Breaking news
Gordon Ramsay swaps kitchen for the classroom as he opens his first cookery school with successful pupils guaranteed job at his restaurant empire The Gordon Ramsay Academy will be opening later this year in Woking, Surrey It will give aspiring chefs of all ages chance to gain valuable work experience Local council leader described the … Read more
Portugal’s socialist Prime Minister has banned private schools from teaching pupils remotely during a two-week classroom closure. The minority Socialist-led government of Antonio Costa said that allowing private institutions to teach remotely would put state school pupils at a disadvantage. The Portuguese government ordered all schools closed for two weeks last Thursday to slow contagion … Read more
Parents are facing chaos over classroom closures as primaries across the country stay shut today despite Boris Johnson insisting ‘schools are safe’. The Prime Minister told families yesterday that children should return to school in all areas where they were due to open today and tomorrow. But as Covid-19 rates soar, teaching unions said that … Read more
I remain optimistic that with the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine, 2021 will be the year we overcome coronavirus. At the same time, as a dad, it is clear to me that while this takes place, I want my children to be at school. Keeping our kids out of classrooms is damaging. We know that … Read more
Schoolkids hiding in the back corner of the classroom are sat in the SAFEST part of the room, study claims US study looked at the spread of coronavirus particles in classrooms Found opening windows removes 70% of all particles smaller than one micron Air conditioning removes half of particles released during exhalation and talking Authors … Read more
A headteacher will next week begin handing down fines to cautious parents who refuse to send their children back to classrooms. Tina Wilkinson revealed that 25 pupils were absent from St Andrew’s Primary School in Lancashire yesterday, despite her repeated warnings of penalties. Fines are doled out after five absent days, meaning their parents have until … Read more
It’s like a scene out of ET! Social media users share hilarious memes as millions of pupils return to the classroom for the first time since lockdown today Many children are giddy with excitement to be reunited with their classmates Coronavirus continues to cast a large shadow over today’s grand reopening Social media has been … Read more
She’s planning on home schooling her two children due to the ongoing pandemic. And Chrissy Teigen couldn’t help but show off the perfect children’s classroom she designed in her home Sunday on Twitter. Meanwhile, the 34-year-old model has been buying up school supplies for underfunded teachers as many schools move forward with reopening despite surging … Read more
The dog ate YOUR homework! Red-faced teachers share their hilarious classroom fails – from killing the school pet to a VERY rude phrase in a word game Included one teacher whose dog tore apart their class’s completed homework Another accidentally included the swear word ‘s***’ in a word search Third sent pupils maths homework but … Read more
Children are less likely to catch Covid-19 at school than they are at home, according to research. Scientists at Belgium’s national health body found coronavirus transmission rates in classrooms were far lower than in the home. Just 0.8 per cent of youngsters quarantined under the contact tracing system tested positive for the virus. The rate … Read more