Pupils will have to attend ‘catch-up classes’ during summer as schools given ‘hundreds of millions’

Schools are to be handed hundreds of millions in funding to provide ‘catch-up’ classes throughout the summer to stop children falling through the gaps following almost a year of missed education. Boris Johnson is due to announce the three-point plan that will see schools draft in private tutors and pay teachers to extend their working … Read more

Pupils will have to attend ‘catch-up classes’ during summer as schools given ‘hundreds of millions’

Schools are to be handed hundreds of millions in funding to provide ‘catch-up’ classes throughout the summer to stop children falling through the gaps following almost a year of missed education. Boris Johnson is due to announce the three-point plan that will see schools draft in private tutors and pay teachers to extend their working … Read more

Pupils could be offered summer classes to catch up on missed lessons

Pupils could be offered summer classes to catch up on lessons missed during Covid-19 lockdown Ministers looking at funding catch-up classes over the school summer holidays  The classes would be aimed at those children who have fallen furthest behind  Any move to make teachers work in the summer likely to meet union resistance By Jason Groves … Read more

Pupils could be offered summer classes to catch up on missed lessons

Pupils could be offered summer classes to catch up on lessons missed during Covid-19 lockdown Ministers looking at funding catch-up classes over the school summer holidays  The classes would be aimed at those children who have fallen furthest behind  Any move to make teachers work in the summer likely to meet union resistance By Jason Groves … Read more

Matt Hancock is accused of mixed messaging saying pupils should be sent to classes as a last resort

Chaos over schools advice for parents: Matt Hancock is accused of mixed messaging after saying pupils should only be sent to classes as a last resort Confused messaging fuelling large numbers of children in school in lockdown A survey found attendance rates reached up to 60 per cent in some schools   Department for Education guidance … Read more

Matt Hancock is accused of mixed messaging saying pupils should be sent to classes as a last resort

Chaos over schools advice for parents: Matt Hancock is accused of mixed messaging after saying pupils should only be sent to classes as a last resort Confused messaging fuelling large numbers of children in school in lockdown A survey found attendance rates reached up to 60 per cent in some schools   Department for Education guidance … Read more

‘Zoom classes invade our privacy’: The astonishing claim of some teachers

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 … Read more

‘Zoom classes invade our privacy’: The astonishing claim of some teachers

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 … Read more

Happy Mondays star Bez reveals plans to launch YouTube fitness classes

He was awarded an MBE in October after hosting live workouts online during the first lockdown and raising £580,000 for the NHS. But Joe Wicks has a new rival on the fitness scene as Mark ‘Bez’ Berry plans to launch his own fitness classes after eating and drinking too much during lockdown. The Happy Mondays maraca player, … Read more

Teachers warn mass testing plan to get classes running again is in ‘chaos’

Teachers have warned the mass testing plan to get classes running again is in ‘chaos’ amid demands for all primary and secondary schools to be closed like in London. The National Education Union stated that their Executive was meeting today after calling for all schools across the country to be closed for the start of the … Read more