Board members of the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP), the industry body that represents mailing houses across the UK, have shared their thoughts on how the sector fared in 2021 and what they expect to see in the next 12 months.
Head teachers have criticised the Government’s “utterly chaotic” handling of school reopenings after a decision to close some primary schools was announced at short notice.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson on Friday confirmed that all London primary schools will remain shut next week as the capital battles with high levels of coronavirus infections.
Most other primary schools are expected to still open on Monday while secondary schools will reopen on a staggered basis, with exam year pupils returning on January 11 and others returning a week later.
While the London move has been welcomed as the “right decision”, the Government was also accused of making another U-turn just days after it told some schools to reopen for the new term.
Education secretary Gavin Williamson criticiseed over chaotic handling of schools return timing for new term HEAD teachers have criticised the Government’s “utterly chaotic” handling of school re-openings after a decision to close some primary schools was announced at short notice. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson on Friday confirmed that all London primary schools will remain closed next week as the capital battles with high levels of coronavirus infections. Most other primary schools are expected to still open on Monday, but secondary schools will reopen on a staggered basis, with exam year pupils returning on January 11 and others returning a week later.
It’s a wet Wednesday morning, one of those days where the sky meets the land and the spray from wagons on the A590 makes driving tricky. It’s a minute to nine when we reach our destination, Bakehouse Born and Bread. Five tables are already taken. By ten past it’s full and a queue has formed. It’s safe to venture to owners Kirsty Postlethwaite and Chris Small that they might be rather pleased with how things are going just two weeks into their new café at Greenodd. On a trading estate. Opposite a plant hire company. On a wet Wednesday.