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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 56 MIN

School starting age change in the UAE

from The Agenda · host Dubai Eye 103.8

The UAE’s Ministry of Education has updated its early years entry policy to give flexibility to children entering Foundation Stage in the British curriculum. We hear your comments, parents, and we speak to two educators-- Sarah Hollingworth from GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis and Rebecca Coulter from Dubai British School Jumeirah Park. Antimicrobial Resistance is being described as one of the greatest global health threats of our time and we discuss this on The Agenda today with three experts live from the ongoing WHX in Dubai. We also discuss camel racing in Saudi Arabia. And a new research from NYU Abu Dhabi suggests unusually warm waters in the Arabian Sea played a key role in intensifying the record-breaking rainfall in April 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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