Nicola Sturgeon-backed Scottish history document for schools that traces the formation of Holyrood government to King Edward I invading Scotland in 1296 is blasted as ‘dangerous nonsense’ The SNP’s 27-page timeline is titled: ‘The Road to the Scottish Parliament’ It begins its tale in 1296 when ‘King Edward I of England invades Scotland’ – the … Read more
There were ‘very few’ coronavirus outbreaks in schools and nurseries that re-opened during the summer term, Government research has found. Only 55 clusters of Covid were recorded in educational settings across England in the seven weeks to July 17, when No10 began the phased reopening of schools. Researchers led by a team at Public Health England … Read more
Schools will be allowed to take an inset day on the last Friday of term so teachers can have a ‘proper break’ from identifying potential coronavirus cases ahead of Christmas, a minister said today. Schools Standards Minister Nick Gibb said the Government wants there to be a ‘clear six days’ ahead of Christmas Eve so … Read more
The sacking of an Eton tutor over a controversial lecture on ‘gender roles’ could jeopardise the school’s legal status as a charity, the Free Speech Union has warned. English teacher Will Knowland was dismissed for refusing to remove a video published on his YouTube channel that denounced ‘radical feminist orthodoxy’ – which was intended for the … Read more
Sweden will close its high schools for a month from next Monday and students will take online classes after 209 deaths were recorded in the last two days. The Scandinavian country, which has resisted taking coercive action to suppress coronavirus, is seeing infections rise and exceeding official forecasts. Its Public Health Agency now predicts a … Read more
Is this the future of classrooms? Face masks that supply students with a steady supply of sterilised air could help prevent the spread of coronavirus in schools, scientist claims Professor at Alicante University has patented a unique and unusual design Involves a network of tubes plumbing in clean air and removing dirty air Individual face masks fitted to the … Read more
Keep sniffly children in class: Primary schools should stop sending children home to self-isolate when they have signs of a cold, experts say Study finds youngsters get between four and eight winter respiratory infections Any child with symptoms must isolate (and those they have been in contact with) Paediatricians say it means children will miss ‘significant … Read more
‘Don’t bore pupils with Shakespeare’: Dame Helen Mirren says the Bard should not be taught in schools as it’s best experienced for the first time at a theatre Helen Mirren says Shakespeare should be shown not taught to school pupils Suggests ‘droning through’ his works at the ages of 11 and 12 can be off-putting … Read more
Schools are some of ‘the safest places places’ children can be, CDC director says as he calls shutting down in-person learning an ’emotional response’ to surging COVID-19 cases CDC director Dr Robert Redfield urged U.S. schools to stay open during a Thursday White House coronavirus task force briefing He called schools among ‘the safest places’ … Read more
Journalist Megyn Kelly has made the decision to quit New York City and take her children out of their ‘far-left’ schools as they ‘gave gone off the deep end’ following the death of George Floyd. Kelly revealed she snapped after a letter was sent around to faculty in her sons’ school that claimed ‘white school … Read more