No action would have led to thousands of deaths, says chief scientific adviser Professor Ian Young s stark assessment came after the Executive agreed to a sweeping new lockdown, which will come into force on Boxing Day and last six weeks David Young and Rebecca Black, Press Association 18 December, 2020 11:56
Northern Ireland would have witnessed thousands of Covid-19 deaths if no action had been taken to suppress the virus, Stormont s chief scientific adviser has said.
Professor Ian Young s stark assessment came after the Executive agreed to a sweeping new lockdown, which will come into force on Boxing Day and last six weeks.
A £17,640-a-year private girls school has become Britain s first to allow black hairstyles such as afros, cornrows and twists as part of its uniform policy.
Sutton High School in South London will adapt the Halo Code which has been developed by activists to stop black students being punished for their hair.
Teachers will also be speaking to suppliers about hats, swimming caps and wider hairbands for pupils who want to push back their hair for science lessons.
The school wants the code to help black pupils and staff work with natural hair and styles
Sutton High School (file picture) in South London will adapt the Halo Code which has been developed by activists to stop black students being punished for their hair
Lack of clarity around schools reopening unacceptable , says Michelle O Neill Teachers and parents have demanded answers amid uncertainty around how education will operate during the six-week lockdown in Northern Ireland Rebecca Black and David Young, Press Association 18 December, 2020 16:13
The lack of clarity around the return of schools in January is unacceptable , Michelle O Neill has said.
Teachers and parents have demanded answers amid uncertainty around how education will operate during the six-week lockdown in Northern Ireland.
The deputy first minister urged education and health officials to quickly conclude discussions on what measures could be introduced at the start of next term.
Students in the north will be severely disadvantaged when taking exams next summer, says councillor Date published: 18 December 2020
Councillor Faisal Rana
School students from the North will face significant disadvantages when they sit their examinations next year, says a local councillor.
Councillor Faisal Rana has written to the Secretary of State for Education demanding urgent action to ensure all children sitting their GCSE and A levels are treated fairly and equally .
He says the crisis has arisen because children who live in areas with high Covid-19 infection rates have been out of the classroom for longer, particularly those from the North and West Midlands who have had to self isolate away from school in far greater numbers than children elsewhere in the UK.