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Country’s robust vaccination drive has boosted confidence in the education sector

Dubai: UAE’s drive to vaccinate school teachers and staff against COVID-19 is fast approaching 100 per cent, principals said, with some schools already reporting full vaccination. Overall in Dubai, 70 per cent of teachers have taken their first or both the doses, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) revealed last Monday. In Sharjah, more than 82.2 per cent of teachers and administration staff at schools have taken their first dose, and more than 70.3 per cent have taken their second dose as well, Sharjah Private Education Authority said on April 22. Dubai school principals s...

Covid-19: Dubai students may be asked to take ‘mini exams’ for GCSE, A-level grades Nandini Sircar/Dubai KT file photo Summer GCSE and A-level exams have already been cancelled in the UK due to the impact of Covid-19. Dubai students taking their GCSE and A-levels could be asked to take ‘mini-exams’ to help determine their grades. Summer GCSE and A-level exams have already been cancelled in the UK due to the impact of Covid-19, with teachers set to grade their students for a second year running. Exam boards would write the trimmed-down papers, which students will take at the request of...