The summer schools are set to include maths and English work, sport and creative activities (Image: Getty Images)
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The Government has been urged to rethink its summer school plans after some Staffordshire high schools were told they wonât get a penny to run the activities.
Ministers turned a blind eye to the negative impact of forcing children to wear face masks in schools, leaked documents show.
It has been mandatory since March for secondary school pupils in England to wear coverings when social distancing is not possible, including in classes and corridors.
That is despite teenagers being at a very low risk of Covid and millions of tests being deployed in schools every week.
Public Health England documents seen by The Telegraph said officials expressly did not consider any potential disbenefits of the policy prior to its introduction.
Campaign groups say they have received multiple reports of children suffering both mental and physical harm as a result of wearing a mask for up to eight hours a day.
DfE threatened with legal action over ban on unregulated accommodation for under-16s Fiona Simpson Thursday, April 29, 2021
Children’s rights campaigners have threatened the Department for Education with legal action over plans not to ban unregulated supported accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds.
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Mayor slams indefensible money-saving exercise which will see Greater Manchester schools lose up to £10m funding
Around 7,000 children in the region are eligible for the money, but won t be getting it
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Mayor Andy Burnham has slammed cuts to school funding as indefensible . We reported yesterday how schools are missing out on millions of pounds in pupil premium funding given for those youngsters entitled to free school meals.
Because the government has decided to use last October s data, rather than this January s, it means all those who have become eligible for free school meals during that time, will not be getting the money.
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