Childminders in England can reopen from Wednesday if they are caring for children from the same household, the government announced late on Tuesday. The move follows confusion about when childminders could reopen. “Childminders have been told three different things about plans to reopen in a matter of days,” said Neil Leitch of the Early Years Alliance (EYA). The EYA said […]
Read morePrimary school headteachers in England have expressed concern at the government’s announcement on schools reopening next month, warning that it is too soon, it covers the wrong year groups and that many parents will elect to keep their children at home. Boris Johnson announced on Sunday that pupils in reception, year one and year six would begin a phased return […]
Read moreAre you a Coloradan who graduated in 2008 or 2009, forced to enter the real world at a time of great economic uncertainty amid the Great Recession? Maybe you have advice for the young folks who planned on striding across a graduation stage this spring, but are, instead, left walking into uncharted territory as their first forays into adulthood are […]
Read moreThe leader of one of the UK’s biggest teaching unions has told the government not to risk a “free-for-all” policy of allowing individual schools and academy trusts to decide when and how they will reopen. Patrick Roach, the general secretary of the NASUWT, said he was concerned there had been discussions in government about giving schools and multi-academy trusts the […]
Read morePoliticians make mistakes all the time. There is no getting away from it, as being wrongfooted by public opinion can spell the end of a political career. In that sense, they’re a bit like academics: we are also bound to get things wrong. But unlike politicians, we see the advantages in uncovering and learning from our errors and biases, in […]
Read moreVocational qualifications needed to get into further education or universities are likely to use estimated grades, says England’s exams watchdog. Ofqual has put forward plans to replace vocational exams cancelled by the coronavirus outbreak. But it says some qualifications that require a practical, hands-on test might have to be delayed. Ofqual chief Sally Collier says where possible students should not […]
Read moreParents and carers struggling to teach phonics to one child and physics to another at home during the coronavirus lockdown will now be able to call up expert help. A group of schools in England have set up a national helpline operating six days a week to allow parents to find someone who can explain the mysteries of trigonometry, oxbow […]
Read moreGiving rough sleepers rooms in hotels should lead to a significant long-term reduction in rough sleeping after the coronavirus outbreak, says a charity for homeless people. Around 2,000 people have been brought in off the streets in England and put into Travelodges and budget hotels. St Mungo’s charity says it is an unprecedented opportunity to stop people returning to the […]
Read moreStudents at prestigious universities have been turned away from overcrowded lectures and told to watch classes online or in overflow rooms. The Observer found that students paying £9,250 or more in Manchester, Nottingham and Lancaster, had struggled to get a seat in lectures. Manchester University maths students in a 600-capacity hall were given slips with a link to a YouTube […]
Read moreThe eight-year-old boy was meeting the Ofsted inspector for the first time. “What do you remember learning in history?” she asked, tapping on her iPad. It was months since his year did the subject but he thought of something: “The Vikings.” And what did he learn about the Vikings? “They invented dragons,” he replied. Under the inspectorate’s new framework, introduced […]
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