Anam Rizvi
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Portrait of a Nation: Meet Abu Dhabi’s cancer-survivor teacher who was inspired to pursue dream job by diagnosis
Lynn Davison went back to college to get her GCSE qualifications after working for 17 years → Read More
Dubai to launch online showcase to help families choose schools
Parents can talk with heads of schools through scheduled meetings and video calls → Read More
Abu Dhabi schools given list of tough penalties for breaching Covid-19 safety rules
Schools can be asked to switch to distance learning in case of repeat offences → Read More
UAE lifts 6-year ban on Jaziri sheep and goats
The animals have been banned in the UAE since 2014 over safety concerns → Read More
Free Covid-19 tests for Abu Dhabi pupils before they return to school
Pupils in high school are expected to return to class in late September or early October, under a staggered plan → Read More
Emirates Red Crescent begins second phase of food aid drive to Yemen's Red Sea coast
A total of 6,000 food baskets allocated by the Emirates Red Crescent will be distributed to underprivileged residents → Read More
New Covid-19 testing centre opens in Fujairah
Doctors and nurses from the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company have been appointed → Read More
Back to school: UAE teachers reveal greatest challenges after first week in class
More than a million pupils have started school in the UAE this week - and it is a very different landscape → Read More
Back to school: Five ways UAE pupils are attending school this term
From staggered returns to pupil 'bubbles', schools have adopted various models of learning to prevent the spread of coronavirus → Read More
Back to school: How teachers are easing UAE's pupils back into classroom
From mindfulness to friendly reassurance, schools are aware that youngsters need extra support in the coming weeks → Read More
Back to school: Parents and pupils excited at return of in-person lessons
At the start of a very different school year, most parents say being back in a classroom is good for mental health of children → Read More
Back to school: Hundreds of thousands of UAE pupils begin to return to class
Sunday marks the first time children have been physically in school since early March → Read More
UAE teachers prepare for live-streamed lessons as school day adapts to Covid-19 age
In some schools, pupils will follow a hybrid schedule, taking in-person classes on some days online ones on others → Read More
Coronavirus: high school pupils in Abu Dhabi must get tested before school term starts
From getting over-12s tested to rules on masks, 'The National' runs through the Abu Dhabi private school guidelines → Read More
High school pupils in Abu Dhabi must get tested before school term
The decision affects all over-12s across the emirate → Read More
Portrait of a Nation: the forward-thinking farmer repaying Sheikh Zayed's gift
Hamed Al Hamed has turned a plot of land donated by the UAE's Founding Father into the country's first hydroponic farm → Read More
Revised A-level grades mean UAE pupils can attend their first-choice university
Pupils across the Emirates have benefitted from the decision to be awarded results based on teacher-predicted grades → Read More
Abu Dhabi parents eager to send children back to school after months at home
Parents say prolonged time away from other pupils is harming children → Read More
Parents in UAE can pick in-person classes or distance learning during first school term
The Ministry of Education said the moves aims to safeguard the health of staff and pupils ahead of reopening → Read More
UAE pupils celebrate A-Level results as anxiety over downgrades fades
Head teachers say pupils' fears were unfounded as many have scored in line with predicted grades → Read More