CDC expected to tell schools to let students sit just three feet apart – instead of six – by Friday

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected to change its guidelines suggesting how far students should sit apart. It comes after a new study found students who were socially distanced six feet apart in classrooms were no better protected from coronavirus than those who were siting three feet apart. According to ABC … Read more

Hundreds of Liverpool students gather for St Patrick’s Day gathering – despite Covid-19 lockdown

Hundreds of students gathered at a Liverpool park this afternoon as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations, despite the national lockdown. Police were sent to Sefton Park after footage shared on Twitter and Snapchat showed crowds drinking in the sun as they flouted Covid-19 guidelines. By the time they were moved on, crowds had left … Read more

At least 99 students who traveled to Cancún tested positive for COVID-19 upon returning to Argentina

A total of 99 students have tested positive for COVID-19 since returning to Argentina following a high school graduation trip to Cancún amid reports that some negative test results were faked to allow them to fly.  Argentine newspaper Clarín reported that students from 35 schools in the country had signed up for the vacations that … Read more

At least 99 students who traveled to Cancún tested positive for COVID-19 upon returning to Argentina

A total of 99 students have tested positive for COVID-19 since returning to Argentina following a high school graduation trip to Cancún amid reports that some negative test results were faked to allow them to fly.  Argentine newspaper Clarín reported that students from 35 schools in the country had signed up for the vacations that … Read more

Students of east London state school on receiving more Oxbridge offers than ETON

Students of the east London state school where pupils have received more Oxbridge offers than Eton have said they never had ‘limits placed on the goals they want to achieve.’  Brampton Manor, an academy in Newham, announced last week that 55 of its pupils had received conditional offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge, while … Read more

Students sitting 6 feet apart in classrooms no better protected from those who sit 3 feet apart

Social distancing in classrooms where children sit six feet apart is NOT necessary and they’re no better off than sitting three feet apart, new study finds as Biden pushes for children to get back to school A new study looked at 251 Massachusetts school districts open for in-person learning in fall 2020 that had six … Read more

Entire year of 230 students is sent home from school after positive Covid tests

Entire year of 230 students is sent home from school after positive Covid tests less than a week into return to school Whole of Year 10 at Budmouth Academy in Dorset are back to remote learning The pupils had only returned to school on Monday for first time since January They must now isolate for … Read more

Attainment gap between black students and their white peers ‘too high’, watchdog warns

Attainment gap between black students and their white peers at university is ‘too high’, higher education watchdog warns New data found black students less likely to get top degrees than white peers Office for Students found 68.2 per cent of black students gained a first or 2:1 In same time period, 2019-20, 86.6 per cent of … Read more

Hilarious gallery reveals the VERY creative ways students have been caught cheating on exams

A+ for creativity! Students reveal the ingenious ways they’ve found to cheat on exams – from invisible ink to wearing a fake ARM to conceal a mobile phone Spotlight collated viral snaps of students cheating on exams around the world One photo shows an individual who hid their mobile phone inside a calculator  Another image … Read more

Student’s lottery numbers come up in £182 Euromillions draw but she forgot to buy weekly ticket

Student whose lottery numbers came up came up in £182million Euromillions draw – the week she forgot to buy a ticket Rachel Kennedy from Hertfordshire thought she had scooped Friday’s jackpot  The Brighton student plays the lottery with the same numbers every week When she rang to claim the win, she was told she hadn’t … Read more