After six long months, our children are finally returning to school and that news has cheered me enormously. Initial reports suggest attendance rates are high. Parents and teachers know that being back in the classroom has incalculable benefits not only for children’s education and futures, but for their mental health and family life, too. If … Read more
A Disney loving little boy has gone viral after his father shared pictures of him recreating a scene from Toy Story as he headed off to school. Dean Donnelly, 32, from Loughborough, Leicestershire collected all his son’s favourite toys and lined them up in the doorway to say ‘goodbye’ to his four-year-old son Vinny as … Read more
The reopening of schools and the winter flu season returning could mean Covid-19 patients pile the pressure on NHS hospitals again, a World Health Organization director has warned. Dr Hans Kluge, the WHO’s Europe chief, said he ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if hospital admissions surged this November to levels seen during the worst days of the … Read more
Emotional Amy Childs shared a picture of her daughter Polly in her school uniform ahead of her first day at pre-school. The reality star took to Instagram on Wednesday as she joined a host of celebrities on social media who were documenting the special day. Amy, 30, shared a sweet caption about her first-born, three, … Read more
Travel firms are wrong to deny parents refunds for cancelled school trips, watchdog rules By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 22:38 BST, 1 September 2020 A junior rugby team from Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, is battling for a £30,000 refund after its trip to Florida was … Read more
Going back to school tomorrow after an extended break will be nerve-wracking for many children and parents alike. Families are not only faced with the usual struggles of getting their children back into a routine and organising their uniforms but now they have to contend with Covid-19 restrictions and re-establishing relationships with old friends. Many … Read more
Health chief in low-risk Sheffield tells pupils and school staff to wear face masks in communal areas Greg Fell has advised all secondary schools to implement the safety-first policy The move was criticised by the chairman of the Campaign for Real Education Government guidance says schools in hotspot areas to wear face coverings By Chris Brooke for … Read more
The future of school: Pupils in Scotland wear face masks to class for the first time since they were made mandatory and the day before students south of the border return Thousands of children in Scotland returned to school today in face masks The measures are in place in communal areas and corridors but not … Read more
Going back to school tomorrow after an extended break will be nerve-wracking for many children and parents alike. Families are not only faced with the usual struggles of getting their children back into a routine and organising their uniforms but now they have to contend with Covid-19 restrictions and re-establishing relationships with old friends. Many … Read more
Hundreds of heads will block children’s return to school as nearly 90 per cent of teachers warned social distancing will be impossible and many claim ‘extreme anxiety,’ over new term. Under-threat Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has staked his future on the full return of schools, after overseeing the exams fiasco that unfairly graded thousands. But … Read more