Number of pupils securing their first choice secondary school place falls compared to last year as a FIFTH miss out Nearly a fifth of children have missed out on their top choice secondary school But this rose to more than two in five pupils in some areas of England, data said The number of applications … Read more
Secondary school is evacuated and children sent home after staff receive ‘malicious communication’ Pupils at Radyr Comprehensive in Cardiff told to go home amid police incident Incident said to be ‘relating to a malicious communication received by school’ Police confirmed ‘no objects of concern’ were located and ‘no-one was harmed’ Headteacher said parents should email … Read more
British girl goes missing in Mallorca: Police launch search for 14-year-old who was last seen outside her secondary school two days ago Taya O’Loughlin was last seen outside a secondary school in Palma on Tuesday Reports say she was last seen with a Spanish girl who lives in a children’s home A specialist police unit … Read more
Cabinet Office will open secondary HQ in Glasgow with at least 500 officials set to move from London The Cabinet Office will set up a secondary base in Glasgow under PM’s plans Staff received an email yesterday revealing 500 officials will be moved by 2024 The announcement comes only days after it was revealed other … Read more
Bristol secondary school adopts ‘black hair code’ that allows pupils to wear afros, braids and cornrows Bristol Brunel Academy introduces the ‘Halo Code’ to encourage black hairstyles The 1,100-pupil school wants to ‘create a future without hair discrimination’ Companies including Unilever and Marks & Spencer have backed the Halo Code By Luke May For Mailonline … Read more
Summer lessons will be offered to children leaving primary school and all secondary pupils as part of a £700million catch-up package designed to reverse the impact of Covid on education. Under plans to be announced today, secondaries will offer face-to-face teaching over the holidays, with ministers keen to see summer classes for incoming Year 7 … Read more
Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty tonight insisted the risk posed by coronavirus to children at school is ‘incredibly low’ as he ‘categorically denied’ a claim he opposed a full return to classrooms on March 8. The Government’s top medical advisor said there are ‘huge advantages’ to reopening schools in terms of the mental and physical … Read more
Secondary school pupils will be made to wear face masks in lessons for ‘weeks’ when they head back to classroom on March 8 BREAKING: Secondary school pupils to wear masks in classrooms ‘for weeks’ The new rules come as part of plans to safely reopen schools on March 8 Boris Johnson made the announcement as … Read more
Ambulance delays during the surge in coronavirus cases before Christmas led to people dying of other illnesses such as heart attacks and strokes, doctors have said. Dr Adrian Boyle, vice president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said ambulances waiting outside hospitals over the festive period led to ‘secondary Covid victims’. Figures show the … Read more
Less than three quarters of pupils were in secondary school classes the week before Christmas as the number of students in state schools across England plummeted, official figures show. Seventy-two per cent were in secondary school classes on December 16, down from 80 per cent the week before, according to the Department for Education. Attendance … Read more