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Less than three quarters of pupils were in secondary school classes the week before Christmas as the number of students in state schools across England plummeted, official figures show. Seventy-two per cent were in secondary school classes on December 16, down from 80 per cent the week before, according to the Department for Education. Attendance … Read more
All England’s secondary schools and colleges today received up to 1,000 Covid tests to get children back into class – just as Boris Johnson prepared to keep them all shut into February. Staff at secondaries across the country started unpacking the kits after the Prime Minister admitted that reopening them on January 18 may be … Read more
‘Dedicated and inspirational’ secondary school teacher, 55, dies from Covid just two days after Christmas Engineering teacher Paul Hilditch, 55, died from Covid two days after Christmas The teacher from from Teesside died after two weeks of treatment for the virus Conyers School says Mr Hilditch was ‘truly dedicated, caring and well-loved’ By Luke May … Read more
Primary schools in England’s worst-hit coronavirus hotspots will remain shut at the start of term on January 4 as ministers desperately try to slow the spread of the disease. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced this afternoon that primary schools in dozens of areas across London, Essex, Kent and beyond will not be allowed to reopen … Read more
Most secondary pupils will not return to classrooms until January 18 as the Government struggles to contain a coronavirus surge – but primary schools will reopen on January 4 in all but the ‘highest infection’ areas. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson delivered the grim news to the House of Commons as he admitted more time is … Read more
Boris Johnson will delay the opening of all England’s secondary schools for at least another week after pressure from SAGE scientists, ministers, teachers and unions to keep all students at home throughout January, it emerged today. The Prime Minister is expected to announce the new extended schools lockdown after being accused of ‘dithering’ on the … Read more
Boris Johnson is expected to delay the opening of all England’s secondary schools for at least another week after pressure from SAGE scientists, ministers, teachers and unions to keep all students at home throughout January, it was revealed today. The Prime Minister is expected to announce the new extended schools lockdown after being accused of … Read more
The highly infectious mutant strain of coronavirus found in Kent could be more likely to affect children, scientists have warned. Modellers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found the new virus strain is 56 per cent per cent more infectious. Even if another national lockdown was implemented, it would be ‘unlikely’ to … Read more
There were fresh fears tonight that schools could be closed indefinitely as Boris Johnson refused to commit to welcoming students back at agreed times in January. Speaking at the coronavirus press briefing, the Prime Minister said plans to reopen schools by January 11 would be kept ‘under constant review’. Number 10 and Health Secretary Matt Hancock had … Read more
Government scientists are drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary school pupils in England in a bid to curb the spread of the new Covid strain, according to reports. Ministers have vowed the keep schools open after the Christmas break, saying children’s learning was suffering due to the impact of Covid-19. But experts are growing concerned … Read more