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The government has condemned a claim that the Pfizer mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, being offered to students aged 12-17 as part of the plan to reopen schools in November, will have fatal consequences for all recipients within two years.

The Education Ministry has laid out a timeline for vaccinating students amid reluctance by some parents and students to join the nationwide inoculation campaign.

OBEC moves even more backwards OBEC moves even more backwards Education agencys latest blunder shows the disconnect between policymakers and the young generation when it comes to LGBTIs published : 26 Jul 2021 at 04:30 EDUCATE YOURSELVES What could go wrong when the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) holds an online training session for its educational supervisors? Apparently, a lot of things. In one part of the webinar, in a section titled "Character Of True Friends", the spe...

Schools become field hospitals 7 The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) has ordered schools across the country to allow unused buildings on their premises to be turned into field hospitals as the number of new Covid-19 infections continues to rise. The order, which was directed to top education officials across the country, was signed by Obec secretary-general, Amporn Pinasa, on Monday, according to a source on the commission. The education officials are asked to allow unused a...

Racing back to the classrooms 7 Students hail school reopening after long absence prompted by pandemic, write Post reporters published : 15 Jun 2021 at 05:00 7 Teachers conduct their online classes from a school in Samut Prakan on the first day of the new term on Monday. Schools in provinces most heavily affected by Covid-19 must resort to online teaching. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul) Students were thrilled to go back to school on the f...

Schools free to decide how to teach in new term 9 published : 6 May 2021 at 18:59 9 The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) will allow schools to decide how to provide teaching to students when new semester opens on June 1. Obec secretary-general Amporn Pinasa said Obec and the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) have been assessing control zones for schools and considering their readiness for the school term. As some schools cannot retur...

About 2,000 teachers face unemployment 16 published : 6 May 2021 at 18:35 16 A total of 1,964 teachers of maths and science under the Office of the Basic Education Commission due to be laid off in September have sought help from the Education Ministry. Somkid Homnet, president of the Peoples Sector Network against Corruption, said the teachers have been employed under a special project to improve the kingdoms teaching standard in maths and science since 2018. Recent...

New school term opening delayed to June 1 4 published : 27 Apr 2021 at 18:05 4 Prathom Suksa 6 students at Wat Bung Thong Lang school, under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, sit the nationwide Ordinary National Education Test (Onet) in maths, science, Thai and English on March 13. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul) The Education Ministry has decided to delay the opening of the new school term to June 1 over rising Covid-19 concerns. Education...

School term reopening may be delayed to June published : 26 Apr 2021 at 19:12 The new school term may be moved to June 1 if the Covid-19 outbreak persists in the country. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya) The reopening of the new school term may be pushed back again to June 1 if widespread Covid-19 infections remain unchecked, according to the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec). In its latest announcement on Monday, Obec was review...

Student places assured for term 3 published : 22 Apr 2021 at 10:05 3 Students will be able to secure places in primary and secondary schools before the new term reopens in the middle of next month, says the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec). The commission was moving to allay growing concerns among parents that the fresh Covid-19 outbreak might disrupt the admission of students in new schools, after months in which many students had to study from home....