News about schools: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
12 stories
Students at Russian schools on the quarter system have begun their autumn holidays. The Ministry of Education recommended holding them from October 26 to November 3, and November 4 will add one more day off due to National Unity Day. At the same time, in the 2026/27 school year, the total duration of the holidays is one day shorter than a year earlier.
Aziz KarimovAt a meeting in Samarkand, Minister of Preschool and School Education of Uzbekistan Erkinjon Turdimov stated that summoning school directors to meetings, including at khokimiyats, is categorically prohibited without approval from the ministry. He also proposed abolishing ministry licensing of private schools and kindergartens and announced an electronic platform for appeals from educational organizations.
Aziz KarimovOn Wednesday, a cyber incident disrupted the online systems of the Richmond Public Schools district in the U.S. state of Virginia. According to Superintendent Jason Kamras, the safety of students and staff was not affected. Schools continue to operate, having shifted to technology-free instruction; internet access remains down, but office phones and video surveillance cameras are functioning. The district is engaging external cybersecurity specialists and law enforcement to determine the scope of the incident.
Aziz KarimovDeputy Prime Minister of Bashkiria Ural Kilsenbaev reported that several schools and colleges in Ufa, Uchaly and other districts received letters with threats. He assured that there is no cause for alarm, calling what happened a coordinated spam attack. Classes resumed in the inspected buildings.
Sevara AzamovaTropical rains in the Seychelles led to floods and landslides on the islands of Mahé, Praslin and La Digue. All schools are closed, air and sea links between the islands are disrupted, and rescue services are on heightened alert.
Sevara AzamovaThe Sorok Sorokov center approached the Ministry of Education with a proposal to develop methodological recommendations for parent chats: allow activity from 8:00 to 21:00, set up delayed message delivery, limit topics, and appoint moderators. The initiative is linked to late-night discussions, conflicts, and messages from teachers after 21:00–22:00.
Sevara AzamovaRussia's Ministry of Education has established rules for assessing students' behavior as part of an experiment in the 2026/27 academic year. Behavior will be assessed on three levels — 'exemplary', 'acceptable' and 'unacceptable'. The decision will be made by the class teacher at the end of the quarter, trimester or academic year. The experiment will cover students in grades 2 through 8, with at least 10 schools participating in each region.
Javlon TursunovThe UK government has accepted all 27 recommendations of the review into antisemitism in education led by Sir David Bell. Schools and colleges in England will be required to treat antisemitism as a distinct risk to children's safety, rather than only as a form of racism or bullying. The measures also include teacher training, consistent incident recording, a helpline for headteachers, and updated Holocaust lessons.
Sevara AzamovaOn Monday, around 160 schools in Northern Ireland and a number of schools in Scotland received letters containing bomb threats. Police in both countries are treating the threats as hoaxes and are investigating. According to Northern Ireland's Education Minister Paul Givan, the letters contained Islamist slogans; some schools closed or were evacuated.
Aziz KarimovIn general education schools of Uzbekistan, autumn holidays will run from November 4 to November 9, 2026 — six calendar days. The last school day of the first quarter is November 3, and classes of the second quarter will begin on November 10. The dates were confirmed by the press service of the Ministry of Preschool and School Education and comply with the regulation “On General Secondary Education”.
Javlon TursunovIn Azerbaijan, unprecedented protests have been going on for almost a week against school rules that administrators interpret as a hijab ban. 37 people have been detained, access to Instagram and TikTok has been restricted, and criticism has been voiced in Turkey.
Aziz KarimovPresident Shavkat Mirziyoyev on October 15 reviewed a presentation of projects for building schools and kindergartens in Tashkent. The shortage of student places in the 2025/2026 academic year was 141 thousand, and kindergarten places — 65 thousand. By 2030, it is planned to create 126 thousand school places (48 thousand from the republican and 78 thousand from the local budget) and 40 thousand kindergarten places (8 and 32 thousand respectively). The school occupancy coefficient is expected to decrease from 1.4 to 1.2, and preschool education coverage to grow
Sevara Azamova
