Arabic Teachers Council in Yorkshire & Derbyshire

The Arabic Teachers Council (ATC) in Yorkshire & Derbyshire was the first network of Arabic school teachers to be established in the UK in 2019 with funding from Qatar Foundation International (QFI). The council aims to bring together a community of Arabic teachers from mainstream and supplementary schools who teach Arabic at different levels including exam-focused lessons (i.e. GCSE & A-Levels) to both heritage and non-heritage learners of Arabic. The council includes Arabic teachers from Leeds city as well as the surrounding regions such as Bradford, York, Halifax, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Sheffield, and Derbyshire, where a considerable number of current and potential Arabic schools exist. The project is co-led by Prof Rasha Soliman, Dr Samer Jamous, and Mrs Aicha Baaziz.