Parent Ping News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Sun 18 Jul 2021 03.00 EDT Schools across England are closing early for the summer break or moving to online teaching as tens of thousands of pupils are forced to isolate at home amid soaring levels of Covid infection. At the same time, there is growing evidence of exasperation among parents, with some already taking pupils out of school rather than risk their children contracting the virus or having to isolate in the last few days of term. “It is an absolutely grim situation and a depressing end to an academic year in which schools and colleges have been fighting to keep education running f...

Subscription Notification We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. Please update your billing details here Please update your billing information The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. Please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your subscription. Your subscription will end shortly Please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your access to the most informative and considered journalism in the UK.

Last modified on Mon 8 Feb 2021 04.50 EST It is fair to say that Wells, eight, does not enjoy remote learning. “It’s horrible,” he tells a group of fellow year 4 children over a video call. “I can see my friends, but I can’t talk to them.” Emily, nine, finds home schooling tough, too: “It’s really, really boring. I’m sad. But I like being able to play with my guinea pigs.” Flora, also nine, agrees lockdown learning isn’t all bad: “It’s fun solving maths problems with my granny on Skype, and I get to have yummy snacks, like chocolate biscuits, all day.”

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....