Mass Covid testing in secondary schools is being rolled out in London, Kent and Essex today

Mass coronavirus testing is being rolled out in secondary schools in coronavirus hotspots in North East London, South Essex and Kent from today. The launch comes after official data showed pupils aged 11 to 18 were fuelling the winter surge of infections in the capital and South East England.  The Department of Health said ‘hundreds … Read more

Coronavirus: All secondary schools in Wales to close from Monday

All secondary schools and colleges in Wales will physically CLOSE from Monday and pupils will return to online learning in desperate attempt to reduce the spread of coronavirus Secondary schools and colleges will shut in Wales from Monday December 14 Pupils will return to online learning in attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus  Comes … Read more

Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home

Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home after staff raised alarm Police rushed to Stoke Newington School in the north east of the capital today Video clip from the scene shows pupils filing past two squad cars parked outside The students were then lined up on nearby Clissold Park … Read more

Police evacuate north London secondary school and block road

Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home after staff raised alarm By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 12:50 GMT, 10 December 2020 | Updated: 13:14 GMT, 10 December 2020 Staff and students have today been evacuated from a London school after a bomb threat. Police rushed to Stoke Newington School in the … Read more

Sage expert suggests secondary school children should be taken out of classes BEFORE the end of term

Sage expert suggests secondary school children should be taken out of classes BEFORE the end of term because they have the highest coronavirus infection rate of any age group Robert West made the comments as the new Covid infection numbers came out  Sage adviser is Professor of Health Psychology at University College London Suggested children should … Read more

Secondary school pupil told her tight clothes ‘distract’ teachers

Parents were left outraged after a secondary school allegedly told its female students to refrain from wearing tight-fitting clothes because it’s ‘distracting’ for male teachers. Female pupils at Presentation College in Carlow, Ireland aged between 12 and 18 were reportedly called out of class on Friday last week and spoken to by their heads of … Read more

Parents furious after girls at secondary school told to stop wearing ‘distracting’ tight PE clothes

Parents were left outraged after a secondary school allegedly told its female students to refrain from wearing tight-fitting clothes because it’s ‘distracting’ for male teachers. Female pupils at Presentation College in Carlow, Ireland aged between 12 and 18 were reportedly called out of class on Friday last week and spoken to by their heads of … Read more

Two thirds of all England’s secondary schools had at least one pupil self isolating at home

Nearly two thirds of secondary schools in England had at least one pupil self-isolating at home due to potential contact with coronavirus last week, Government figures show. Pupil attendance in secondary schools has dropped from 87 per cent a week earlier to 83 per cent on November 12, according to the Department for Education (DfE) … Read more

Children who started secondary school in September are 22 MONTHS behind on their writing

Children who started secondary school in September are 22 MONTHS behind on their writing as attainment levels for Year 7 pupils plummet since first coronavirus lockdown More than 112,000 Year 7 pupils attainment levels are below their March levels The stark findings, which point to the pandemic’s devastating impact on learning The National Education Union’s joint … Read more

Secondary school pupils and staff in England MUST wear masks under new rules

Pupils and teachers in secondary schools now must wear masks in all areas except the classroom, new Government rules say.   The measures stipulate that face coverings should be worn when moving between lessons and when entering communal areas.  The rules were already in force for children in year 7 and above – and for staff and … Read more