Overview
- All nurseries, kindergartens, and public and private schools, along with their staff, will operate remotely, and higher education will continue distance learning for two weeks.
- Authorities will review the situation weekly and issue updates through official channels, with private institutions allowed to request in-person returns when needed.
- GEMS and regulators set staggered dates: most international-curriculum schools resume online on March 23, Indian-curriculum schools under SPEA and ADEK move online March 30 to April 6, and KHDA-regulated Dubai schools begin the new term on April 6.
- The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has granted flexible remote work to eligible caregiver employees, while many in the private sector report no comparable directives.
- Families are extending stays abroad and reorganising childcare as schools maintain structured timetables and adapt assessments to keep learning on track.