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Knives out for Education Secretary Gavin Williamson after back to school fiasco as International Trade Secretary Liz Truss also faces the axe The Education Secretary is tipped to be a casualty of the PM’s next reshuffle Former Ministers think he let leftist teaching unions dictate when school returns International Trade Secretary Liz Truss is also … Read more
UK’s ‘preoccupation’ with ‘one-size fits all’ university education risks causing a ‘skills crisis’ says Tony Blair’s son Euan – a generation after his father’s famous bid to get HALF of youngsters to become students Euan Blair, 36, warns society is divided by a 30-year ‘obsession with university’ He says graduates without any non-graduate friends should … Read more
Children in the north are missing out on an education as Labour-run councils refuse to allow schools to reopen, a stark new poll has revealed. A survey of primary headteachers has found that just a third of them followed the Prime Minister’s plan and managed to bring back Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 students back … Read more
Children in areas where councils have so far refused to reopen schools must be allowed to return to classes, the Education Secretary says today. Primary pupils across England were welcomed back by their teachers yesterday despite warnings from the hardline National Education Union. Up to 70 per cent of eligible youngsters returned after a ten-week … Read more
Joe Wicks has been ‘tipped to lead new government physical education curriculum to help combat childhood obesity in the UK’ By Roxy Simons and Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 01:54 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 01:54 BST, 31 May 2020 Joe Wicks has allegedly been chosen to lead a new physical education curriculum on … Read more
The cynical tactics of a union trying to stop schools reopening were laid bare last night. Video footage showed leaders of the National Education Union discussing how to ‘threaten’ headmasters who tried to get their staff back to work. The officials told their members they should refuse to engage if they were asked to return … Read more
All teachers must receive sufficient PPE once schools reopen with ‘workable’ social distancing rules, say education leaders The Association of School and College Leaders said that PPE is a ‘prerequisite’ Officials are considering reopening schools before the summer holidays Future GCSE and A-level students in Year 10 and 12 are likely to be prioritised By … Read more
Schools will reopen in ‘phased manner’ after lockdown, says Education Secretary Gavin Williamson Gavin Williamson did not give a fixed date for reopening schools across England But Education Secretary said when it happens it will be done in ‘phased manner’ Schools across the UK have been closed to most pupils ever since March 20 By … Read more
‘Hugh Jackman should get nominated for an Oscar’: Fans heap praise on the Australian actor following his stellar performance as a corrupt school superintendent in Bad Education By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:54 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 09:54 BST, 28 April 2020 Hugh Jackman is winning praise from fans and … Read more
Conference organisers have been hit hard by coronavirus lockdowns, but one answer is to hold events online or even better in virtual reality. VR Education specialises in this type of technology and for the AIM-listed business, this period of enforced homeworking might prove to be a company maker. A month ago, for example, it ran … Read more