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Campaign to help get laptops to lockdown pupils starts with a bang

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Our campaign to help get laptops to lockdown pupils has raised a staggering £250,000 in its first weekend. In a flying start beyond our wildest dreams, Daily Mail readers have again shown phenomenal generosity. From £5 to £5,000, thousands of contributions have flooded in – many from grandparents – coupled with heartfelt messages of support. One … Read more

Gavin Williamson to ‘rule out pupils return after February half-term’

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Now children might not return to school until after EASTER: Gavin Williamson will ‘rule out pupils going back into classrooms after February half-term’ within days All children had been set to return to schools after the February half-term Sources suggest reopening could be pushed back until mid-April or even May  Students in GCSE and A-Level … Read more

Gavin Williamson to ‘rule out pupils return after February half-term’

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Now children might not return to school until after EASTER: Gavin Williamson will ‘rule out pupils going back into classrooms after February half-term’ within days All children had been set to return to schools after the February half-term Sources suggest reopening could be pushed back until mid-April or even May  Students in GCSE and A-Level … Read more

Primary school teachers are SIX times more likely to be off sick with Covid than pupils

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Absence rates for primary school teachers with Covid-19 were six times higher in England than for children in the same settings, an analysis suggests. Teacher absences due to a confirmed case of coronavirus were up to three times higher in secondary schools than those of pupils, according to research from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) … Read more

Primary school teachers are SIX times more likely to be off sick with Covid than pupils

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Absence rates for primary school teachers with Covid-19 were six times higher in England than for children in the same settings, an analysis suggests. Teacher absences due to a confirmed case of coronavirus were up to three times higher in secondary schools than those of pupils, according to research from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) … Read more

Inside the £110k-a-year Swiss boarding school taking pupils from nations in lockdown

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One of the most exclusive schools in the world has seen a rise in demand from parents who are living in countries in lockdown – with skiing, robotics and creative thinking on the curriculum.  One of the oldest and best known schools in Switzerland, the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, is situated in 100,000 square meters of … Read more

Covid UK: 72% secondary pupils stayed in lessons in week before Xmas

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Less than three quarters of pupils were in secondary school classes the week before Christmas as the number of students in state schools across England plummeted, official figures show.  Seventy-two per cent were in secondary school classes on December 16, down from 80 per cent the week before, according to the Department for Education. Attendance … Read more

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

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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

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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