He was delighted to learn that school children at St John s CE Primary School in Bradford had written a song to be sung around the country with the patriotic lyrics We are Britain and we have one dream / To unite all people in one great team .
But despite the support of actress Joanna Lumley and married MPs Philip Davies and Esther McVey, the song attracted some criticism and ridicule after the DfE supported schools marking OBON Day.
Some on social media likened the song to something children might experience in North Korea, and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she first assumed the UK Government’s backing for the idea was a “spoof”.
Romsey Secondary Despite sustained case reporting, earlier this week Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said school bubbles could be scrapped on July 19 as part of the next step of easing Covid-19 restrictions in England. Mr Williamson also told MPs he believes pupils “would not be facing” bubble arrangements in September. The deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, added: “Keeping patients and staff safe is an absolute priority for trust leaders, and no-one underestimates the crucial importance of rigorous infection control. “But we know the continuing self-isolation requirements are a source of frustration for some staff, particularly for those who are double-jabbed, tested negative and want to support their colleagues
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GOVERNMENT boasts of “levelling up” in education funding were exposed as a sham yesterday, as an official report revealed cuts have been inflicted on some of Britain’s most deprived schools.
A Tory funding formula introduced in 2018 has actually caused a “relative redistribution” of resources to schools in better-off areas, according to the National Audit Office (NAO) report, formally released today.
Its research shows that average per-pupil funding for the most-deprived fifth of schools has fallen in real terms since 2017-18 by 1.2 per cent to £5,177, while for the least deprived fifth it has risen by 2.9 per cent to £4,471.
In 2020-21 an additional £266 million was allocated to 3,150 schools. The poorest fifth got nothing, while 37 per cent of the least-deprived fifth of schools got an increase, the NAO said.
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