Gavin Williamson vowed to get schools fully open in September yesterday after a poll found most mothers are confident their children will be safe. The Education Secretary insisted the Government will ‘succeed’ in its pledge to return all pupils to classes thanks to the determination of parents. He said the return was ‘our national priority’ … Read more
Florida has set a record for new infections after reporting 15,300 coronavirus cases on Sunday – the highest single-day total for any state – as three Arizona teachers who shared the same classroom catch the virus before one died from the illness while some of the state’s morgues near capacity. Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd, 61, … Read more
Up to 20,000 pupils and teachers across England will receive coronavirus testing to monitor the spread of the disease as schools reopen, the Health Secretary has said, as the Government is set to update the country on its wider schools strategy. With approval from parents and guardians, children will be tested to see whether they … Read more
Parents and teachers have expressed their nerves as more than two million pupils prepare to return to school today. Before classrooms begin to fill for the first time in more than two months, teachers have been sharing their support for one another as schools reopen with unprecendented social distancing measures in place to keep pupils … Read more
Primary schools have unveiled how its classrooms will look when they reopen next month in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Those including children in Kingsholm Primary School in Gloucester have shown how parents will be expected to queue as they drop-off their child into pens at the start of the day. Measures have also … Read more
Britain’s head teachers’ union has backed plans for schools to reopen on June 1 following meetings with key government advisers. The Association of School and College Leaders claim teachers were no more at risk than any other profession heading back to work as coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease. The National Association of Head Teachers said it would … Read more
The startling inequalities in lockdown learning are laid bare today after it was revealed that an estimated 700,000 state school pupils are not being set any work by their teachers. Some schools have simply decided against online lessons because they say many children have only limited internet access. Astonishingly, one head teacher said teachers might … Read more
Teachers ‘are more likely to catch coronavirus in the staff room than the classroom’ says government science expert Professor Graham Medley said data showed teachers transmitted in staff room He said in lecture: ‘Teachers are very good at transmitting to each other’ Words come as unions seek to derail Boris Johnson’s plans to get schools … Read more
One in five children will be urged to go back to the classroom from next week as 1.7million pupils who are vulnerable or have key worker parents start phased return to school 1.7m vulnerable pupils or whose parents are key workers will be asked to go back Ministers will target first week of June for … Read more
Just 1% of pupils who are eligible to keep going to school are back in the classroom Bosses reveal worries over risk of abuse or neglect for youngsters out of school Association of School and College Leaders said figures were a ‘serious concern’ Ex-Ofsted boss Michael Wilshaw warns some children may need to repeat a … Read more