At the 80th Meeting of SAGE on 11th February (1), SAGE recommended the phased reopening of schools. They said, “60. There are a number of uncertainties in the modelling including the potential network implications of reopening schools. A phased reopening would allow the effects to be assessed which would be particularly...
Boris Johnson is facing calls to close every school in England after an embarrassing government U-turn which means all primary schools in London will remain shut next week.
A union leader claimed what was right for London was right for the rest of the country and called on ministers to...
When asked in the Commons about how young people would suffer at the hands of the Tory Brexit he replied...
https://twitter.com/JerryHicksUnite/status/1343225607262507009?s=20
Therefore 'speaking out of the bottom' in Boris Johnson parlance means 'how the hell did you know what we were planning?'. Yet more LIES and fakery from the Prime Minister....
All secondary pupils and teachers in England must wear face masks at school in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, it has been announced.
Under fresh government guidance issued on Wednesday, staff and students in Year 7 and above have been told to wear face coverings in communal...
Dorset Council is working closely with Public Health Dorset and all schools to safely manage any Coronavirus cases that occur. All schools, colleges and education settings are following Dorset Council, Department for Education and Public Health guidance. Risk assessments have been carried out and hygiene measures are in place....
Teachers' unions have reacted with dismay after the government published new COVID-19 guidelines for secondary schools last night - just days before millions of pupils in England are due to return to the classroom next week.
One leader said there was a sense of "weary inevitability" about the plan, while...
A-level and GCSE students in England will be handed exam grades as predicted by their teachers instead of a controversial algorithm, Ofqual has announced.
The move marks a stark U-turn by both Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, and comes after growing fury from pupils and Tory...
The government and the exams regulator are being threatened with legal action as pressure mounts for a rethink over the awarding of A-level grades.
Around 280,000 students saw their A-level grades fall by one grade or more from their predicted results following the introduction of a new "moderation" algorithm, which was put...
This teacher sums up what tens of thousands of teachers are saying. Many, many schools do not have the classroom capacity already without throwing social distancing in to the mix.
https://twitter.com/1kilroywashere/status/1277591664278884362?s=20
Penny Lane
People are saying if we don't go back now then when? This family would probably respond: 'when it's safe and our children will not be at the risk of dying'.
We have had warnings from the US and across Europe: https://dorseteye.com/we-would-have-to-be-insane-to-send-our-children-back-to-school/
and yet still our government seek to get...
