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              Back to school

              Latest news and tips for the annual return of pupils to classrooms, marked by supply shopping, new academic challenges and education reforms

              Stitches School Uniform outlet in Al Quoz, Dubai, where many parents have been buying clothes for their children. Antonie Robertson / The National

              Budgeting for learning: Parents count back-to-school costs

              UAEAugust 24, 2025
              Dubai British School Jumeira, a new academic institution in Dubai, opened its doors on Monday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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              Bingo and scavengers hunts: UAE schools reopen their doors

              UAEAugust 26, 2024
              Pupils return to school on the first day after the summer vacation at the Dwight School in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

              Schools brace for Monday traffic as police plan to send out extra patrol units

              UAEAugust 25, 2024
              Some parents skip school transportation to cut costs. Sarah Dea/The National

              Dubai families attempt to cut rising costs ahead of new school year

              UAEAugust 15, 2024
              Kindergartener Jaxon Schofield-Wood leaps off the bus excited for his first day of school on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, at Thomson Elementary School in Davison, Mich. (Jake May / The Flint Journal via AP)

              Back to school safely is a priority

              EditorialAugust 28, 2023
              Reading in the days leading up to school can help engage the brain, say experts. Getty Images

              Back to school: Five ways to help children beat summer brain drain

              WellbeingAugust 19, 2023
              Students return to the British School in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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              How to handle a tough first week at school

              EducationAugust 31, 2022
              Pupils at the Indian High School in Oud Metha, Dubai, return to school after the summer holidays. Pawan Singh / The National
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              UAE schools welcome pupils back on first day of new term

              EducationAugust 29, 2022
              School supplies, prices vary, Kinokuniya. Photo: Galleria Al Maryah Island
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              Back-to-school: UAE shops offer colourful and convenient products

              FamilyAugust 15, 2022
              School supplies are available in abundance at Kinokuniya. Photo: The Galleria Al Maryah Island
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              Back-to-school products - in pictures

              August 14, 2022
              Children play on the beach in Deira, Dubai at the start of the 2021 summer holidays. Antonie Robertson / The National

              When do the UAE school holidays begin?

              EducationJune 17, 2022
              Traffic along Hessa street in Dubai as parents and drivers pick up school children at the end of the school day. (Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National)
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              Headteachers look at staggered start times as heavy traffic returns

              EducationSeptember 07, 2021
              The Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai has a biophilic atrium of fully grown trees and a living wall. Antonie Robertson / The National
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              A sneak peek inside Dubai's newest sustainable school

              UAESeptember 02, 2021
              A medic performs a Covid-19 swab test on a child at a drive-through centre. AFP
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              Where to get Covid-19 saliva tests for children in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

              UAEAugust 31, 2021
              Perla Mansour, 4, takes a saliva test in Abu Dhabi's Biogenix screening centre ahead of the first day of school on Sunday, August 29. Victor Besa / The National
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              Free PCR tests for all Abu Dhabi pupils in September

              HealthAugust 30, 2021
              Khyati Nihalani with her daughter Anushree Nihalani on the first day back at school at Delhi Private School, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

              'There was a spark in her eyes': Dubai parents relieved to have children back in school

              UAEAugust 29, 2021
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