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Back to school plans met with mixed response from headteachers and unions We need and want our children back in school, but it has to be safe for that to happen Wales Online - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for sub...

Mr Johnson signalled the move would be the first step in a gradual relaxation of Covid restrictions laid down in a “roadmap” showing the way out of the lockdown. He said at a Downing Street news conference last night: “We will set out our plan not just for reopening our schools but gradually to reopen our economy and our society and  to get our lives back to as close to normal as possible.” His announcement effectively extended the third lockdown across England – initially scheduled ...

Teaching unions today blasted Boris Johnsons decision to start reopening schools in March as they warned that coming out of the third lockdown too early could ultimately lead to a fourth national squeeze.  The PM told the Commons this afternoon that schools will not reopen until at least March 8, in a devastating blow for millions of children and parents struggling with balancing work and home-schooling. Though Mr Johnson also ruled out a phased reopening of schools after the February half-te...

Boris Johnson has said schools will receive £300 million of new money for catch-up tutoring as he confirmed that hopes of all pupils returning to class after the February half-term have been abandoned. The Prime Minister said he hopes it will be safe to begin the reopening of England’s schools from March 8 – if the Government achieves its target of vaccinating the most vulnerable groups by mid-February. Pupils in England, except children of key workers and vulnerable pupils, were originall...

BORIS JOHNSON was slammed today for announcing an “arbitrary” date for schools to reopen, risking yet another lockdown if safety measures are not in place. Abandoning his previous talk of children returning to class soon after the February half-term break, the Prime Minister told the Commons that he hopes schools will reopen on March 8 if the government hits its target of vaccinating the most vulnerable groups by the middle of next month. He based this date on the idea that the most vuln...

North East parents and teachers react after Boris Johnson delays school return The PM announced on Wednesday that schools would not fully reopen until March at the earliest The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations ...

Covid-19 job losses hit Blacks, non-Whites in UK hardest Royal Mail worker Leila delivers mail in Balham, London, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, during Englands third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Royal Mail has published a list of 28 areas suffering from limited delivery services as more of its workforce is affected by COVID-19. The zones are no longer receiving regular post because of the high numbers of Royal Mail staff who are either off sick or self-isolating. (Kirsty OConn...

Photo courtesy of Morning Star UNITED KINGDOM—More than 60% of Black teachers do not feel their employers have done enough to address specific and increased risks they face from Covid-19, polling has found. The damning survey on school and college teachers by the National Association of Schoomasters/Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) also found that nearly six in 10 Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) teachers have not had an individual or school-wide Covid-19 risk assessment that takes ethnicity i...

MORE than 60 per cent of black teachers do not feel their employers have done enough to address specific and increased risks they face from Covid-19, polling has found. The damning survey on school and college teachers by the NASUWT also found that nearly six in 10 black and minority ethnic (BME) teachers have not had an individual or school-wide Covid-19 risk assessment that takes ethnicity into account as a risk factor. Over half of the 500 BME teachers polled at the union’s black teacher...

Further financial support totalling £3.25 million has been announced by the Education Minister to support substitute teachers during the current six week lockdown. With many schools remaining closed and others only open for vulnerable children and those of key workers, substitute teachers have been unable to secure work. Peter Weir said he was fully aware of the significant impact the closures due to the pandemic are continuing to have on our pupils, teaching and non-teaching staff. “The iss...