Punished for PAYING UP! As the cladding crisis rages, scandal of the homeowners shut out of £1bn support fund… for trying to make flats safe Ministers have set aside a total of £1.6bn to fund remediation work But many flat owners are having to cover the cost of recladding themselves This is because the current pot … Read more
Now unions call on ministers to shut down nurseries in battle to stop Covid-19 cases soaring Petition demanding Government close nurseries has reached 90,000 signatures Boris Johnson said more restrictions being considered to combat surge in cases National Education Union also called for nurseries to close to ‘get cases down’ By Josh White Education Reporter … Read more
Labour today piled more pressure on Boris Johnson to shut down professional football after players flouted Covid-19 rules again and were accused of losing the ‘moral case’ to continue as infections rise and the NHS struggles to cope. Social distancing was abandoned at FA Cup games amid wild celebrations in packed dressing rooms at Chorley … Read more
Hospitals cancel home births and shut down stand-alone maternity units, but still ban mothers-to-be from having their partners at their side on the wards Since the start of the pandemic, home births have provided a solution for women This is due to hospitals banning them having partner at their side during labour But now, with virus … Read more
Welsh lockdown is extended for three more weeks with schools and colleges staying shut until February half-term without ‘significant’ drop in infections, First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms Mark Drakeford confirmed the Level 4 restrictions in Wales will not be lifted School and college students will continue learning online till February half-term The First Minister said … Read more
Fury erupted after Britain’s biggest teaching union sent a ‘gloating’ email telling members ‘You did it!’ after Boris Johnson closed all schools in Monday night’s lockdown announcement. Teachers were left appalled by the victorious tone of the message from the left-wing National Education Union (NEU) to its 500,000 members at the decision which left nine … Read more
Michael Gove dealt another blow to parents today as he suggested schools could remain closed after the February half-term. In a stark warning this morning, the former education secretary hinted schools may open even later than expected if the government’s vaccination drive lags behind. The Cabinet Minister said that while education was the ‘number one priority’, he said, … Read more
All schools and colleges across England will be told to shut from tomorrow until the middle of February under Boris Johnson’s new national coronavirus lockdown. Primary and secondary schools will have to shift to remote learning for the overwhelming majority of pupils, with only vulnerable children and the children of key workers allowed to attend … Read more
Boris Johnson is widely expected to keep schools across England shut as part of a new national coronavirus lockdown in a move which will leave parents and pupils facing weeks of uncertainty. The Prime Minister will set out the ‘next steps’ in the Government’s Covid-19 response with an address to the nation tonight at 8pm, … Read more
England’s schools system is in meltdown today after schools revolted against Boris Johnson’s plea to stay open leaving millions of parents to begin homeschooling their children for at least a fortnight with often only a few hours’ notice. Many headteachers ordered to stay open have decided to shut their gates anyway this morning despite the … Read more