More than HALF of schools in England had coronavirus cases during first fortnight of November’s lockdown, surveillance report reveals Infection rates were highest among secondary school pupils, the survey found They were lowest in primary school staff, with primary pupils also lower Teenagers have high rates of coronavirus but officials refuse to close schools ONS … Read more
Rapid Covid-19 tests could soon be offered daily in schools in bid to keep classrooms open The new system will be introduced in England in January for secondary schools Officials hope will improve attendance so pupils get more face-to-face teaching Tests will require consent of parents, students or school staff, the DfE has said By … Read more
England’s chief inspector of schools today accused London Labour councils of harming the education of tens of thousands of children and taking the ‘easy’ route by ending the term early. Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman spoke out as London parents and children were left in limbo today after the Government became locked in a fierce … Read more
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has ordered London school to stay open after Labour-led Greenwich council told local classes to move online from tomorrow. Tonight Mr Williamson issued a temporary continuity direction to Greenwich council, the Department for Education confirmed. Should the south east London council ignore the letter, Mr Williamson will be able to enforce … Read more
Millions of London parents face an anxious wait to see if schools are unilaterally shut across the capital after a Labour council backed by Sadiq Khan asked headteachers to shut their gates at the end of today because of rising coronavirus cases. Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has been accused of ‘an appalling lack of leadership’ … Read more
All schools in south-east London borough of Greenwich are to close from TOMORROW with lessons moving online amid spike of Covid cases Greenwich council leader warns London borough has highest rates since March The south-east London borough is facing ‘exponential growth’ of Covid-19 Schools will be closed from Monday evening and asked to move classes … Read more
Ministers threatened to take legal action against schools last night amid fears that many will close early to reduce the spread of coronavirus among teenagers before Christmas. At least one council has already told some of its schools it would allow them to switch to online learning for the last week of term. Secondary schools … Read more
Austrian court overturns ban on religious headscarves in schools: Judges declare the rules discriminated against Muslims The law prevented girls younger than ten wearing a religious headscarf in school Court said the law could only be understood as targeting Islamic head coverings Austria’s new coalition government had planned to extend ban for girls under 14 … Read more
Mass coronavirus testing is being rolled out in secondary schools in coronavirus hotspots in North East London, South Essex and Kent from today. The launch comes after official data showed pupils aged 11 to 18 were fuelling the winter surge of infections in the capital and South East England. The Department of Health said ‘hundreds … Read more
All secondary schools and colleges in Wales will physically CLOSE from Monday and pupils will return to online learning in desperate attempt to reduce the spread of coronavirus Secondary schools and colleges will shut in Wales from Monday December 14 Pupils will return to online learning in attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus Comes … Read more