Teachers are far more likely to spread Covid-19 than children, according to a leading scientist. Shamez Ladhani, a paediatric infectious diseases specialist at Public Health England (PHE), said that school staff will maintain social distancing rules during work but are more likely to break them outside the classroom. It comes as figures show that just … Read more
Two first-grade teachers in Florida have sought to ease their student’s anxieties about returning to school this month amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic by transforming their school desks into little colorful Jeeps. Patricia Dovi, 35, and Kim Martin, 51, of St. Barnabas Episcopal School in DeLand, spent a week redesigning their student’s desks, which feature … Read more
Teachers’ union demands ‘plan B’ from Government on what to do if Covid infections rise when schools reopen Teaching union demanded a ‘plan B’ from the Government on school reopenings NEU said schools should hire more staff and provide extra teaching space Comes as school pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are due to return … Read more
Tough teachers who predicted their pupils’ GCSE results fairly will face the blame if they are too low, warns education expert Teachers who give accurate marks ‘could be blamed,’ for not inflating grades Former headteacher predicts a shortage of sixth form places after results day Lord Blunkett has called for ‘Nightingale-style’ provision for further education … Read more
Ministers completed a humiliating exams U-turn today and agreed to allow A-level and GCSE results in England to be based on teachers’ assessments after a furious row over grades. Regulator Ofqual confirmed this afternoon that England would follow steps already taken by Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland after a controversial computer algorithm marked down thousands of … Read more
Teachers have submitted ‘implausibly high’ predicted grades amid widespread upset over A-level results, the exams regulator has claimed. Nearly 40 per cent of results had been downgraded from teachers’ predictions, official data reveals, sparking complaints from pupils who say the system has let them down. But the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) now … Read more
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson issued a humiliating apology to millions of pupils last night – as fears grew of chaos in the A-level appeals process. A quarter of a million sixth-formers will get their results this morning after an 11th-hour change to the way grades are awarded. In an attempt to head off a rebellion … Read more
A Labour peer is coaching teachers on how they can refuse returning to the classroom without breaking the law, a leaked dossier has revealed. John Hendy QC, one of the country’s preeminent labour law scholars, has briefed various teachers’ unions on how their members can avoid the sack by using employee protection laws, according to … Read more
Boris Johnson was today urged to emulate Thatcher’s battle against coal miners and force teaching unions to get children back in schools. Tory MPs are demanding the PM stays ‘unbreakable’ despite claims of attempts to sabotage his drive to get all pupils back in classes in England next month. There are also increasing signs of … Read more
Exam bosses responsible for accrediting qualifications in Scotland have marked down 124,564 pupils – after ‘optimistic’ teachers tried to give them the highest results in history for their coronavirus-cancelled tests. The Scottish Qualifications Authority downgraded the students’ marks for the exams that were not sat, changing a massive 93.1 per cent of all the moderated … Read more