Pupils at Lode Heath School in Birmingham have been informed they will have to sit down open air to eat their lunch all through autumn and winter – even when it’s pouring with rain (Pictures: BPM/Getty) School children have been informed they will must eat their lunch open air all through the autumn and winter […]
Junior school locked down as armed police investigate reports of man with gun
Pupils had been saved inside following reports of close by man with a gun (Picture: BPM Media) A Surrey junior school and a close-by nursery had been placed on lockdown this afternoon as armed police swept the realm following reports of a gunman. Officers carried out a radical search with the assistance of a drone […]
Teachers call on PM to fix school testing crisis ‘before it’s too late’
A head teacher called the situation a ‘disgrace’ as unions called on the Government to act now (Picture: Getty) Teachers, education unions and the children’s commissioner have called on the Government to urgently resolve the testing crisis in schools or risk widespread closures. Schools in England and Wales are being pushed to breaking point, as […]
Headteacher ‘forced to buy private coronavirus tests’ after understaffing fears
Headteacher Bethany Dawson, from Sutton High School (pictured) said she was forced to buy private tests otherwise she would not have enough staff to teach (Picture: Wikipedia) A headteacher from a school in Sutton said she has been forced to buy private coronavirus tests after eight self-isolating teachers could not get any. After fears of […]
Secondary school pupils face remote learning if two-week lockdown is imposed
Pupils might return to house learning for a two-week interval (Picture: AFP) Secondary school pupils might return to remote learning if No 10 imposes a nationwide two-week lockdown. Ministers are reportedly contemplating a ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown if new measures such because the ‘rule of six’ don’t assist gradual the unfold of the virus. The authorities […]
When is the October half-term break and could there be a UK lockdown then?
Will there be a lockdown during the October half term? ( OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) A two-week national lockdown in October could reportedly be announced in the next week as coronavirus cases rise nationwide and the R rate jumps to 1.4 in some areas. Yvonne Doyle, medical director at Public Health England has warned […]
