Coronavirus: UAE schools plan for e-learning to continue into 2021 – The National

Coronavirus: UAE schools plan for e-learning to continue into 2021 – The National

Schools across the UAE are preparing for e-learning to continue in September and potentially into next year.. Taaleem and Gems Education, the country's two largest private school groups, have begun preparing for a "blended" model that would see groups of pupils study at home and in school at different times of day.. I am looking at reducing class sizes and we can spread out classes in gym halls. The other two scenarios were based on a gradual return to classes - but neither had pupils in school classrooms 100 per cent of the time.. "Everyone is looking to the totality of the curriculum reappearing in January 2021.". Another possibility is that pupils will spend 70 per cent of their time at school, and 30 per cent of their time studying online.. One of the scenarios Taaleem is considering looks at different grades attending schools at different times of the day.. Senior pupils would likely need to be in school for fewer hours than primary school pupils.. "We could shorten the school day and open in September to Ramadan timings for a few months until we know what is happening.. Jodh Singh Dhesi, deputy chief education officer at Gems Education, which