Minister hails childcare investment in Didcot visit
The children and families minister Claire Coutinho has praised the government's radical new investment package despite staff shortages in the sector
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The children and families minister Claire Coutinho has praised the government's radical new investment package despite staff shortages in the sector
The children and families minister Claire Coutinho has praised the government's radical new investment package despite staff shortages in the sector
SHARE Schools in Abu Dhabi are finding ways to offer extra support for pupils who have fallen behind in their studies after almost a year of online learning. Head teachers in the emirate said that since classrooms have reopened, they wanted to address any difficulties pupils may be having now to avoid significant learning gaps in future. Sharmila Sarfraz, head of the Hindi department at Gems United Indian School, said teachers volunteered to organise extra classes after school or at the weekend for struggling pupils. “Pupils who needed extra support, children who had recently enrolled at th...
SHARE Head teachers have urged older pupils to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to help to make the UAE's schools a safe environment. On Sunday, the Ministry of Health and Prevention approved the use of the coronavirus vaccine for teenagers aged 16 and above. Previously, anyone under the age of 18 was not allowed to be inoculated against the virus. It is understood that teenagers will receive the Sinopharm vaccine, which is one of two approved by authorities in the Emirates. The drug was approved for nationwide use on December 9. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was first administered in Dubai tw...
Sonika Jain, a 44-year-old Indian banker, said she already planned for her children to learn from home this term. and 11 introduced distance learning. “We chose online learning as the number of cases in the UAE has been on the rise," said Ms Jain. “I am worried to send them back as cases are over 3,000 every day." It is difficult for the children, but this is for their safety and ours Nihal E She said she taught her children to be independent and cook so they could take care of themselves while she was at work. “My son has online classes to prepare