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
Danish PM gets schooled: Teenager flips off Mette Frederiksen during classroom visit – and she unwittingly posts it to Instagram praising ‘how wonderful it is to see happy children back at school’ Mette Frederiksen had been visiting the Bavneskolen School in Dalby, Zealand She later uploaded the snapshot thanking students for an ‘incredibly lovely visit’ … Read more
Primary school teacher, 66, is banned after leaving an open can of Stella in her classroom and knocking over a child when she was ‘falling down drunk’ Teacher Angela Simonson, 66, reported ‘stinking of drink’ during the school day She stumbled, knocked over a child & left an open can of beer in her classroom … Read more
Parents are rejoicing that it is the last day of homeschooling as Ofsted’s chief inspector said families have been stretched ‘almost to breaking point with remote education’. Hundreds took to social media to express their relief that months of juggling children, work and chores will end from Monday. Schools also congratulated ‘exhausted’ mothers and fathers for … Read more
Gordon Ramsay swaps kitchen for the classroom as he opens his first cookery school with successful pupils guaranteed job at his restaurant empire The Gordon Ramsay Academy will be opening later this year in Woking, Surrey It will give aspiring chefs of all ages chance to gain valuable work experience Local council leader described the … Read more
Portugal’s socialist Prime Minister has banned private schools from teaching pupils remotely during a two-week classroom closure. The minority Socialist-led government of Antonio Costa said that allowing private institutions to teach remotely would put state school pupils at a disadvantage. The Portuguese government ordered all schools closed for two weeks last Thursday to slow contagion … Read more
Parents are facing chaos over classroom closures as primaries across the country stay shut today despite Boris Johnson insisting ‘schools are safe’. The Prime Minister told families yesterday that children should return to school in all areas where they were due to open today and tomorrow. But as Covid-19 rates soar, teaching unions said that … Read more
I remain optimistic that with the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine, 2021 will be the year we overcome coronavirus. At the same time, as a dad, it is clear to me that while this takes place, I want my children to be at school. Keeping our kids out of classrooms is damaging. We know that … Read more
Schoolkids hiding in the back corner of the classroom are sat in the SAFEST part of the room, study claims US study looked at the spread of coronavirus particles in classrooms Found opening windows removes 70% of all particles smaller than one micron Air conditioning removes half of particles released during exhalation and talking Authors … Read more
A headteacher will next week begin handing down fines to cautious parents who refuse to send their children back to classrooms. Tina Wilkinson revealed that 25 pupils were absent from St Andrew’s Primary School in Lancashire yesterday, despite her repeated warnings of penalties. Fines are doled out after five absent days, meaning their parents have until … Read more