The Education Ministry has issued the Unlock 5.0 school reopening guidelines that ould be applicable to schools and higher education institutes. Check them here. The Education Ministry has issued the Unlock 5.0 school reopening guidelines. Check them here. (Photo: PTI) The Education Ministry has tweeted the school reopening guidelines for Unlock 5.0. As per the … Read more
image copyrightCancer Research UK/Mark Hewlett image captionAlec Carpenter with his parents Nicola and Glen A boy who doctors feared would not survive when he was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer aged four months is due to start school. Alec Carpenter, from Stowmarket in Suffolk, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2016 and will join his … Read more
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, which brings attention to the value of protecting yourself and your family from vaccine-preventable diseases like chickenpox and the flu. Vaccines help control and sometimes get rid of diseases like measles or polio that in years past sickened or killed many people. They offer protection from viruses and bacteria … Read more
An 11-year-old girl has spoken about how a new app funded by the NHS helped her cope with anxious thoughts as she started a new school. Maisie said she sometimes struggled to get out of bed after developing anxiety a couple of years ago. The app, called Lumi Nova, uses exposure therapy to recreate scenarios … Read more
Union Health Ministry has announced guidelines for the conduct of teaching activities in the classrooms. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kr. Choubey shared a picture of the guidelines on his Twitter handle on Sunday. The health ministry issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Skill training institutes, Higher Education Institutes … Read more
After months of virtual learning, some schools have now reopened their doors to pupils. But with the ongoing risk of coronavirus, what does the average school day now look like? Students from five different countries tell us what measures their schools are putting in place to keep them safe, and how these new rules are … Read more
LONDON—European governments are working to keep schools open amid a rise in coronavirus infections, removing pupils suspected of being infected and so far avoiding a repeat of the wide-scale spring closures. Governments in the U.K., France, Germany and elsewhere say they are determined to keep classrooms open in the fall both because it enables parents … Read more
TEL AVIV—Israel plans to impose nighttime curfews and close schools in dozens of cities and towns hit hard by the coronavirus, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces growing pressure to contain a rapid upsurge in infections. The curfews are expected to go into effect Tuesday at 7 p.m. local time and will last until 5 … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images More than 100,000 pupils in Scotland are absent from school with attendance down to 84.5%, according to Scottish government figures. Data collected from local authorities shows that more than 15.5% pupils were off school last Friday. However, only 22,821 of the absences are recorded as “Covid-19 related”. The Scottish government said … Read more
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Pupils in Germany wearing face masks. But heads want clarification on wearing them in schools in England Head teachers have complained about a lack of clarity over the rules on whether teachers or pupils can wear face masks in schools in England. They want to know if they can … Read more