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  • Island to rollout vaccines to all 12 – 15 year olds

    Young people aged 12 to 15 in the Isle of Man will be offered one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

    Earlier this week, the UK’s four Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) recommended that all 12-15 year olds be offered the COVID-19 vaccine to help prevent transmission of the virus within…

  • Lockdown remote learning review published

    A review of the remote learning school pupils received during lockdown has been published.

    It was commissioned by Dr Alex Allinson MHK, Minister for Department of Education, Sport and Culture (DESC) and carried out by the Education Service between July and September.

    The report makes 10 recommendations and establishes a…

  • Statement by Minister for Education, Sport and Culture on COVID-19

    The key priority for our Department is the health and wellbeing of all our pupils, teachers and staff.

    There has been understandable concern and anxiety about the invisible threat this virus presents.

    This week I have been meeting with head teachers and teacher union representatives to brief them of the…

  • Dr Allinson's statement on COVID-19 - 5 March 2021

    The Council of Ministers acted decisively last night when it became apparent that the safety of our school children had been compromised.

    Increasing cases amongst pupils at a range of locations left no alternative.

    I apologise for the disruption this has caused to families and students.

    Only four days ago…

  • Dr Allinson's statement on COVID-19 - 8 March 2021

    Last Thursday we made the difficult but decisive decision to close all schools and childcare facilities on the island.

    Since then The Department for Education, Sport and Culture has been working with other parts of government and the private sector to establish provision for some of the children of our…