DUBAI: Abu Dhabi Ports Group has acquired 100 percent ownership of Spanish logistics platform Noatum for 2.5 billion dirhams ($681 million) as the Emirati industrial parks and free zones operator aims to continue to expand internationally. AD Ports Group said the acquisition deal which will be fully funded through a loan will broaden its global footprint while placing it among
The unique demands of education in the Covid-19 age led school leaders to strip away administrative duties and enforce cut-off points for work correspondence to ease the strain on staff.
David Cook, chief education officer at Repton schools and headmaster at Repton Dubai, said the group had worked to reduce or remove any unnecessary administrative work for teachers.
“Teacher workload was a key area as they were teaching both audiences, said Mr Cook.
“We have worked really hard to strip away anything that is excessive, which was unnecessary, which was not about teaching and learning. For instance, anything administrative.
“We carried out detailed surveys on how teachers were coping with the pandemic. Staff requested access to specialist help as they wanted to know more about how to protect their mental health.