Secondary school re-opening ‘WILL be delayed by at least an extra week’

Boris Johnson is expected to delay the opening of all England’s secondary schools for at least another week after pressure from SAGE scientists, ministers, teachers and unions to keep all students at home throughout January, it was revealed today. The Prime Minister is expected to announce the schools lockdown decision tomorrow after being accused of … Read more

Gavin Williamson warns Britain faces ‘enormous battle’ to keep secondary schools open in January

The highly infectious mutant strain of coronavirus found in Kent could be more likely to affect children, scientists have warned. Modellers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found the new virus strain is 56 per cent per cent more infectious.  Even if another national lockdown was implemented, it would be ‘unlikely’ to … Read more

Gavin Williamson warns Britain faces ‘enormous battle’ to keep secondary schools open in January

The highly infectious mutant strain of coronavirus found in Kent could be more likely to affect children, scientists have warned. Modellers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found the new virus strain is 56 per cent per cent more infectious.  Even if another national lockdown was implemented, it would be ‘unlikely’ to … Read more

Government experts drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary pupils to curb spread of new Covid strain

Government scientists are drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary school pupils in England in a bid to curb the spread of the new Covid strain, according to reports. Ministers have vowed the keep schools open after the Christmas break, saying children’s learning was suffering due to the impact of Covid-19. But experts are growing concerned … Read more

Government experts drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary pupils to curb spread of new Covid strain

Government scientists are drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary school pupils in England in a bid to curb the spread of the new Covid strain, according to reports. Ministers have vowed the keep schools open after the Christmas break, saying children’s learning was suffering due to the impact of Covid-19. But experts are growing concerned … Read more

Mass Covid testing in secondary schools is being rolled out in London, Kent and Essex today

Mass coronavirus testing is being rolled out in secondary schools in coronavirus hotspots in North East London, South Essex and Kent from today. The launch comes after official data showed pupils aged 11 to 18 were fuelling the winter surge of infections in the capital and South East England.  The Department of Health said ‘hundreds … Read more

Mass Covid testing in secondary schools is being rolled out in London, Kent and Essex today

Mass coronavirus testing is being rolled out in secondary schools in coronavirus hotspots in North East London, South Essex and Kent from today. The launch comes after official data showed pupils aged 11 to 18 were fuelling the winter surge of infections in the capital and South East England.  The Department of Health said ‘hundreds … Read more

Coronavirus: All secondary schools in Wales to close from Monday

All secondary schools and colleges in Wales will physically CLOSE from Monday and pupils will return to online learning in desperate attempt to reduce the spread of coronavirus Secondary schools and colleges will shut in Wales from Monday December 14 Pupils will return to online learning in attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus  Comes … Read more

Coronavirus: All secondary schools in Wales to close from Monday

All secondary schools and colleges in Wales will physically CLOSE from Monday and pupils will return to online learning in desperate attempt to reduce the spread of coronavirus Secondary schools and colleges will shut in Wales from Monday December 14 Pupils will return to online learning in attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus  Comes … Read more

Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home

Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home after staff raised alarm Police rushed to Stoke Newington School in the north east of the capital today Video clip from the scene shows pupils filing past two squad cars parked outside The students were then lined up on nearby Clissold Park … Read more