Teachers lash out over school face masks U-turn

Teachers have warned Boris Johnson his face masks U-turn risks creating chaos in schools amid fears pupils will bully each other over their choice of covering. The Government last night announced that face masks will be compulsory in the communal areas of secondary schools in parts of England which are subject to local lockdowns.  Meanwhile, … Read more

Teachers lash out over school face masks U-turn

Teachers have warned Boris Johnson his face masks U-turn risks creating chaos in schools amid fears pupils will bully each other over their choice of covering. The Government last night announced that face masks will be compulsory in the communal areas of secondary schools in parts of England which are subject to local lockdowns.  Meanwhile, … Read more

UK school pupils WILL wear face masks if local area in lockdown 

Thousands of secondary pupils will have to wear masks at school after yet another education U-turn. With just days to go before children return, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson last night said face coverings will be compulsory in the communal areas of schools covered by local lockdowns. A decision on whether to wear masks in other schools … Read more

UK school pupils WILL wear face masks if local area in lockdown 

Thousands of secondary pupils will have to wear masks at school after yet another education U-turn. With just days to go before children return, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson last night said face coverings will be compulsory in the communal areas of schools covered by local lockdowns. A decision on whether to wear masks in other schools … Read more

Coronavirus: Gavin Williamson makes schools home tests promise

Under-fire Education Secretary Gavin Williamson today broke cover to guarantee every school in England will have coronavirus home testing kits to hand out to parents when they reopen next week.  Mr Williamson also insisted schools will only close following local outbreaks as an ‘absolute last resort’.  The Government has stepped up its efforts to persuade … Read more

Coronavirus: Gavin Williamson makes schools home tests promise

Beleaguered Education Secretary Gavin Williamson breaks cover to promise all schools will get Covid home tests before they reopen as he insists they will only close amid a local coronavirus outbreak as an ‘absolute last resort’ Gavin Williamson guarantees schools will have home test kits when they reopen Education Secretary said schools in England will … Read more

Fury as Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is nominated for MP OF THE YEAR

Gavin Williamson is in the running to be named MP of the Year despite widespread demands for him to quit over this year’s exams fiasco. The Education Secretary has been nominated in the People’s Choice category of the awards run by non-partisan organisation the Patchwork Foundation. He has been nomination by the public in a … Read more

Fury as Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is nominated for MP OF THE YEAR

Gavin Williamson is in the running to be named MP of the Year despite widespread demands for him to quit over this year’s exams fiasco. The Education Secretary has been nominated in the People’s Choice category of the awards run by non-partisan organisation the Patchwork Foundation. He has been nomination by the public in a … Read more

Jenny Harries: Pupils more likely to be hit by bus than catch Covid

Pupils are more likely to be hit by a bus on their way to school than catch coronavirus in the classroom, the deputy chief medical officer claimed today.  Dr Jenny Harries said the risk of children being involved in a traffic accident or of catching the flu are ‘probably higher than the current risk’ posed … Read more

Vegans push for dairy-free alternative to cow’s milk on school menu 49 years after Margaret Thatcher

Vegans are the NEW ‘milk snatchers’: Meat-free campaigners push for dairy-free alternative to the white stuff on school menu… 49 years after Margaret Thatcher stopped benefit for over 7s Vegans and doctors pressuring government to take cow’s milk off school menus They want plant-based alternatives high in calcium to be subsidised instead Evokes Margaret Thatcher’s … Read more