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Exam schedule for UAE public schools announced - News

05 January 2021

Students from grades 4 to 11 will be taking their exams remotely. Start-up exams for public schools in the UAE will begin on January 10, the Ministry…

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10 lessons learned in the education community during 2020

05 January 2021

2020 – what is left to say about this uniquely challenging and unprecedented year? Here's 10 lessons learned in education over the past year.

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Meet 14-year-old 'stocks guru' in UAE who turned his Dh5,000

05 January 2021

Dubai-based Year 10 student to use money for robotics project, supporting needy children. Aadi Verma, a student of Jumeirah English Speaking School in…

More overseas teachers apply for jobs at Dubai schools to escape lockdowns

12 January 2021

Schools in Dubai have reported an increase in the number of overseas teachers applying for jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dubai’s reputation as a…

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Abu Dhabi schools ready to receive pupils from Sunday

12 January 2021

Ministry of Education has announced that 50% of pupils of higher grades will return to school. School authorities in the UAE’s largest emirate said…

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UAE schools: 50% students may return to campus next week

11 January 2021

About 50 per cent of students of some grades may return to school from January 17, the UAE’s Ministry of Education has announced. Schools will…

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Jordan - Parents, teachers demand immediate action plan to bridge education

10 January 2021

With the first school semester coming to a close, parents and teachers have called for preparing immediate action plans to prevent students from…

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Covid-19 in UAE: Jabs to pave way for enhanced onsite classes in

10 January 2021

The higher education sector is apparently coming back to its feet with the availability of Covid vaccines in the country, said top university…

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Cambodia reopens schools as Indonesia starts inoculations

10 January 2021

Cambodia has started reopening schools and museums as it relaxes a six-week lockdown following a coronavirus outbreak late last year. While private…

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UK: Surge in pupils at school in lockdown sparks call for limit

10 January 2021

With attendance as high as 50% in some areas, heads call for pupil limits in England's lockdown schools. The two head teachers' unions, NAHT and ASCL,…