Parents have been left fuming at headteachers who told their children to play in the snow instead of taking online lessons on Zoom. As large parts of the UK were hit with snow from Storm Darcy, some headteachers took it upon themselves to call a ‘snow day’ for home school students, scrapping online lessons and … Read more
Hundreds of teachers in London ‘book Covid vaccine through NHS booking link sent on Whatsapp’ – as parts of the country begin jabbing over-60s Staff member at London school said they were able to book a Covid-19 jab They added they were not in the top priority groups for the vaccines rollout Labour has repeatedly … Read more
A Georgia clinic that flouted the state’s rules for who is eligible to get COVID-19 vaccins and gave teachers shots ahead of their turn has been barred from giving any vaccines for six months. State health officials seized about 470 doses of Pfizer vaccine from the Medical Center of Elberton on Friday, after discovering it … Read more
The Children’s Commissioner today insisted teachers should receive Covid-19 vaccinations after the first on the priority list as calls grow for schools to reopen. Anne Longfield said about 500,000 teachers and 500,000 support staff could all be given the jab ‘in a couple of days’ given recent data on UK vaccination capacity. She added that … Read more
Boris Johnson drops in on a Year 6 virtual Zoom class as he praises teachers and parents for ‘rising to the unique challenges’ of home schooling Prime Minister spoke to year six class from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Said answering their questions was more ‘terrifying’ than talking to journalists PM told the youngsters he … Read more
Teachers and school support staff should be given a Covid vaccine at half-term to allow classrooms to open as soon as possible, Sir Keir Starmer said today. The Labour leader called for educationalists to be bumped up the priority list for jabs amid anger at the continued closure. The Government has been sending out mixed … Read more
Teachers and police should be considered for vaccinations after the most vulnerable have been immunised, NHS England’s chief executive said today. Sir Simon Stevens said there should be a ‘legitimate discussion’ about vaccinating public-facing workers such as teachers after those most at risk have received their jabs. He also suggested those with learning disabilities should be considered … Read more
Teachers have gone on strike in France demanding higher salaries and more government support amid the Covid-19 crisis. Schools have remained open since September because of the government’s concern over learning gaps, despite threats of a third lockdown in the country. Schoolteachers and university students marched together in protests or went on strike Tuesday around France … Read more
Absence rates for primary school teachers with Covid-19 were six times higher in England than for children in the same settings, an analysis suggests. Teacher absences due to a confirmed case of coronavirus were up to three times higher in secondary schools than those of pupils, according to research from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) … Read more
Fury at BBC home-schooling programme that tells pupils physics teachers are ‘grumpy, scary and smell of cabbage’ Actor & radio host Cel Spellman said physics teachers were ‘grumpy’ and ‘scary’ Dr Adam Rutherford criticised presenter for ‘ridiculous’ remarks on BBC Bitesize Spellman’s comments have also come under fire by people on social media By Lydia … Read more