Educators are reassuring parents that rigorous plans are in place to safely welcome back students and help them them feel emotionally protected as they embark on the start of a new school year that will be like no other.  Abu Dhabi’s Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), the emirate’s private schools regulator, has announced that most pupils aged between four and 11 will return to in-person lessons on Sunday, August 30. Classes will resume for...

Excitement about getting back in the classroom, worries about what it will be like with everyone wearing masks, lots of confusion over procedures and policies – no wonder parents have mixed feelings about their children going back to school.  Educators, on the other hand, are looking forward to it after months spent trying to teach students from a distance.  Iona Lane, head of science at Jumeira Baccalaureate School, said she was “thrilled” that JBS is...