Furious parents have hit out at online lessons for children working from home, with some claiming teachers are only doing the register and reading stories over Zoom. The outcry comes after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson admitted yesterday children could stay home until after the February half-term. Mr Williamson stressed he wants ‘schools to be closed … Read more
Teach our children about finance at school, say parents By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 22:39 GMT, 12 December 2020 As many as nine in ten Britons did not receive any financial education at school, a survey for The Mail on Sunday reveals. In fact, … Read more
Contrary to expectations, the Democrats have gained the White House by only the narrowest of margins. In fact, Donald Trump substantially increased his own popular vote despite his catastrophic handling of the coronavirus crisis. Support for him from black and Hispanic voters, groups which have traditionally favoured Democrats, grew. Talk of a tide which would sweep … Read more
We had been walking for some time when we saw the church. It was awe-inspiring. Not because it had beautiful stained glass or a great spire reaching to the heavens. Quite the opposite. The tower was squat, the windows modest, the render on the stonework flaking away in places. But still as solid as the … Read more
Samuel L. Jackson is using his unique set of linguistic skills to encourage fans to vote in the upcoming election. The 71-year-old actor took his verified Twitter on Monday, telling hiss 8.5 million followers that he will teach them how to swear in 15 different language. The Pulp Fictions star’s fans came through in droves, … Read more
Most of us have had to help our elderly parents navigate modern technology to keep in touch during lockdown – and the Princess Royal is no exception. When the 94-year-old Queen took part in her first public video call last month to support the nation’s carers, it was Princess Anne who assisted her mother on Zoom. In … Read more
‘Good morning Windsor!’: Bemused Princess Anne teaches her mother the Queen how to use Zoom during her first public video call in a sneak peak of upcoming ITV documentary to mark the royal’s 70th birthday Princess Royal seen assisting mother the Queen with how to use Zoom in clip Queen made her first public video … Read more
School will teach the same subject in FIVE-HOUR long lessons each day so pupils can be kept in separate bubbles from start of September term Manor High School in Leicestershire will have five hour lessons on same subject It is hoped the policy will limit the movement of pupils once the school restarts Whole days … Read more
Dominic Cummings plans special bootcamp to teach government advisors ‘how to predict the future’ by reading book on how only the paranoid survive Dominic Cummings has ordered government advisers to read two books Superforecasting by Philip Tetlocks deals with predicting the future High Output Management by Andrew Grove claims ‘only the paranoid survive’ Cummings will … Read more
Dominic Cummings plans special bootcamp to teach government advisors ‘how to predict the future’ by reading book on how only the paranoid survive Dominic Cummings has ordered government advisers to read two books Superforecasting by Philip Tetlocks deals with predicting the future High Output Management by Andrew Grove claims ‘only the paranoid survive’ Cummings will … Read more