Education
2,500 students at elite school in quarantine after ‘off-campus partying’ as Covid outbreak hits Glasgow Uni
As expected the new University term is bringing Covid 19 outbreaks.
‘Come & help these children’ as Couple run street-side classes for poor students as Covid shut schools
“They don’t have access to internet, their schools are shut and they don’t have any means to learn.”
Govt slammed for ‘heartless lack of regard’ for ‘our most vulnerable children’
The lack of clarity and guidance and funding from the Government is putting both children and workers in danger.
Most schools have pupils isolating due to testing issues as under half of staff given Covid training
“It's as though covid never happened and they are playing Russian roulette.”
‘Govt cannot side-step its responsibility’ as schools hit with Covid cases
“We are hearing stories of teachers being told they must travel hundreds of miles for a test – the Government must act on this immediately.”
Staff member at school Boris Johnson visited tested positive for Covid-19
Number 10 is yet to confirm whether the prime minister and his staff will self isolate.
Starmer: ‘Young people’s futures can’t be held back by Conservatives’ incompetence’
Ahead of schools reopening and MPs returning to Westminster, the Labour leader said the Education Secretary should go to Parliament to “tell us how he will protect our children’s futures”.
‘Sense of inevitability’ after yet another ‘reprehensible’ Tory U-turn
One teaching union expressed a ‘weary, resigned sense of inevitability’ at the timing.
Ofqual chief quits after exam results U-turn but Williamson is going nowhere
In a statement on Tuesday Ofqual said Ms Collier had decided “that the next stage of the awarding process would be better overseen by new leadership”.