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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

          Dubai British School Jumeira, a new academic institution in Dubai, opened its doors on Monday. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          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

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          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)

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          Students return to the British School in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          EducationAugust 31, 2022
          Pupils at the Indian High School in Oud Metha, Dubai, return to school after the summer holidays. Pawan Singh / The National

          UAE schools welcome pupils back on first day of new term

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          School supplies, prices vary, Kinokuniya. Photo: Galleria Al Maryah Island

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          School supplies are available in abundance at Kinokuniya. Photo: The Galleria Al Maryah Island

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

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          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)

          Headteachers look at staggered start times as heavy traffic returns

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          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
          Mrs Zoe Woolley, headmistress of Repton Al Barsha welcome pupils on the first day of term in Dubai on Sunday. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          UAEAugust 29, 2021
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