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Former Times managing director received over €1 million from deal, Court hears / Malta News Briefing – 3 June 2021

Updated 1400 Covid-19 Update: Four new cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday, while four persons recovered. Active cases remained stable at 76. Former Times managing director received over €1…

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Malta: Recovery programme for children who fell behind in school because of the pandemic

Students ranging from the first-year primary until last-year secondary and who missed out on several lessons because of the pandemic will have an opportunity to recover and continue from where…

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French primary pupils return to school despite high COVID numbers

PARIS (Reuters) - France sent primary and nursery pupils back to school on Monday, the first phase of reopening after a three-week COVID-19 lockdown, even as daily new infections remained…

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Malta confirms downward trend in Covid-19 cases with 67 new cases registered – Malta News Briefing – Saturday 27 March 2021

Politics Update - Prime Minister Robert Abela on Sunday said he would not celebrate the result of a MoneyVal anti-money laundering scrutiny of the country, saying more work still needed…

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Heidi 2021 – Online schooling with a difference

In Fortress of Samoclevo in Val di Sole, Italy, Fiammetta Melis has a unique way to follow her lessons by distance learning in a unique way. Every day, the girl…

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Malta: Minister Justyne Caruana recovering in hospital

Education Minister Justyne Caruana is currently hospitalised and under observation after earlier in the day she was recovering at Mater Dei Hospital. A statement issued by her Ministry stated her…

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Germany boosts incentives for companies offering vocational training

BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - Germany will increase incentives for firms offering vocational training by 700 million euros ($830 million) as the COVID-19 pandemic undermines efforts to reduce shortages of…

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Malta Education Institutions closure Legal Notice published

Following the announcement of the closure of schools announced earlier this week, the government published the legal notice through which this will be enforced. The legal notice determines that the…

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Malta: Junior College student organisations call for shift towards online learning

The Junior College’s student council have called on the institution's administration to shift towards a fully online teaching system. The council released the statement following the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in recent…

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Update – Fearne addresses parliament – Nurses want urgent Govt action – MUT pushes for shift to exclusive online teaching

Update 1805 - Health Minister Chris Fearne announced that there is the possibility of new restrictive measures in Malta, due to the recent spike in cases. Addressing parliament, the Deputy…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that the government needs to upgrade its investment in human capital by ensuring that our educational system improves the employability of young people. The Independent says…

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Surge of student suicides pushes Las Vegas schools to reopen – NYT

New York Times carries a report about the impact of Covid-19 on the student life and how the pandemic has led to possibly an increase of student suicides in and…

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Insights – COVID-19 fuelling education’s tech disruption, deepening digital divide

TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic deepened inequities in accessing and benefiting from education but the future of learning could be a more equal one, participants told Reuters Next…

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Photo Story: Students protest against distance learning and the postponement of high schools reopening in the Lazio region

Lessons and outdoor assembly against distance learning (Didattica a Distanza, DAD) organized by the students of the 'Righi' high school inside Villa Borghese, in Rome. Secondary school students in Lazio…

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Government, Unions, Schools reach deal: students back to school on Monday

A joint press statement between Government, the MUT and representatives of Church and Independent Schools confirmed that all students will be back in their classrooms on Monday and the teachers'…

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Malta: ‘School should go on’ – Charmaine Gauci weighs in on education row

Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci has weighed in on a row between education authorities and teachers' unions, saying schools should continue to operate with COVID-19 measures in place. In…

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Malta: KSU launches ‘Your FuturEU’ campaign

“We are inviting civil society to play an important role in policy-making. Our ultimate goal is to truly embrace our future and our EU, especially in a post-COVID-19 society,” commented…

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Britain’s plans for staggered school return under review – minister

Britain plans a staggered return for secondary school pupils after the Christmas holidays, but this is under review in the face of a spread in a new variant of the…

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Malta: €100,000 per year for authors and publishers for use of printed or digital material

An agreement has been signed which will translate into an investment by Government of 100,000 euro in order to ensure the interests and rights of authors, illustrators and publishers are…

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‘Education is an act of hope’ – Pope Francis

Vatican News - “Education is always an act of hope that, from the present, looks to the future,” said Pope Francis in the opening words of his video message to…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

The Times of Malta says the education system is facing a challenging time. It says the quick shift to online learning caused by the pandemic has affected the education process.…

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Malta: 1,138 students awarded MATSEC certificate after taking exams in September

1,138 students were awarded their Matriculation Certificate after they sat for the special September session, the University of Malta said on Friday. Students started receiving their SEC and Matriculation results…

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Malta: Students in post secondary and tertiary institutions can follow their online lessons from school

Education Minister Owen Bonnici has said that where post secondary and tertiary education is concerned it is not beneficial for students for all lessons to be held online. He said…

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Photo Story: Schools in Egypt reopen amid coronavirus pandemic

Students wear face masks during the first day of school at Notre Dame school in Cairo, Egypt, 19 October 2020. The new academic year in Egypt is expected to start…

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Members of the public should stick to official channels of information – Malta Chamber

As schools have been gradually reopening their doors throughout this week, and students have been finding their places in their new educational lives, The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and…

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Philippines teachers start call centre to help remote learners

Worried that remote schooling could become a struggle, a local authority in the Philippines has set up a makeshift call centre staffed by dozens of teachers to make sure students…

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Photo Story: Secondary school in the Netherlands make wearing of face masks mandatory

Disposable face masks at the ROC of Twente school in Almelo, the Netherlands. The secondary school organization made the wearing of mouth masks compulsory in all 29 branches of the…

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Photo Story: The Philippines issues electronic tablets to public schools for online learning

A parent (L) receiving an electronic tablet for online student learning modules is photographed for records purposes at a junior high school in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Preparations are…

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EU Commission seeks to strengthen role of education in recovery

The European Commission adopted two initiatives that will strengthen the contribution of education and training to the EU's recovery from the coronavirus crisis, and help build a green and digital…

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Study finds no clear link between school opening and COVID surge

Widespread reopening of schools after lockdowns and vacations is generally not linked to rising COVID-19 rates, a study of 191 countries has found, but lockdown closures will leave a 2020…

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Malta: New realities of going back to school: Special isolation room for students with fever

An isolation room for students who have a high temperature or other possible symptoms of COVID-19 is one of several measures which St Margaret College Primary School has taken up…

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Students will start returning to school on October 7

Schools will re-open on October 7, the Education Ministry announced. The re-opening of schools was postponed by a week. Students will re-enter school on different dates, according to their year…

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Malta: UPE insists on 4 measures if schools are to reopen physically

The Union of Professional Educators – Voice of the Workers insisted that strict measures needed to be adhered to if the government is to forge ahead with its plans to…

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Malta: UPE to take action against MEDE over school reopening

The Union of Professional Educators Voice of the Workers, UPE is set to take action against the Ministry for Education and Employment, MEDE regarding the re-opening of schools. Last week…

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Schools reopen in South Korea under a hybrid schedule of in-person and online classes

Schools in the South Korean capital Seoul and nearby areas resumed in-person classes for the first time in almost a month on Monday after daily coronavirus cases dropped to the…

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Malta: Go back to classrooms, education minister tells teachers

Teachers should “show courage” and go to work during the pandemic, as other professions had done successfully by taking precautionary measures, Education Minister Owen Bonnici said. But asked by Times of…

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Top Canadian medical expert says smaller classes needed as COVID-19 cases accelerate

Classes in Canada’s high risk schools should ideally have 20 or fewer students so children can maintain safe distance from each other, a top doctor who advised the government of…

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Malta: MUT requests postponement of physical reopening of schools

The Malta Union of Teachers, MUT, is urging the government to not re-open schools and educational institutions to protect the health of educators, students and their families. Source: Newsbook Updated…

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Half the world’s schoolchildren still unable to attend classrooms

Around 872 million school children – or half of the world’s student population – are still unable to attend schools in person because of the pandemic. Henrietta Fore, executive director…

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Malta: UPE issues directives for vulnerable educators

The Union of Professional Educators has issued directives to prevent vulnerable educators from entering school and instead opt to work online. Source: Net News Updated 1605pm

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French teachers walk out of work after coronavirus cases

Teachers at a junior high school in central Paris went on strike on Thursday, forcing the school’s closure, after support staff were quarantined following two COVID-19 infections. Teachers said the…

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School closed in Spain after teachers test positive for COVID-19

Authorities have shut a primary school in the Basque Country region of Spain after several teachers tested positive for COVID-19, the first to be closed entirely in the week classrooms…

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Malta: School attendance must remain compulsory, Children’s Commissioner says

School attendance should remain compulsory, the Children's Commissioner said as she warned that children regularly absent before the pandemic will continue to fall through the cracks. “Whilst it is also important to…

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China’s international schools struggle as teachers, students remain stuck abroad

China's international schools are reopening this month but will be short of key elements - teachers and pupils. Schools across the world are grappling with disruptions, but the situation for…

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Cartoon – The real digital divide

First published in The Charlotte Observer, U.S., September 1, 2020 | By Kevin Siers Via POLITICO

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Twelve mainland French schools closed due to coronavirus

COVID-19 has forced 12 schools in mainland France to close, but the rest of the almost 60,000 opened as planned at the start of the academic year, Education Minister Jean-Michel…

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France closes two classes in Paris after child tests positive for Covid-19

Two classes were closed in France in the capital Paris after positive cases at Covid-19. On Monday schools reopened. The closure of classes and the quarantine for the children who…

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Malta-24 News Briefing – Thursday 3rd September August 2020

Updated 1745 - News Portal Review TVM says 34 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Malta over the past 24 hours after 2,438 swab tests were carried out.…

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Back to school: how European classrooms are coping with COVID

Schools across Europe are reopening as summer break ends and governments insist that students return to the classroom after months of online learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. Countries are…

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Spanish regions agree that children over age of six will have to wear masks in schools

Schools in Spain will only close temporarily if the coronavirus spreads through students and staff in a generalized way after they reopen for the new school year this September. That’s according to…

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Malta: Parents anxious about COVID-19 still want online schooling as option

A few thousands of parents congregating on a Facebook group are insisting on their right to keep their children home when schools re-open. They are calling for online schooling to…

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Malta: Malta has one of the highest number of people working with children and young people

Last year Malta was one of the countries in the European Union with the largest number of LSE’s, particularly in schools, residential homes and childcare centers. Source: One News Updated…

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15 safety measures planned by Greece for schools re-opening

Schools in Greece are getting ready to open for the new academic year amid continued controversy over health safety. Authorities are expected to announce when some 1.3 million pupils will return to…

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New guidance for schools in England warns one coronavirus case could see whole year group sent home

One confirmed case of coronavirus at a school in England could result in an entire year group being sent home, according to new government guidelines. If a case is confirmed,…

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Mandatory for pupils to wear masks in secondary schools in COVID hotspots in England

It will be mandatory for pupils to wear face masks in communal areas of secondary schools in England in places with local lockdowns, Britain’s education minister Gavin Williamson said on…

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Masks to be mandatory in Scottish secondary schools – Johnson ready to change decision and follow

Boris Johnson has hinted at a U-turn on guidance that face-coverings do not need to be worn by pupils in English schools, saying: “If we need to change the advice…

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Malta: Guidelines for schools will be published in the coming days

In the coming days, the Ministry of Education will be publishing guidelines for school's reopening on September 28. This was announced by Minister Owen Bonnici who explained that after the…

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