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Two-week PdPR sessions commence nationwide today

KUALA LUMPUR: A week after the Aidilfitri holiday, learning continues for schoolchildren today with the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions for group B schools. The group B schools (in Perlis, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya) commenced their PdPR learning sessions today, until May 28. For […]

Malaysian teachers improving their digital skills

KUALA LUMPUR: Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin described the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic as a blessing in disguise as teachers in the country began to improve their digital skills in order to impart knowledge to students. He said the scenario had occurred since […]

School session to continue

PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry (KPM) is committed to continuing with the school session as it is confident that the standard operating procedure (SOP) implemented in schools can curb the spread of Covid-19, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin. He said the data available showed that schools were safe to attend and not the […]

Schools will close if Covid-19 cases affect operational efficiency

TASEK GELUGOR: The Ministry of Education (MOE) will close schools with Covid-19 cases if the infections force a large number of teachers to be quarantined and affect the efficiency of school operations. Senior Minister of Education Datuk Dr Radzi Md Jidin said that if a Covid-19 case was detected in a school, the district health […]

Schools will not be closed hastily

ARAU: The Ministry of Education (MOE) will not hastily order the closure of schools, Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said. He said the closure of schools, whether entirely or partly would be implemented on the advice of the district health office (PKD). “Schools where positive Covid-19 cases have been detected will only be […]

Ministry mulls using PPVC technology in building additional school blocks

PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry (MOE) is mulling to use the Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC) technology for the construction of additional buildings in schools, said Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin. However, he said the ministry would first evaluate the effectiveness of the technology which was used in the construction of additional classrooms in five schools […]

Parents must adhere to student dispersal schedules to prevent infection

SEREMBAN: The Education Ministry (MOE) has requested the cooperation of parents in adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs), especially during the dispersal of students, as part of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the community. Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said that schools had produced student dispersal schedules using […]

Preschoolers, Year One and Two pupils begin school session today

KUALA LUMPUR: After almost two months of school closures due to spikes in Covid-19 cases, today, preschoolers, Year One and Year Two pupils in primary schools nationwide began their face-to-face school session. As the country is still battling the Covid-19 pandemic, these young pupils embark on first day at school by adapting to the new […]

New hope for ‘yellow bus’ operators with reopening of schools

KUALA LUMPUR: School bus operators in the country can breathe a sigh of relief as schools are expected to reopen in stages beginning March 1. While initially only involving primary students, this is enough to give them hope to rise again after a prolonged dark period since the world was afflicted with the Covid-19 pandemic […]