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Homes for Haringey was established in 2006 - Credit: Ken Mears Haringey Council has begun moves to take its housing arm back in-house, but faces accusations it is trying to “sneak through” the change.  Council leader Joseph Ejiofor said the plan is part of a review into building a “fairer” borough. Haringey Liberal Democrats have questioned the timing of the proposal during the pandemic, when it says opportunities for consultation are "limited”.   Homes for Haringey, set up in 2006, is an arms-length management organisation responsible for council housing, managing more than 2...

comments Boris Johnson has urged parents to send their children back to primaries that are set to reopen tomorrow PM said he had 'no doubt' that schools were safe but refused to rule out full shutdown in the weeks to come Mr Johnson warned that harsher lockdown measures will 'probably' be needed due to the mutant Covid strain  Ofsted boss Amanda Spielman has delivered stark warning that children's learning cannot be 'furloughed'  Left-wing councils join revolt against Government plans as National Education Union says schools are not safe Boris Johnson today urged parents to send children ...

The head of England's schools watchdog today warned that education cannot be 'furloughed' as Left-wing councils joined the revolt against Government plans to keep schools open. Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman said school closures should be kept to the 'absolute minimum', revealing that the first lockdown disrupted children's learning and wider development. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, she said Ofsted had found some younger children had 'forgotten how to hold a pencil or use a knife and fork, and had regressed in basic language numbers'. In older children, Ms Spielman said the scho...

Boris Johnson warned harsher lockdown measures will 'probably' be needed due to the mutant Covid strain Keir Starmer condemned the PM for 'delaying' and insisted national lockdown should happen within 24 hours  Mr Johnson has urged parents still to send their children back to primaries that are set to reopen tomorrow  PM said he had 'no doubt' that schools were safe but refused to rule out full shutdown in the weeks to come  Ofsted boss Amanda Spielman has delivered stark warning that children's learning cannot be 'furloughed'  Left-wing councils join revolt against Government plans as N...

Head teachers are calling on the Government to scrap this summer's GCSE and A-level exams amid outrage over Gavin Williamson's plans to keep schools open. Most primaries in England are expected to re-open their doors tomorrow, while secondary schools will reopen on a staggered basis later this month with plans to test every student weekly.  Yesterday, however, the UK's largest teaching union advised members it was not safe to return to the classroom - with several left-wing councils demanding their primary schools move to online teaching only.  And in another blow to the Education Secretar...