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Schools are ignoring government guidelines and refusing to allow children into class unless BOTH parents are key workers, MailOnline has learned. Department for Education guidance states that only one parent needs to be a critical worker for their child to attend class – even if both parents are working from home. It adds parents who are key or critical workers should keep their children at home 'if they can'. Schools are ignoring government guidelines and refusing to allow children into class unless BOTH parents are key workers But head teachers in many areas say increasing pressure on spa...

State school heads are blocking teachers from hosting live online lessons, claiming that streaming classes from their homes is an invasion of privacy. As schools closed under new coronavirus restrictions, some teachers took to social media to complain it was ‘off-putting’ having parents observe them at work. Last night, anxious parents demanded state schools ramp up live online classes as experts warned that a lack of real-time lessons threatened to widen the gulf in equality between state and private pupils. A mother from Buckinghamshire told The Mail on Sunday: ‘They need live lessons...

State school heads who block teachers from hosting live online lessons due to privacy concerns have sparked confusion among critics who ask why educators can't just pick a blank background.  Headteachers claim live-streaming lessons from inside a teacher's home is a 'huge invasion of privacy' and takes away 'professional distance'. And teachers' union NASUWT is strongly advising members to avoid live lessons unless there are measures in place to stop privacy breaches.   But many have asked why teachers don't utilise Zoom's 'virtual background' feature - or present in front of a blank wall....

GCSE and A-level pupils face having grades decided by their teachers again this summer after new lockdown But Government dodged an outright ban on BTECs saying 'schools/colleges can choose to offer exams' Children due to sit them from as early as today - some told MailOnline their exams even brought FORWARD Gavin Williamson will face the Commons today after losing his battle with teachers to keep schools open  Has your child been left in BTEC limbo or had their GCSEs or A-levels cancelled? Email martin.robinson@mailonline.co.uk