Children are not legally required to wear face masks in schools and should not be sent home if they refuse to wear one, government officials said last night. This week Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that secondary school pupils will have to wear masks if they cannot maintain social distancing in No10’s ultra-cautious ‘roadmap’ out … Read more
Pupils in Scotland and Wales start going back to school TODAY but classrooms in England won’t reopen until March 8 as ex-Ofsted chief warns of a ‘lost generation’ and Keir Starmer tells teaching unions not to strike as they push for a phased return Boris Johnson’s lockdown exit plan will see schools in England reopen … Read more
Come and get them! Schools can sign up for Mail Force laptops from TODAY in further boost for locked down pupils Schools can today sign up for free laptops and data cards courtesy of Mail Force Head teachers can also request brand new laptops purchased with donations An additional 10,000 refurbished laptops donated by … Read more
Pupils will have to attend ‘catch-up classes’ during the summer holidays as schools are given ‘hundreds of millions’ to help pupils who have fallen behind during Covid Schools will draft in private tutors and pay teachers to extend their working day Additional ‘Covid premium’ awarded to schools for every disadvantaged pupil More details of ‘catch-up … Read more
NIGEL FARAGE: A Communist takeover of our schools that Britain must end at once By Nigel Farage For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:29 GMT, 21 February 2021 | Updated: 02:17 GMT, 21 February 2021 The world is being taken over by stealth by the Chinese Communist Party. Under a neo-colonial project, President Xi Jinping … Read more
‘Reckless’ teaching unions are ‘playing political games with children’s futures’ by trying to keep schools shut over coronavirus fears Nine organisation in England united to brand reopening of schools ‘reckless’ Union leaders are said to be increasingly confident that they can force U-turn Former policy adviser accused unions of causing damge to children’s education By … Read more
£100 fine for cigarette at school gates: Wales introduces Britain’s toughest smoking rules with penalties for anyone spotted sparking up outside hospitals, schools and childminders The Welsh Government is introducing stricter new anti-smoking rules on March 1 Smoking outside schools, hospitals or in public playgrounds will be outlawed People will not be able to smoke … Read more
£100 fine for cigarette at school gates: Wales introduces Britain’s toughest smoking rules with penalties for anyone spotted sparking up outside hospitals, schools and childminders The Welsh Government is introducing stricter new anti-smoking rules on March 1 Smoking outside schools, hospitals or in public playgrounds will be outlawed People will not be able to smoke … Read more
£100 fine for cigarette at school gates: Wales introduces Britain’s toughest smoking rules with penalties for anyone spotted sparking up outside hospitals, schools and childminders The Welsh Government is introducing stricter new anti-smoking rules on March 1 Smoking outside schools, hospitals or in public playgrounds will be outlawed People will not be able to smoke … Read more
Boris Johnson wants all primary and secondary school pupils to return to the classroom on March 8 but he is facing opposition from teaching unions and Matt Hancock, it was claimed today. The Prime Minister has repeatedly said the Government will target March 8 to reopen schools across England. But it is still unclear exactly … Read more