DEAN’S MESSAGE
Dr. Lucy Bailey
DEAN, BAHRAIN TEACHERS COLLEGE
Welcome to Bahrain Teachers College. Our purpose is to nurture and develop outstanding educators for Bahraini schools.
Founded in 2008, Bahrain Teachers College (BTC) is central to the economic vision of the country. Drawing on international best practice and research-based instructional strategies, we offer training to new and experienced educators. By nurturing teachers who can develop their students’ employability skills and hold the Sustainable Development Goals at the centre of their practice, we are proud to contribute to the economic transformation of the Kingdom. BTC graduates are held in high esteem in schools across Bahrain.
We are dedicated to serving the needs of the education system in Bahrain through our partnership with the Ministry of Education. Close collaboration between the Ministry and BTC informs every aspect of our work. From our Leadership Centre, which supports school leaders, to our research and programme development, at every step we consult with our Ministry colleagues. This keeps BTC’s work focused on solving real world problems faced by teachers.
Our expanding suite of programmes includes initial preparation programmes – the undergraduate Bachelor of Education and the Post-Graduate Diploma in Education. In addition, we offer Continuing Professional Development courses so that practising teachers can continue to enhance and update their skills. We provide leadership training through our Teacher Leadership Programme and School Leadership Programme. A range of specialist programmes, such as our Special Education Programme, offers high-level skill development for specific aspects of education. Through our partnership with Boston University, we provide access to international Masters study on tailored Bahraini cohorts delivered by top-ranked academics.
Our faculty hold qualifications from the world’s leading teacher training universities and have experience of teaching in Bahraini schools. As a result, we offer students a stimulating environment, in which they can discuss global best practices and adapt them to the Bahraini context.
Bahrain Teachers College is an outstanding institution in which to work and study.
Email: lbailey@uob.edu.bh
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
Affiliated with the University of Bahrain, the Bahrain Teachers College (BTC) is responsible for all teacher preparation and academically-based in-service teacher professional development in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The College offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs, as well as professional development for in-service educators, with the commitment to provide leadership in the modernization of Bahrain’s educational system. The language of instruction at BTC is English and Arabic.
BTC was founded in 2008 through a partnership with Singapore’s National Institute of Education (NIE) in which the NIE provided a curriculum and policy foundation for the operation of the BTC. After a decade, the BTC is forging its own identity with the continued support of the Ministry of Education (MoE) as the sole employer of all BTC graduates, as well as the Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Economic Development Board of Bahrain.
Our Vision:
Achieving Excellence in Education
Our Mission:
Empowering educators to build a better future for Bahrain
Our Values:
- Passion
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Creativity
- Resilience
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Goals:
The Bahrain Teachers College aims to provide and support highly qualified educators in accordance with international standards. By attracting and educating among the brightest and most ambitious students in the Kingdom of Bahrain for initial teacher education, and by working closely with practicing educators for their continuous improvement, the Bahrain Teachers College aspires to make a noticeable impact in the quality of education in Bahrain’s schools. In addition, as an academic institution, the College also produces research that contributes to high quality education in Bahrain and beyond.
Objectives:
The Bahrain Teachers College has the goals of producing an appropriate number of high-quality teachers, educational leaders and other education specialists who are able to meet the professional expectations held of them by various stakeholders of education in the Kingdom of Bahrain, as well as promoting research and community service. In meeting these goals, the BTC seeks to achieve the following objectives:
- Instilling in students the appropriate professional attitudes and values needed for serving the Kingdom of Bahrain as teachers;
- Providing students with knowledge and understanding of modern trends in the social, psychological, and philosophical foundations of education;
- Providing students with knowledge and understanding of the social, psychological, spiritual, and learning needs of school-age children;
- Developing the abilities and skills to effectively respond to the needs of their students;
- Developing in students the ability to prepare various documents needed for teaching and learning purposes, and equip them with the appropriate teaching skills, strategies, approaches, and methods that would make them effective and efficient in the classroom;
- Orienting students towards the use of modern information and communication technology in the teaching and learning process, and equipping them with the information and communication technology skills appropriate for the classroom setting; and
- Developing among students the desire for lifelong learning.
- Promoting research in all its professional activities
- Undertaking research that will inform policies in education and national development, teaching, and educational practice
- Promoting services that will enrich the communities that BTC serves
- Ensuring faculty, staff and student participation in various community activities.
