All primary schools in London will now close for the start of the new term after the government U-turned on its decision to keep some open despite rising Covid cases. The government bowed to protests, legal pressure and scientific advice on New Year’s Day after it initially omitted a number of boroughs from the forced … Read more
Boris Johnson’s decision to stop millions of children going to school is causing chaos and confusion for raging parents as Labour London councils pushed for all classrooms to be shut down from Monday. Primary schools in Covid-heavy areas of London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex and Kent will now not be allowed to reopen on … Read more
Primary schools in England’s worst-hit coronavirus hotspots will remain shut at the start of term on January 4 as ministers desperately try to slow the spread of the disease. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced this afternoon that primary schools in dozens of areas across London, Essex, Kent and beyond will not be allowed to reopen … Read more
Most secondary pupils will not return to classrooms until January 18 as the Government struggles to contain a coronavirus surge – but primary schools will reopen on January 4 in all but the ‘highest infection’ areas. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson delivered the grim news to the House of Commons this afternoon as he admitted more … Read more
‘Catholic Eton’ apologises for failing to prevent boys being abused: Ampleforth College issues statement of ‘profound regret and sorrow’ after series of scandals involving perverted staff Ampleforth, known as the ‘Catholic Eton’, apologised for failure to prevent abuse The Roman Catholic school has been hit by a series of sexual abuse scandals Last month Gavin … Read more
The highly infectious mutant strain of coronavirus found in Kent could be more likely to affect children, scientists have warned. Modellers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found the new virus strain is 56 per cent per cent more infectious. Even if another national lockdown was implemented, it would be ‘unlikely’ to … Read more
Parents are ‘dreading’ the prospect hinted at by Home Secretary Priti Patel of schools being shut throughout January as Britain grapples with the new strain of coronavirus. Ordinarily after the Christmas break, children would return to schools in the first week of January but this date was recently pushed back to January 11. But when … Read more
Home Secretary Priti Patel prompted fresh fears on Tuesday that schools could stay shut for the whole of January when she said pupils would ‘eventually’ return to classrooms. A Government source had said on Monday that schools could end up staying closed until February amid fears that children are more likely to catch the new mutant … Read more
Thousands of secondary school pupils in England will have their return to school delayed by up to a week after the Christmas holidays amid a Covid crisis in the classroom. Downing Street confirmed that the planned January 4 and 5 restart would now be ‘staggered’ with the use of online lessons, with full face-to-face learning … Read more
Return to online lessons in January? Ministers ‘considering DELAYING reopening schools after Christmas’ – just days after Gavin Williamson threatened councils with legal action if they closed Education Secretary Gavin Williamson expected to make announcement later January 4 and 5 return reportedly to be replaced with online lessons English secondary pupilscurrently have highest covid rates … Read more