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Coronavirus could cause a permanent shift to virtual parents’ evenings after a teaching union described parents physically queueing to talk to teachers about their children as ‘Stalinist’. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, has suggested online parents’ evenings and governors’ meetings could become the new normal after the pandemic. … Read more
Parents are calling for pupils to repeat a whole school year or cancel summer holidays as 75 per cent of teachers believe their students have fallen behind due to remote learning. Boris Johnson today admitted that it could take a year for children to catch up from the impact of Covid school closures, claiming online learning … Read more
‘Dare not even tell my kids’: Angry and despairing parents hit out online after Boris Johnson’s announcement that schools will stay closed until at least March 8 PM announced pupils will not return to classrooms after the February half-term His statement to MPs this afternoon was met with exasperation from parents Chris Bell tweeted: ‘Only … Read more
Headmaster sends parents an angry letter saying they should retrain as TEACHERS after dozens criticised home learning and told staff ‘how to do their jobs’ All schools in Britain are now closed except for the children of key workers The majority of the country’s schoolchildren are now learning online remotely A headmaster said parents had … Read more
Headteacher Martine Buckley has warned parents that children could lose their place at school if lockdown rules are broken A headteacher has threatened to withdraw pupils from a school in Oldham after children told teachers they had been visiting people outside of their households. Martine Buckley, executive headteacher at Yew Tree Community School in Chadderton, … Read more
Experts have revealed parents should avoid directly talking about weight gain but ‘ban eating in front of the TV’ to help obese children who have gained weight during the Covid-19 pandemic. A recent study published in the journal Obesity found that compared with this time last year, children ate one extra meal and added nearly … Read more
‘They would be so proud’: Mary Berry, 85, wishes her parents and brothers were still around to see her receive her Damehood By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 20:54 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 21:14 GMT, 26 January 2021 Mary Berry has admitted she wishes her parents and brothers were still alive to see … Read more
A headteacher has become an internet hit after she penned a heartfelt letter telling parents they would ‘get through this together’ during the third lockdown. Sarah White, 40, was so moved by a conversation with a parent who had had a ‘really tough’ time during lockdown she decided to write the letter to say that … Read more
Better late than never! The Bachelor Locky Gilbert finally meets Irena Srbinovska parents as the family visit a winery in Barossa Valley By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:28 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 05:28 GMT, 25 January 2021 The Bachelor star Locky Gilbert sadly didn’t get to meet winner Irena Srbinovska’s family … Read more
Bank of Glum and Dad: Parents feel squeeze as first-time buyer deposits rocket up to 25% to almost £60k House prices reached record highs in November, with the average deposit for first-time buyers leaping to nearly £60,000 Previous research showed more than half of first-time buyers under 35 relied on money from their parents Soaring … Read more