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10 Aug Coronavirus

Teachers planning ‘week on-week off’ pattern if coronavirus surges amid Boris Johnson’s back-to-school push

Schools will teach pupils on a “week on-week off” rota if there is a fresh spike in coronavirus cases, a leading teaching union has warned Boris Johnson.

06 Aug Coronavirus

Labour call for clarity on English exams after thousands of Scottish pupils have results downgraded

Labour have called for urgent clarity over how English exam results are to be decided after thousands of Scottish pupils saw their results downgraded.

03 Aug Coronavirus

Boris Johnson still planning full school return in September despite coronavirus curbs

Downing Street has insisted that plans for a full return of children to school in September are going ahead, despite fresh coronavirus curbs announced last week.

03 Aug Education

Let’s open up opportunities in education to deliver the biggest boost for pupil-power in generations

Publishing graduate employment rates and average salaries would boost the quality of education and standardised university grades would show which university courses added the most value.

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30 Jul Health

Quality of early-life education positively impacts dementia risk later in life - Alzheimer's Society responds

Risk factors for Alzheimer’s may be apparent as early as our teens and 20s, according to new research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

20 Jul Coronavirus

Keir Starmer says parents left in ‘impossible position’ by lack of childcare amid coronavirus back-to-work push

Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of putting parents in an “impossible position” by asking them to return to work without adequate childcare support.

13 Jul Coronavirus

Coronavirus: MPs demand clarity on university students’ right to a fees refund

MPs have written to the Government urging them to increase support for universities hit by the coronavirus pandemic and provide clarity to students seeking fee refunds.

10 Jul Coronavirus

For countries in Africa suffering from conflict, Covid-19 is another strain on health systems already struggling to cope

Existing humanitarian programmes must adapt to ensure development on primary health care, clean water, sanitation and vaccination continues.

02 Jul Coronavirus

Gavin Williamson denies teaching will be ‘watered down’ as government presses ahead with school reopening plan

Gavin Williamson has dismissed suggestions that the school curriculum will be “watered down” as children are brought back into the classroom in September.

02 Jul Coronavirus

At a glance: The changes schools must make before they welcome back all pupils in September

The Government is asking schools reopen for all pupils full-time from the start of the autumn term, and have issued guidance on how they can make classrooms and campuses Covid-secure.

02 Jul Education

Third of nurseries in poorest areas could shut forever because of coronavirus, ministers are warned

A third of all nurseries in the UK’s most deprived areas could shut down forever because of the financial toll of the coronavirus crisis, the Government has been warned.

02 Jul Coronavirus

School year groups could form separate ‘bubbles’ as Education Secretary spells out plan for September reopening

School year groups could be kept apart in separate “bubbles” under government plans to get children in England back into the classroom in September.

29 Jun Coronavirus

Boris Johnson vows £1bn investment in ‘world-class’ school buildings as he begins coronavirus ‘bounce back’ plan

Boris Johnson has promised to help England’s schools “bounce back” from the coronavirus pandemic with a £1bn investment package.

26 Jun Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Government urged to expand support for vulnerable pupils as three-quarters of teachers warn of lack of engagement

Ministers must do more to re-engage vulnerable children in education as schools remain shut because of the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has warned.

24 Jun Coronavirus

The Government is failing to support pupils disadvantaged by school closures

Education at every level, from early years to saving our Higher Education institutions, should be a national priority throughout this crisis

20 Jun Coronavirus

No child should miss out on their education because they are on the wrong side of the digital divide

The Government must ensure that any child who is entitled free school meals has internet access and adequate devices at home.

19 Jun Education

Boris Johnson unveils £1bn Covid education ‘catch-up’ fund to make up for lockdown lost teaching time

Boris Johnson is promising a £1bn coronavirus “catch-up” fund in a bid to tackle the impact of lost teaching time on England’s young people.

17 Jun Education

MP brands unions ‘utterly disgraceful’ as they insist schools cannot reopen in September with two-metre rule

Education unions were attacked by Conservative MPs as they warned that schools will likely be unable to reopen in September if the Government’s two-metre social distancing rule remains in place.

15 Jun Coronavirus

Keir Starmer backs Marcus Rashford's plea for U-turn on free school meals

Keir Starmer has thrown his weight behind Marcus Rashford's plea for ministers to reverse plans to scrap free schools meals during the summer holidays.

10 Jun Coronavirus

Boris Johnson ‘fully intends’ to get ‘all children’ back to school in September despite u-turn on primary reopenings

The Government “fully intends” to get all year groups back to school in September, Boris Johnson has confirmed.

09 Jun Coronavirus

Primary schools will not reopen to all pupils before summer holidays, Gavin Williamson confirms

Plans to get all primary aged children back in school before the summer holidays have been scrapped by the Government.

08 Jun Coronavirus

Staff in schools need action, not warm words from Government, says the NASUWT

Commenting on the Government’s response to the outcomes of the Expert Advisory Group on education staff wellbeing, Dr Patrick Roach, General Secretary of the NASUWT – The Teacher’s Union, said

06 Jun Coronavirus

Employers in the North West must pause school reopening plans as R number rises

The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, has written to a number of local authorities in the North West urging them to reconsider their plans to continue with the wider reopening of schools in the light of reports that the regional COVID-19 R number calculated for the North West has increased to 1.01. This means that the virus could be growing again in the region.

03 Jun Coronavirus

Welsh schools to reopen from 29 June as experts warn UK-wide closures may set back attainment gap by a decade

The Welsh government has announced that all schools will reopen from 29 June as experts warn continued closures could undo almost a decade of progress on closing the attainment gap.