Teachers Union asks for rethink on School reopening as scientists speak out

Four prominent members of the Government’s own scientific advisory body have broken ranks to express worries about the safety of wider primary school opening...

Support staff have little confidence in government school safety plans, says union

An overwhelming majority of school support staff don’t feel reassured by government claims that English schools are safe to open to more pupils from...

Bury schools advised not to reopen on the 1st June

Bury Council has written to all headteachers in the borough advising them not to reopen schools on June 1st. The letter written by Councillor Tamoor...

Educational gaps are growing during lockdown says teport

Children from better-off households are spending 30% more time each day on educational activities than are children from the poorest fifth of households. A...

School children and their families to be able to get tested if they develop...

The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has fronted today’s Downing Street Daily Press Conference as arguments rage over whether schools should start to go back...

Let schools in communities with higher risk decide when to reopen say Councils

Schools should be allowed to make their own decisions about reopening – especially in areas where there is a higher proportion of black, Asian...

The government is showing a lack of understanding about the dangers of the spread...

The government should “step back” from its plan to reopen schools in England to more pupils from June 1, education unions have urged. The TUC...

A third of parents do not immediately plan to send their children back to...

A poll of 1000 parents commissioned by the National Education Union has found that 33% of parents do not immediately plan to send their...

Unions set out needs for safe reopening of schools in letter to Education Secretary

The TUC has published a joint statement that was sent yesterday evening to the Secretary of State for Education, on behalf of unions with...

Children could return to school with fresh behavioural challenges after crisis says Think Tank

Pupils could return to school with “fresh behavioural challenges” due to family circumstances or bereavement amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a think tank has said. The...