Plans to reopen primary schools are driven by welfare concerns not evidence younger year groups are less vulnerable to the virus, Sage source reveals PM wants children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 to go back to class on June 1 Decision was based on welfare not evidence younger pupils are less prone to … Read more
Fury as primary school shares bizarre social distancing ‘plan’ with children as young as four ‘put in ‘bubbles’ in the playground, allocated timeslots for toilet breaks and given NO help from teachers if they fall or wet themselves’ Holywell Village First School in Northumberland revealed social distancing plans School advised that children would have to … Read more
Bosses behind dozens of primary schools in England are backing plans for pupils to return to classrooms, despite strong opposition from teaching unions. The heads of four academy chains – Reach 2, Harris, Oasis and GEP – which teach a quarter of the UK’s children, have all thrown their weight behind government proposals to reopen schools … Read more
Two coronavirus cases are confirmed at a primary school attended by vulnerable pupils as the site is closed for a deep clean Springfield Primary School in Spolton, Derby, has now closed for deep cleaning Everyone who came into contact with the two cases will have to self-isolate The news comes amid the government’s plans to … Read more
Primary schools could re-open on June 1, with students from Years 10 and 12 becoming the first in a wave of secondary pupils flocking to classes. Boris Johnson is hoping to put teachers on three weeks’ notice to re-open primary schools in England to all pupils as soon as next month. Whitehall sources have claimed the … Read more