Education
Bahrain reveals educational plan for special education students
September 7, 2020
Bahrain reveals educational plan for special education students
Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi, revealed the ministry’s intensive preparations plan for special education students for the…
Bahrain Bayan School Reopens for Students
September 7, 2020
Bahrain Bayan School Reopens for Students
Yesterday marked the first day back for students of the Bahrain Bayan School. According to a report in Defend Bahrain,…
Bahrain issues guidelines for educational institutions
September 6, 2020
Bahrain issues guidelines for educational institutions
The Ministry of Education has prepared guidelines for the reopening of public and private educational institutions in the Kingdom of…
Kuwait: Schools expected to reopen in November
September 6, 2020
Kuwait: Schools expected to reopen in November
Schools are expected to reopen in November with students gradually returning to their classrooms for the new academic year 2020-2021,…
Bahrain: Public school reopening postponed by two weeks
September 6, 2020
Bahrain: Public school reopening postponed by two weeks
The reopening of public schools has been postponed by two weeks in order to test all administrative, technical and teaching…
Bahrain: Education Ministry opens registration for children born in September 2014
September 3, 2020
Bahrain: Education Ministry opens registration for children born in September 2014
Education Minister, Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi, has given directives to open registration for children born in September 2014, for…
UAE: Some schools switch to distance learning after suspected COVID-19 cases
September 2, 2020
UAE: Some schools switch to distance learning after suspected COVID-19 cases
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced the transfer of a group of schools in different…
Abu Dhabi to train 17,000 nursery staff ahead of reopening
August 31, 2020
Abu Dhabi to train 17,000 nursery staff ahead of reopening
The Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority has launched a training programme targeting about 17,000 teachers and other administrative staff across…
UAE: Coronavirus testing begins for Abu Dhabi students
August 29, 2020
UAE: Coronavirus testing begins for Abu Dhabi students
Over 56,000 Covid-19 tests on students and staff have been conducted in Abu Dhabi as part of a major precautionary…
Bahrain gears up for new academic year with televised lessons
August 29, 2020
Bahrain gears up for new academic year with televised lessons
Video lessons for various classes are being designed and shot by the Education ministry in full swing for the new…
Saudi Arabia: Schools advised against corporal punishment
August 29, 2020
Saudi Arabia: Schools advised against corporal punishment
Saudi Arabia’s state rights watchdog has urged schools against using corporal punishment or other penalties that could discourage children from…
Schools may have to close if COVID-19 cases increase, says UAE Ministry
August 27, 2020
Schools may have to close if COVID-19 cases increase, says UAE Ministry
UAE schools may have to operate at reduced capacity for in-class learning or even close temporarily and resort to e-learning…
Saudi: Vacant seats in kindergarten may reach 90%
August 25, 2020
Saudi: Vacant seats in kindergarten may reach 90%
The numbers of students in Saudi private schools has decreased drastically amid the coronavirus pandemic, and with it the rates…
University of Bahrain launches six new postgraduate programs
August 24, 2020
University of Bahrain launches six new postgraduate programs
The University of Bahrain (UoB) launched six new postgraduate programs, in response to the requirements of the renewable labor market.…
Bahrain launches online student transfer service
August 22, 2020
Bahrain launches online student transfer service
The Ministry of Education, in cooperation with the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA), launched a Student Transfer eService via the…
Qatar: Public school enrollment, transfer to reopen from 23rd Aug
August 21, 2020
Qatar: Public school enrollment, transfer to reopen from 23rd Aug
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced that student enrollment and transfer in public schools for the 2020/21 academic…
Saudi has the youngest teachers globally with an average age of 38
August 21, 2020
Saudi has the youngest teachers globally with an average age of 38
Saudi Arabia’s schoolteachers and principals are the youngest as compared to many other countries, according to the Teaching and Learning…
Bahrain: Training programmes set for new academic year
August 19, 2020
Bahrain: Training programmes set for new academic year
Education Minister, Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi, has revealed that the Ministry’s training plan for the coming academic year includes…
Saudi: Over 185 schools agree to cut fees by half
August 18, 2020
Saudi: Over 185 schools agree to cut fees by half
Owners of 186 private schools have agreed to cut their fees by half in the first semester of the new…
Bahrain: Students to return to school in September
August 17, 2020
Bahrain: Students to return to school in September
The administrative and teaching staff will resume work on September 6 as previously announced, said the Ministry of Education. In…