Boris Johnson scrapped pandemic team before coronavirus hit UK

Revealed: Boris Johnson scrapped Cabinet Ministers pandemic team six months before coronavirus hit Britain The PM abolished the Threats, Hazards, Resilience and Contingency Committee  MPs such as Michael Gove and Matt Hancock were part of the pandemic team  The group was scrapped by Mr Johnson just days after he entered No10 last July  COVID-19 hit … Read more

Boris Johnson scrapped pandemic team before coronavirus hit UK

Revealed: Boris Johnson scrapped Cabinet Ministers pandemic team six months before coronavirus hit Britain The PM abolished the Threats, Hazards, Resilience and Contingency Committee  MPs such as Michael Gove and Matt Hancock were part of the pandemic team  The group was scrapped by Mr Johnson just days after he entered No10 last July  COVID-19 hit … Read more

Boris Johnson pledges ‘massive’ summer school ‘catch-up operation’ to help pupils

Pupils in England will undergo a ‘massive summer catch-up operation’ following months out of the classroom after the Government U-turned on its promise to get primary school children back before the holidays.  The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced there would be a ‘big summer of catch up’ to help children ‘make up for lost … Read more

Boris Johnson pledges ‘massive’ summer school ‘catch-up operation’ to help pupils

Pupils in England will undergo a ‘massive summer catch-up operation’ following months out of the classroom after the Government U-turned on its promise to get primary school children back before the holidays.  The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced there would be a ‘big summer of catch up’ to help children ‘make up for lost … Read more

How COULD schools go back? Calls for ‘furlough-style’ plan to get children back in the classroom 

 Boris Johnson is facing mounting political and public fury today after his plans for returning children to school collapsed into confusion. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson was forced to admit yesterday that plans for all primary school children to return for a month of school before the summer break in July had been abandoned. And Government … Read more

Millions of children might not be able to go back to school in SEPTEMBER

Ministers are facing fury today after it emerged millions of children might not be able to go back to school full-time in September – despite zoos and drive-in cinemas opening from Monday.   Education Secretary Gavin Williamson admitted yesterday that the ‘ambition’ of getting all primary age children back in class for a month before the … Read more

Millions of children might not be able to go back to school in SEPTEMBER

Millions of children might not be able to go back to school full-time in September, the government has admitted – despite zoos and drive-in cinemas opening from Monday.   Education Secretary Gavin Williamson admitted yesterday that the ‘ambition’ of getting all primary age children back in class for a month before the summer break had been … Read more

DAVID BLUNKETT: The failure to get all children back to school is a betrayal of young lives

Every parent and teacher knows that a child who misses just a couple of weeks from school can fall rapidly behind his or her classmates. Which somehow puts into perspective the crisis facing a generation of children who have now gone without school for three months because of the coronavirus lockdown. I find it astounding … Read more