The proportion of pupils attending schools in England last week dropped as more had to self-isolate, government data suggests. The Department for Education estimates 3.3 per cent of all pupils on roll, up to 264,000, did not attend school for Covid-19-related reasons on March 25, up from 2.5 per cent on March 18. The data … Read more
Key workers have been told to keep their children at home after it was revealed that up to 60 per cent of schools are full despite the national lockdown. One in 10 schools had between 40 and 60 per cent of students attending during the first week of the new lockdown, according to a poll … Read more
Parents have been urged to not send their children to school if they can help it after attendance rates soared above 50 percent in some areas on England. Current guidance amid England’s coronavirus lockdown allows any child whose parent is a key worker to attend school, even if their parent works from home. But after … Read more
Parents have been urged to not send their children to school if they can help it after attendance rates soared above 50 percent in some areas on England. Current guidance amid England’s coronavirus lockdown allows any child whose parent is a key worker to attend school, even if their parent works from home. But after … Read more
Google Meet is still no Zoom but it definitely spiked in popularity when it started offering free conference calls to anyone who has a Google account. And if you’re deep into the Google ecosystem, then you might have preferred its interface and features than the more complicated video conferencing tools out there. The good news … Read more
Kristen Wiig’s villain Cheetah made her first full appearance in the new Wonder Woman 1984 trailer that was released Saturday at the DC FanDome. Gal Gadot, 35, joined her costars Chris Pine, 39, Wiig, 47, and Pedro Pascal, 45, for a panel discussion on Saturday at the DC FanDome event that also featured the director … Read more
Peers demand their daily £323 ‘attendance’ fee to log into virtual Lords claiming not paying would be age discrimination Peers are demanding £323 daily stipend while attending virtual proceedings Members of the House of Lords can expect tax-free income of £48,000 per year Rules state they should only be paid for physical, not virtual, sittings … Read more