in collaboration with the Arab Women Organization, encompassing 872 schools.
She said that the Advanced School Leadership Program and the School Sports Experts Program are two of the most popular programs for experienced executives and instructors. The Institute is also conducting a number of projects in risk management, the eLearning system (Noor), the TIMSS program in preparation for the 2027 International Study, and (11) short supplementary skill-building programs. These programs are in addition to specialized programs in Arabic, mathematics, science, English, special education, evaluation, current curricula, sign language, autism spectrum problems, and continuing education. These courses also provide training on the use of interactive whiteboards. All of these initiatives are designed to improve current educational practices in accordance with Oman Vision 2040 objectives.
Majid bin Nasser AlSinawi, Director General of the Directorate General of Education in Al Wusta Governorate, stated that the Directorate has finished all preparations for the start of the new school year 2025/2026, via an integrated package of measures and plans aimed at establishing an educational environment that guarantees a successful start to the school year while providing modern educational components that match community goals and are consistent with the Ministry's guidelines.
He indicated that 336 male and female instructors from among the new national cadres had been recruited for the new academic year, bringing the total number of teaching personnel in Al Wusta Governorate schools to more than (1,390) male and female teachers, administrators, and technicians. The total number of pupils in the governorate's schools reached 8,440, with both males and girls split across the governorate's four wilayats.
He remarked that attempts in the building industry have led in the completion of numerous essential educational projects. The total cost of completed and current projects is approximately (2,136,845) Omani riyals.
According to AlSinawi, these initiatives include the development of a new school to handle the rising number of pupils, as well as classrooms, laboratories, and educational wings in certain current schools. Other development projects aimed at improving the school environment and educational services were carried out, in addition to the Directorate's maintenance department's work, which totaled around OMR 628,175. These operations include regular and structural maintenance to guarantee the safety of structures and their appropriateness for maximum educational usage.
He noted that the Directorate had completed all aspects of offering educational supplies, including distributing textbooks to schools and delivering tables, chairs, and educational equipment to meet the needs of the educational sector and contribute to the smooth and effective operation of the educational process.
