Face coverings in secondary school classrooms could remain in place until the end of the year after the Government came under pressure not to ‘rush into’ removing the mask mandate from five major unions. Officials at the Department for Education (DfE) said secondary pupils in England should wear masks when they return to school for … Read more
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
David Blunkett MP, a former Labour Education Secretary All of the sacrifices during the past months have been about protecting the elderly and vulnerable in our society from the ravages of Covid. The country has united behind the slogan ‘Stay home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives!’ Today it is time to protect our children — … Read more
Children in Scotland and Wales made a return to the classroom yesterday after months of home-schooling – as pupils in England face a two-week wait for their staggered return. Youngsters between the ages of four and eight put their uniforms on for face-to-face teaching in Scotland for the first time this year. They were joined by … Read more
Unions pour cold water on plan to reopen classrooms on March 8 and say ‘phased return’ to school should remain an option Several teaching unions have questioned plans to get pupils back in school Concerns were raised that the policy is being led by ‘dates not data’ The outgoing Children’s Commissioner has warned that some … Read more
School closures may do little to reduce the spread of coronavirus, a new modeling study suggests. Researchers found that preventing in-person learning only lowered the number of infections among young people by four percent in New York City. By comparison, social distancing of the entire population in public places lowered the number of cases and … Read more
Teachers have gone on strike in France demanding higher salaries and more government support amid the Covid-19 crisis. Schools have remained open since September because of the government’s concern over learning gaps, despite threats of a third lockdown in the country. Schoolteachers and university students marched together in protests or went on strike Tuesday around France … Read more
Schools could be shut until AFTER Easter holidays: Scientists warn classrooms should remain closed until Covid-19 cases falls dramatically Schools could remain shut until after Easter unless virus cases fall dramatically Education Secretary still hopes schools might return after February half-term But government source said it was becoming ‘increasingly difficult’ to see how schools could … Read more
Ministers are facing growing pressure to bump teachers up the vaccine priority list to allow schools to reopen. Senior MPs and industry figures have stressed that a speedy return to lessons is paramount to prevent lockdown wreaking further damage to children’s education. Immunisation of teachers and staff is heralded as the key to get pupils … Read more
Secondary schools will be shut for at least a week apart from for children in years 11 and 13 – but primary schools will be open from Monday, Michael Gove said today. Cabinet Office minister Mr Gove has said the Government wants the staggered reopening of schools in England from next Monday, meaning most children … Read more