Category archives: Education

 With the new term pushed back to a June 14 start, schools across the country are now making preparations for a safe reopening for their students and staff, from providing COVID-19 tests to implementing more stringent prevention measures at campuses. In Yala province, 135 teachers, school personnel, and interns at…

Academics have voiced concern over young children watching online lessons, as much of the online content does not fully enhance creative development. Dr. Pairoj Sainuam, of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, said surveys show that parents are allowing children to get connected to the internet from the age of three,…

The Ministry of Education has prepared a two-phase plan for students and teachers, after the start of the 2021 academic year was delayed until 1 June by the COVID-19 outbreak. Minister Trinuch Thienthong said, under phase one, from 17 to 31 May, before the semester starts, children will be given…

The new school term, which is scheduled to begin next month, may be deferred to June due to the worsening COVID-19 situation. Education Minister Treenuch Thienthong said she would discuss the matter today with permanent-secretary for education Supat Jampathong and Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) secretary-general Amporn Pinasa….

  Reopening of Educational Institutions Affiliated with and under the Supervision of the Ministry of Education 1. All public and private educational institutions that are situated in the “maximum control zones” designated earlier in 28 provinces will be allowed to reopen, starting from 1 February 2021 onwards, as the COVID-19…

 The Deputy Minister of Education has visited flood victims in Non Soong district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, and ordered the relevant agencies to survey the schools affected by the floods urgently, to prepare rehabilitation after the flood water subsides. Mrs. Kanokwan Vilawan, Deputy Minister of Education, and Saksit Sakullikharetsima, Deputy Governor…