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Dubai: Schools in the UAE are boosting their mental health and well-being programmes for students, not least because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In recent years, educators have been introducing such programmes, which are also considered in their official school ratings. More recently, as a result of pandemic-related disruption, there has been a stronger focus on well-being. Many schools are holding activities and events themed after well-being or mental health. Others are also conducting internal surveys on the subject. There is, additionally, an annual Dubai-wide official student well-being census, whose latest edition’s results are expected soon.
Ambika Gulati, Principal, The Millennium School Dubai, said promoting student well-being has always been one of its focus areas as part of the underlying philosophy of the school. However, she added, existing practices were “tweaked” as the pandemic unfolded.
These tips will help to encourage your reluctant reader to love books again
1 of 18 The benefits of reading for children are clear. Not only does it improve brain connectivity, increase comprehension and vocabulary, and enable empathy – it also opens up a whole world of creativity and imagination that is both stress-relieving and simply a whole lot of fun. Image Credit: Unsplash
2 of 18 Reading should be a joy for children, not a chore. But research from 2014 by the National Literacy Trust found that children’s reading enjoyment drops off alarmingly between the ages of 8 and 16. It’s especially marked for boys, 72% of whom enjoyed reading at ages 8-11, plummeting to just 36% at ages 14-16 (compared to 83% of girls saying they enjoyed reading at ages 8-11, dropping to 53% at ages 14-16).
UAE students ace A-Level and IGSCE exams Filed on March 4, 2021
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The UK government cancelled the usual GCSEs and A-level exams this year because of Covid-19 restrictions.
The latest A-Levels and IGCSE exam results are out and UAE students got ‘impressive’ scores, school heads reported on Thursday.
Students in Years 11, 12 and 13 received either final grades or modular results on Thursday across subjects like Arabic, English, biology, chemistry, physics, geography, mathematics and statistics. These results (A-Levels and AS-Levels) can be used for getting into universities in the future.
The UK government cancelled the usual GCSEs and A-level exams this year because of Covid-19 restrictions, so several international boards held modular exams in January for IGCSEs and international A-levels.