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Dubai's KHDA sets roadmap for students’ future careers

Standards will strengthen academic and career guidance from the early years to graduation

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KHDA has launched a comprehensive academic and career guidance framework

Five digital safety lessons every child needs

From gaming scams to deepfakes, online risks now follow children into the classroom

Teach children to never input a school email address, home address, or password into a third-party site promising in-game rewards.

UAE flu vaccine demand soars as schools reopen

Doctors report a rush for flu shots as viral infections rise among kids as schools reopen

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Stop asking children what they want to be

Give them the freedom to discover what excites them instead

Not every childhood interest will become a profession, nor should it. Children will change their minds, discover new abilities and sometimes abandon things they once loved.

How UAE parents can keep common school illnesses at bay

UAE specialists explain the illnesses children may face after returning to classrooms

Doctors say that exposure to germs is an inevitable part of childhood but the goal is to build healthy habits that support the body’s natural defences

UAE announces deadline for education award nominations

MoHESR gives universities, colleges and staff deadline to apply for award with incentives

UAE ministry announces deadline for higher education award nominations

UAE bans unapproved digital tools in government schools

Free or publicly available tools cannot be used unless formally approved by the ministry

UAE bans unapproved digital learning tools in government schools

Student grades in UAE face four-stage checks and review

Schools must run moderation checks across all grades and subjects under the new policy

The checks will examine whether teachers are applying the same assessment standards and marking procedures consistently.

UAE takes project-based learning to 129,000 pupils

Grade 7 pupils will complete integrated project spanning Arabic, English, maths, science

Projects will be carried out in the classroom in groups of three to five pupils, although each student will be assessed individually.

Space42 opens new programme for Emirati students

Students get exposure to space operations, AI, as UAE builds its future space workforce

The programme, held in conjunction with local universities and schools, offers participants academia-aligned missions supported by dedicated mentors

Dubai tightens student health, safety as schools reopen

Dubai Municipality’s City Inspectors intensify inspections as schools reopen

Dubai Municipality's "City Inspectors" are inspecting canteens and campus facilities as well as everyday items such as food containers, drinking water bottles and uniforms.

India’s top court quashes student protest cases

Court protects future of young protesters as CJP calls off planned September 5 march

For thousands of students, however, the most immediate consequence is simpler: Participation in the July protests will no longer leave them facing a criminal case that could follow them into their future.

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