Lockdown Learning News Today

hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry zeffman, chief political correspondent at the times, and lizzy buchan, political correspondent at the daily mirror. tomorrows front pages, starting with... the fallout from the interview harry and meghan gave to oprah winfrey continues to dominate the front pages. the daily telegraphs headline claims that the us president joe biden has praised meghan�*s courage in disclosing her tr...

Imagine a world where the internet is closed down. A cyber holiday across the globe. An online blackout.

BT to launch new £15 fibre broadband and phone package for Universal Credit claimants this month People on certain legacy benefits will also be eligible for the new Home Essentials package. 10:29, 1 JUN 2021 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest on money saving tips and benefit changes straight to your inbox each week with our Record Money newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you ...

Article content A Sarnia doctor’s self-care online series launched in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic last year is making a return. Self-Care Spring Cleaning, a new iteration of the former Lockdown Learning series, launches May 11 with a focus on mental and emotional health, Dr. Blake Pearson said. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Sarnia doc launching self-help mini-series Back to video “As the pandemic has kind of went on and lockdow...

BT to offer people on Universal Credit new £15 broadband and phone package from next month People on certain legacy benefits will also be eligible for the new Home Essentials package. 09:50, 3 MAY 2021 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest on money saving tips and benefit changes straight to your inbox each week with our Record Money newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provid...

Greater Manchester FE college students skills on show Date published: 25 April 2021 The colleges - including Hopwood Hall (Rochdale campus pictured) - decided to create a video to celebrate the overwhelming achievements that young people across Greater Manchester have made with their resilience and ability to carry on learning Students across Greater Manchester have showcased their hard work and skills developed during lockdown in a video presentation released on Monday (19 April) by the Gr...

“Discussions are taking place between the Department of Culture and the BBC and we hope our petition will push forward a solution to this long running dispute. “750,000 older people are refusing to pay the new fee and the BBC is unable to enforce it, so the current situation is unsustainable. “The Government must now force the issue with the BBC, as both bodies have broken their promises. “The Budget next week would be a great opportunity for a revised policy to be outlined.” A BBC sp...

£271k raised to help disadvantaged children learn from home

BT has unveiled what it calls an unbreakable home internet solution which combines the firms Wi-Fi connectivity with the EE mobile network. The so-called Halo 3+ package features the new Hybrid Connect technology which links the EE 4G mobile network to a homes broadband connection. The central BT hub connects to a 4G modem and if it detects the wired internet has been knocked out it automatically switches over to the mobile network.      It does this within 90 seconds to get the user back ...

Lockdown now demands that millions of parents have to juggle work and their childrens schooling from home. Yet despite this, a third of families do not have the computers they need. The Daily Mail is campaigning to ensure all Britains pupils are equipped with a laptop or tablet - so no child is prevented from learning in lockdown.  But its not just a lack of hardware causing difficulties. As this newspaper reveals today, almost one million children do not have access to broadband at home, whic...