Lord Blunkett today accused teaching unions of acting against the best interests of pupils David Blunkett, the former education secretary, today accused teaching unions of ‘working against the interests of children’ after they told members not to engage with the Government on its plans to reopen schools in June. Lord Blunkett, who served in the … Read more
Ben Noble, 17, earns an income from teaching others to play Rocket League For many parents, the sight of their children playing hours of video games while school is out thanks to the coronavirus lockdown might drive them to despair. However, some children and adults alike are increasingly etching out a career from gaming. One of … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK BECOMING BULLETPROOF by Evy Poumpouras (Icon £14.99, 336 pp) She’s not a woman to mess with, Evy Poumpouras. A former U.S. Secret Service Agent blessed with spectacular looks, who has worked in the security details for four former presidents, she knows of what she speaks. She was on duty at the … Read more
There are many drastic changes being made to our lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. But what few people appreciate is that Britain has embarked on one of the greatest educational and social experiments in our history. In any normal year, schools would reconvene in two weeks’ time after the Easter holidays for … Read more
She’s been teaching the nation the piano with daily sessions on Instagram as she and her daughters also show off her performance skills. And appearing on GMB on Wednesday, from her home, Myleene Klass discussed the importance of looking after your mental health during the COVID:19 lockdown. The 41-year-old said: ‘I was a music teacher … Read more
Whatever else happens in the next few months, the world will look very different when we finally emerge blinking into the sunlight. There will be newfound respect for all sorts of people we’ve previously taken for granted — not least supermarket staff, delivery drivers — and, of course, all the other key workers currently keeping … Read more
Catherine Zeta-Jones reveals husband Michael Douglas is teaching her how to play pool as they are quarantined at home amid coronavirus crisis By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 19:24 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 19:24 GMT, 20 March 2020 Catherine Zeta-Jones and husband Michael Douglas have been staying in isolation at their home during … Read more
A 16-year-old boy murdered a teaching assistant as she walked in woods behind her home and moved her body in a wheelie bin to a cemetery, a jury heard. Mother-of-two Lindsay Birbeck, 47, from Accrington, Lancashire, was last seen alive on the afternoon of August 12 heading towards the area known locally as The Coppice, … Read more