Those venturing out in London’s most deprived areas in the first weeks of lockdown might have witnessed some rather odd sights. On some High Streets groups of teenagers took to congregating outside a closed McDonald’s, pressing up against the windows as they waved their mobile phones about. They weren’t craving a Big Mac or a … Read more
Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer took potshots at each other in the Commons today as parents vented fury about the lack of a plan to get schools back up and running. In petulant exchanges at PMQs, Mr Johnson faced an onslaught from the Labour leader who accused him of ‘flailing around’ while millions of children … Read more
Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer took potshots at each other in the Commons today as parents vented fury about the lack of a plan to get schools back up and running. In bad-tempered exchanges at PMQs, Mr Johnson faced an onslaught from the Labour leader who accused him of ‘flailing around’ while millions of children … Read more
The Health Secretary last night conceded that secondary schools in England may not fully reopen in September – with ministers also expected to row back on their pledge to give primary children a month in classes before summer break. Matt Hancock said at the Downing Street briefing yesterday that it was still ‘our current working … Read more
Hundreds of schools in north west England have been ‘strongly advised’ not reopen on Monday morning after it was revealed the R rate has risen in the area. Health officials at Blackburn and Darwen Council, which runs 85 schools in Lancashire, emailed local schools on Friday evening advising them not to reopen. The same advice was … Read more
Scientists say the reopening of schools in England, both primary and secondary, is ‘unlikely’ to lead to a second wave of coronavirus infections. The gradual reopening of schools, starting with primary schools, wouldn’t drive the average coronavirus transmission rate above one, infectious disease experts claim. Their mathematical modelling study shows that the impact of less … Read more
Scientists say the reopening of schools in England, both primary and secondary, is ‘unlikely’ to lead to a second wave of coronavirus infections. The gradual reopening of schools, starting with primary schools, wouldn’t drive the average coronavirus transmission rate above one, infectious disease experts claim. Their mathematical modelling study shows that the impact of less … Read more
Welsh education minister Kirsty Williams said all schools will have a four-week term ending on July 27 and starting on June 29 All schools in Wales will reopen on June 29, it was revealed today. But headteachers will only be allowed to have one in three of all pupils on site at any time with … Read more
One in four headteachers are considering quitting because of the ‘stressful’ coronavirus crisis and the demands of getting children back safely, a survey of school leaders revealed today. Around one in ten teachers are also thinking about leaving the profession, industry app Teacher Tapp has said. Headteachers have spent the past month readying their schools for … Read more
‘This government doesn’t give a flying f**k about you’: Charlotte Church urges parents to keep their children at home in furious Twitter rant By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 11:16 BST, 1 June 2020 | Updated: 11:21 BST, 1 June 2020 Charlotte Church has urged parents to defy the government and keep their children at … Read more