Police evacuate north London secondary school and block road

Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home after staff raised alarm By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 12:50 GMT, 10 December 2020 | Updated: 13:14 GMT, 10 December 2020 Staff and students have today been evacuated from a London school after a bomb threat. Police rushed to Stoke Newington School in the … Read more

Secondary school pupil told her tight clothes ‘distract’ teachers

Parents were left outraged after a secondary school allegedly told its female students to refrain from wearing tight-fitting clothes because it’s ‘distracting’ for male teachers. Female pupils at Presentation College in Carlow, Ireland aged between 12 and 18 were reportedly called out of class on Friday last week and spoken to by their heads of … Read more

Parents furious after girls at secondary school told to stop wearing ‘distracting’ tight PE clothes

Parents were left outraged after a secondary school allegedly told its female students to refrain from wearing tight-fitting clothes because it’s ‘distracting’ for male teachers. Female pupils at Presentation College in Carlow, Ireland aged between 12 and 18 were reportedly called out of class on Friday last week and spoken to by their heads of … Read more

Two thirds of all England’s secondary schools had at least one pupil self isolating at home

Nearly two thirds of secondary schools in England had at least one pupil self-isolating at home due to potential contact with coronavirus last week, Government figures show. Pupil attendance in secondary schools has dropped from 87 per cent a week earlier to 83 per cent on November 12, according to the Department for Education (DfE) … Read more

Secondary school pupils and staff in England could be made to wear masks under new rules out today

Pupils could be required to wear masks in secondary schools under new government guidance expected today.  The measures are likely to suggest face coverings are worn when moving between lessons and when entering communal areas.  Both staff and pupils could have to wear masks and adhere to the new regulations.   The government guidelines are expected … Read more

Secondary school pupils and staff in England could be made to wear masks under new rules out today

Pupils will be required to wear masks in secondary schools under new government guidance expected today.  The measures are likely to suggest face coverings are worn when moving between lessons and when entering communal areas.  Both staff and pupils could have to wear masks and adhere to the new regulations.   The government guidelines are expected … Read more

NEU: ‘Secondary schools must have week-on, week-off after lockdown’

The UK’s biggest teacher union has demanded that secondary schools only open on a week-on, week-off system after lockdown.  Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU) has said the new rotas should be used until the country has a ‘fit for purpose’ Test and Trace system.  The union has already pleaded … Read more

Teaching union demands secondary schools must only open on a week on, week off system after lockdown

Teaching union demands secondary schools must only open on a week on, week off system after lockdown until UK has ‘fit for purpose’ Test and Trace system National Education Union has already pleaded for schools to close in lockdown  Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham agrees that schools should shut  However, PHE says children are most … Read more

Government scientific adviser warns keeping secondary schools open means lockdown could be LONGER

University College London’s Professor Andrew Hayward, a member of SAGE, said keeping secondary schools open could mean extending the national lockdown beyond a month Keeping secondary schools open during Britain’s second lockdown could result in an even longer second lockdown,   another government scientific adviser warned today.  Studies so far suggest the risk of catching coronavirus is low … Read more

Government scientific adviser warns keeping secondary schools open means lockdown could be LONGER

University College London’s Professor Andrew Hayward, a member of SAGE, said keeping secondary schools open could mean extending the national lockdown beyond a month Keeping secondary schools open during Britain’s second lockdown could keep the country cooped up at home for longer than 28 days, another government scientific adviser warned today.  Studies so far suggest … Read more