BBC to provide biggest education offering as England begins new lockdown
The BBC is to deliver the biggest education offer in its history across more of its platforms. It will bring together BBC Two, CBBC,...
Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool join calls to cancel this month’s vocational exams
The Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool have joined the call for vocational exams to be cancelled this month
In a joint statement Steve Rotheram...
Call for bosses to offer furlough to working parents affected by school closures
The TUC is today calling on employers to offer furlough to all parents affected by school closures.
Last week the government announced that some schools...
We are not giving blanket advice to schools on whether to reopen or not...
Manchester Council will not be giving blanket advice to schools to remain closed currently but will work with individual schools to make the right...
Johnson-“Send your primary school children to school where they are open”
Boris Johnson has told parents they should “absolutely” send their children to school in areas where primaries are open.
Speaking to the Andrew Marr show...
Burnham warns of Monday morning chaos for Greater Manchester schools
The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has warned it could be a “chaotic situation” on Monday with the return of primary schools
Speaking to...
Government under pressure to keep schools closed
The government is under growing pressure to abandon plans to reopen most primary schools in England, with one teachers’ union demanding evidence it is...
Secondary schools return delayed though primary education to go ahead as planned
The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that secondary school pupils return after the Xmas break will be delayed
Williamson told the House of Commons...
Funding awarded to support STEM inspiration activity across Greater Manchester
GREATER Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded £50k funding to a programme designed to help young people across the region continue to be inspired...
The Manchester College enlists Jason Manford to give the gift of education for Christmas
The Manchester College gave the city the gift of education this festive period with a little bit of help from Jason Manford.
With the construction...