Committee: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Country: Spain

Topic: Improvement Education Policy in Covid-19 pandemic.

Delegate: Naura J Balqish

Education Policy is a collection of laws and regulations governing the implementation of

Education. The existence of Education Policies is very important because it is used as a basic
foundation for the implementation of Education. Since the beginning of 2020, education policies
in the world have undergone drastic changes due to the COVID 19 pandemic. This has affected
approximately 1.6 trillion students from 190 countries from all continents. According to the United
Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), there will be an additional
23.8 million children and adolescents who either quit school or do not have access to the school
by 2021.

"For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, there was no
such a thing as remote learning," said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director. UNICEF works
with communities, schools, and Governments to build strong, innovative education systems that
enhance learning for all children. UNICEF is working to slow the spread of COVID-19 and
minimize its impact on children worldwide. UNICEF supports data collection and analysis to help
Governments assess progress across a range of outcomes and strengthen national Education
Management Information Systems. We also develop comprehensive guidelines for education
sector analysis that are used in countries around the world to drive equity-focused plans and
policies.

Last November, Spain was in the 6th position of most COVID-19 cases. Spain has
implemented a lockdown from March 14, 2020 - March 31, 2020, but this was extended due to the
increasing number of positive cases of COVID-19. This lockdown has an impact on the education
system in Spain. In Spain, excluding the non-compulsory part of the curriculum, each week of
school closures represents about 30 hours of face-to-face compulsory instruction time at school
(lower secondary school - general orientation), that is to say, 2.9% of annual compulsory
instruction time. Schools were forced to replace this time in class with online learning and
homeschooling, in most cases facilitated by teachers and parents.

Unfortunately, Spain has to delay the start of the new school term, due to a new variant of
the COVID-19 virus originating from England. Therefore, we are canceling the opening of the
school again and the children are back studying at home. We are worried about their mental health.
We plan to collaborate with the school to hold weekly counseling sessions with the children, with
the hope that the children can talk about their current state. We will prioritize mental health so that
children are still able to carry out learning from home in these difficult conditions. We must take
the bold steps now, to create inclusive, resilient, and quality education systems fit for the future.
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