Prison yard or playground? Primary school reveals social distancing plan with children as young as four playing in hula-hoop ‘bubbles’, time slots for toilet breaks and NO help from teachers if they fall or wet themselves’ Holywell Village First School in Northumberland revealed social distancing plans School advised that children would have to stay inside … Read more
Fury as primary school shares bizarre social distancing ‘plan’ with children as young as four ‘put in ‘bubbles’ in the playground, allocated timeslots for toilet breaks and given NO help from teachers if they fall or wet themselves’ Holywell Village First School in Northumberland revealed social distancing plans School advised that children would have to … Read more
Bosses behind dozens of primary schools in England are backing plans for pupils to return to classrooms, despite strong opposition from teaching unions. The heads of four academy chains – Reach 2, Harris, Oasis and GEP – which teach a quarter of the UK’s children, have all thrown their weight behind government proposals to reopen schools … Read more
Two coronavirus cases are confirmed at a primary school attended by vulnerable pupils as the site is closed for a deep clean Springfield Primary School in Spolton, Derby, has now closed for deep cleaning Everyone who came into contact with the two cases will have to self-isolate The news comes amid the government’s plans to … Read more
One in five primary school aged children are afraid to leave their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, Oxford University study reveals Researchers are assessing the impact of Covid-19 on children’s mental health Some children said they are afraid of running out of food at their homes Others have said they are afraid of passing on … Read more
A primary school headteacher has died after testing positive for coronavirus. Wendy Jacobs was headteacher at Roose Primary School in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. She was diagnosed with the deadly COVID-19 virus last week and was rushed to Furness General Hospital’s intensive care unit but later died. Pupils, parents and teachers have been left devastated and have … Read more
West Virginia has announced it will not be using the voting app Voatz app after researchers found it is ‘riddled with vulnerabilities’. The US state employed the technology in 2018 to troops oversease and was also set to implement it in the upcoming primary elections for residents with disabilities However, the flaws, uncovered earlier this … Read more
JOE BIDEN Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 78 Entered race: April 25, 2019 Career: No current role. A University of Delaware and Syracuse Law graduate, he was first elected to Newcastle City Council in 1969, then won upset election to Senate in 1972, aged 29. Was talked out of quitting before being sworn in when … Read more
Bernie Sanders ripped into President Trump for leaving Washington to hold a campaign rally Friday night in Charleston, South Carolina amid the coronavirus crisis. ‘He is here in South Carolina for one reason – to disrupt the Democratic primary – that’s why he’s here. He hopes he can get a little media attention taken away … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more