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          Back to school

          Latest news and tips for the annual return of pupils to classrooms, marked by supply shopping, new academic challenges, and education reforms

          A student in protective face mask gets her temperature checked at the entrance of Al-Mizhar American Academy in Dubai. Shruti Jain - The National

          What are the new back to school Covid rules?

          EducationAugust 29, 2021
          A science classroom at Gems Wellington Academy. Reem Mohammed / The National

          What parents and teachers need to know as children go back to school in the UAE today

          EducationAugust 29, 2021
          Children during class on Sunday at Repton School, Al Barsha in Dubai.

          Back to school: thousands of UAE pupils return to classrooms

          UAEAugust 29, 2021
          Sharrah Khilawala with her daughter Batul Kapadia. Ms Khilawala says she bought expensive school uniforms only to have her child do online learning. Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National

          Back to school: Parents tell of frustration at sky-high uniform prices

          UAEAugust 28, 2021
          Eithne Mulhern, director of education at the Home Grown Children's Eco Nursery in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

          Back to school: Dubai nurseries gear up for first day of term

          UAEAugust 27, 2021
          Kiara, 4, has enrolled at Safa British School after having attended nursery for a few months, during a time when class numbers were reduced

          How UAE parents are preparing to send children to school for the first time

          FamilyAugust 27, 2021
          Nisha Kumar, an Indian psychiatrist and mother in Dubai with her son Nevaan Nair. Courtesy: Nisha Kumar

          Parents in Dubai welcome the end of distance learning, but some have mixed feelings

          UAEAugust 26, 2021
          Private school pupils in Abu Dhabi must take Covid tests to return to the classroom for the beginning of the school term on Sunday. Victor Besa / The National.

          All private school pupils in Abu Dhabi to take Covid tests for school return

          UAEAugust 25, 2021
          Parents should familiarise young children with their school bags, lunch boxes and water bottles beforehand, for both hygienic and emotional purposes

          How to prepare first-time students for school in the pandemic

          FamilyAugust 25, 2021
          A classroom at Brighton College Dubai is disinfected before pupils return on August 29. Pawan Singh / The National

          Inside a Dubai school preparing for the return of pupils

          UAEAugust 25, 2021
          All distance learning in Dubai's private schools will end on October 3. Shruti Jain / The National

          Dubai private schools to end all distance learning on October 3

          EducationAugust 23, 2021
          Pupils are given a Covid-19 campus traffic rules tour by teachers at British School Al Khubayrat in Abu Dhabi, when it reopened in September last year after a shutdown. Victor Besa / The National

          When do children go back to school for the new academic year?

          UAEAugust 22, 2021
          Hundreds of thousands of pupils across the UAE are set to return to school for the start of the new academic year on August 29. Satish Kumar / The National

          How UAE school pupils are preparing for new academic year

          UAEAugust 22, 2021
          Staff and pupils at International Indian School Abu Dhabi with their record-breaking medal. International Indian School Abu Dhabi

          Abu Dhabi school races into the record books with 450kg gold medal

          EducationJune 27, 2021
          Tarryn Patel, a homeroom teacher from South Africa, attends to her grade 1 student at the Al-Mizhar American Academy after the government re-opens schools in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, in Dubai, UAE, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. (Photos by Shruti Jain - The National)

          Private schools see higher teacher turnover from homesick staff - and strong demand from new arrivals

          EducationJune 24, 2021
          Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 14, 2021. Pupils return to Abu Dhabi's private schools. GEMS United Indian School – Abu Dhabi. A few students arrive in spite of the foggy conditions. Victor Besa/The National Section: NA Reporter: Anam Rizvi

          UAE school headteachers hopeful of return to normal lessons by September 2021

          EducationJune 22, 2021
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