The webinar took place on Friday, 24 April 2020 from 13:00–14:30 (GMT+2), to share experiences from around the world. It presented key issues to consider for preparing and planning for school reopening. It also highlighted some of the common challenges to anticipate and ways to address them; and presented lessons learned from past crises that can be useful in the current context.
The target audience for this webinar are primarily Ministry of Education officials engaged in planning for school reopening, following school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also relevant to other interested representatives of the wider education community, including teachers, students, parents, academics, civil society and private sector representatives, private school providers, other government officials, including from Ministries of Health, Social Affairs, and others.