THE GOVERNMENT must set a firm timetable for schools to re-open to avoid “yo-yoing” children around, leaders say. Neil Houchen, principal at the Eastwood Academy, says the Government needs to be confident that once schools reopen, they will not be sending large numbers of children home to self-isolate. Jerry Glazier, secretary for the Essex branch of the National Education Union, has also called for schools to only return once it is safe to do so - warning of the damaging impacts a spike in infection resulting in further school closures could have on families. It follows continued uncertainty around when children will return to school, with Dr Paul Hayman - headteacher at Westcliff High School for Girls - not anticipating that schools will fully reopen this term.
Celebrity schools: Were you in the same class as one of these famous faces? HAVE you ever wondered what your classmates are up to now? Some of the people you ve gone to school with may still be living on the same street, some might even be the other side of the world - but perhaps you could have been sitting next to a future film star or sporting icon. Essex has raised more than its fair share of famous faces. Here are some of the schools they attended in and around Southend:
Mark Foster One of Southend s most loved school boys Mark Foster was born and raised in the area - he attended Southend High School for Boys in the 80s.
Celebrity schools: Were you in the same class as one of these famous faces? HAVE you ever wondered what your classmates are up to now? Some of the people you ve gone to school with may still be living on the same street, some might even be the other side of the world - but perhaps you could have been sitting next to a future film star or sporting icon. Essex has raised more than its fair share of famous faces. Here are some of the schools they attended in and around Southend:
Mark Foster One of Southend s most loved school boys Mark Foster was born and raised in the area - he attended Southend High School for Boys in the 80s.
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Reception class at Manor Park school and nursery in Knutsford, Cheshire, on 5 November. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA
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