A senior nursery worker has been awarded £5,000 by an employment tribunal after she was sacked for teaching children to kick her colleague and call her ‘smelly’. Siobhan Flynn was fired after fellow carer Laura McLauchlan complained that the team leader was ‘bullying’ and ‘harassing’ her. Miss Flynn was said to have taught kids how … Read more
A senior nursery worker has been awarded £5,000 by an employment tribunal after she was sacked for teaching children to kick her colleague and call her ‘smelly’. Siobhan Flynn was fired after fellow carer Laura McLauchlan complained that the team leader was ‘bullying’ and ‘harassing’ her. Miss Flynn was said to have taught kids how … Read more
Teaching pupils about their ‘white privilege’ could be against the law, MPs’ report says White working-class pupils are one of the worst-achieving groups in the country Report done by MPs found that those students ‘feel anything but privileged’ It found they are behind many peers of other ethnicities aged five, 16 and 18 By Eleanor … Read more
An English teacher at a $52,000-a-year private school in Englewood, New Jersey has quit her job because the school is teaching students critical race theory. Dana Stangel-Plowe, who taught at the Dwight-Englewood School in Bergen County, accused the school of creating a ‘hostile culture of conformity and fear’ in her resignation letter on Tuesday. Stangel-Plowe said … Read more
The contribution of black people to British history and culture should be taught in all subjects at school, a teaching union’s conference has been told. The NASUWT’s annual conference heard that the national curriculum is ‘lacking’ and some teachers have taken it into their own hands to ‘decolonise their classrooms’. A motion passed at the … Read more
Teaching unions call on Government not to lift requirement for pupils to wear masks when they return to class after Easter NASUWT fears stopping measures would risk health of children and teachers Government said current safety measures would be reviewed at Easter time Survey of 4,000 members found 75 per cent support secondary pupils in … Read more
Britain’s largest teaching union has demanded GCSEs are abolished amid fears of a ‘Wild West’ of rampant grade inflation this summer. The National Education Union said there is a growing movement to challenge the status quo among Tory MPs and other powerful groups. It asked whether there was any function for the tests when pupils … Read more
Baby’s first steps! Anna Heinrich shares adorable video of her husband Tim Robards playfully teaching their four-month-old daughter Elle how to walk By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 04:06 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 04:06 GMT, 20 March 2021 They proudly welcomed their first daughter Elle into the world last year in November. And … Read more
Kyly Clarke says she’s teaching her daughter Kelsey, five, to be ‘strong, fierce and driven’ in heartwarming International Women’s Day tribute as the duo enjoy a fun-filled day at the zoo together By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:01 GMT, 8 March 2021 | Updated: 13:01 GMT, 8 March 2021 Former WAG Kyly … Read more
A teaching union has suggested schools may have to close again if not enough students wear face masks, as millions of pupils return to their classrooms today. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)’s chief, Geoff Barton, has warned that a wave of non-compliance from students over the Government’s rules of face mask could … Read more