Nursery worker wins £5,000 after bosses fired her for teaching children to call colleague ‘smelly’

A senior nursery worker has been awarded £5,000 by an employment tribunal after she was sacked for teaching children to kick her colleague and call her ‘smelly’. Siobhan Flynn was fired after fellow carer Laura McLauchlan complained that the team leader was ‘bullying’ and ‘harassing’ her. Miss Flynn was said to have taught kids how … Read more

Nursery worker wins £5,000 after bosses fired her for teaching children to call colleague ‘smelly’

A senior nursery worker has been awarded £5,000 by an employment tribunal after she was sacked for teaching children to kick her colleague and call her ‘smelly’. Siobhan Flynn was fired after fellow carer Laura McLauchlan complained that the team leader was ‘bullying’ and ‘harassing’ her. Miss Flynn was said to have taught kids how … Read more

Teaching pupils about their ‘white privilege’ could be against the law, MPs’ report says

Teaching pupils about their ‘white privilege’ could be against the law, MPs’ report says White working-class pupils are one of the worst-achieving groups in the country  Report done by MPs found that those students ‘feel anything but privileged’   It found they are behind many peers of other ethnicities aged five, 16 and 18   By Eleanor … Read more

Teacher quits New Jersey private school because the school is teaching students critical race theory

An English teacher at a $52,000-a-year private school in Englewood, New Jersey has quit her job over critical race theory lessons she has branded racist.  Dana Stangel-Plowe, who taught at the Dwight-Englewood School in Bergen County, accused the school of creating a ‘hostile culture of conformity and fear’ in her resignation letter on Tuesday.  Stangel-Plowe said … Read more

Ex-rumba star Kristina Rihanoff is now teaching yoga on a windswept tennis court

Strictly, er, Northampton: Ex-rumba star Kristina Rihanoff is now teaching yoga on a windswept tennis court By Emma Powell Showbusiness Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 01:30 BST, 8 May 2021 | Updated: 01:35 BST, 8 May 2021 Once she was to be found strutting her stuff amid the sequins and sparkle of Strictly Come Dancing. … Read more

Ex-rumba star Kristina Rihanoff is now teaching yoga on a windswept tennis court

Strictly, er, Northampton: Ex-rumba star Kristina Rihanoff is now teaching yoga on a windswept tennis court By Emma Powell Showbusiness Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 01:30 BST, 8 May 2021 | Updated: 01:32 BST, 8 May 2021 Once she was to be found strutting her stuff amid the sequins and sparkle of Strictly Come Dancing. … Read more

Teaching unions demand schoolchildren wear masks in classrooms until at least June 21

Teaching unions demand schoolchildren wear masks in classrooms until at least June 21 and lifting measures too soon will have ‘consequences’ for the health of youngsters and parents England is set to dump face masks in class for secondary schools from May 17 But trade unions insist this must be pushed back to at least … Read more

Teaching unions demand schoolchildren wear masks in classrooms until at least June 21

Teaching unions demand schoolchildren wear masks in classrooms until at least June 21 and lifting measures too soon will have ‘consequences’ for the health of youngsters and parents England is set to dump face masks in class for secondary schools from May 17 But trade unions insist this must be pushed back to at least … Read more

Teaching union urges schools to ‘decolonise the classroom’

The contribution of black people to British history and culture should be taught in all subjects at school, a teaching union’s conference has been told. The NASUWT’s annual conference heard that the national curriculum is ‘lacking’ and some teachers have taken it into their own hands to ‘decolonise their classrooms’. A motion passed at the … Read more

Teaching unions call on Government not to lift requirement for pupils to wear masks when they return

Teaching unions call on Government not to lift requirement for pupils to wear masks when they return to class after Easter NASUWT fears stopping measures would risk health of children and teachers Government said current safety measures would be reviewed at Easter time Survey of 4,000 members found 75 per cent support secondary pupils in … Read more