4 years, 3 months ago

Secondary schools return set to be delayed after protests they are not ready for mass testing

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pupils sitting GCSEs and A-levels next summer would start returning the following week, a week later than planned – only when schools are in a position to provide the testing promised. All secondary students would be due back in schools for lessons from 18 January – again a week later – with primary schools opening from next Monday as planned. They include Neil Ferguson, a member of the government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, who said: “Clearly nobody wants to keep schools shut. “And we think that if you really care about kids you would do this well – to invest now, to give time now, makes sense.” The prime minister’s spokesman said: “We're still planning for a staggered opening of schools and we are working to ensure testing is in place.

The Independent
Schools Westminster Email View Tes Mass Testing
New tests and deadlines for pupils to find secondary school places
3 years, 2 months ago

New tests and deadlines for pupils to find secondary school places

Dutch News
Children
New tests and deadlines for pupils to find secondary school places
3 years, 2 months ago

New tests and deadlines for pupils to find secondary school places

Dutch News
Dutch
Secondary schools given a week to return all pupils to classrooms, Gavin Williamson confirms
4 years, 1 month ago

Secondary schools given a week to return all pupils to classrooms, Gavin Williamson confirms

The Independent
Schools
‘Reckless’ for all pupils to return to school on 8 March, government warned
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Reckless’ for all pupils to return to school on 8 March, government warned

The Independent
England
Clarity on school leaving exams next week, education minister says
4 years, 2 months ago

Clarity on school leaving exams next week, education minister says

Dutch News
School
Clarity on school leaving exams next week, education minister says
4 years, 2 months ago

Clarity on school leaving exams next week, education minister says

Dutch News
School
UK government under pressure to close primary schools as unions revolt
4 years, 3 months ago

UK government under pressure to close primary schools as unions revolt

Live Mint
England
New Year, new U-turn: London primary schools stay shut for start of term
4 years, 3 months ago

New Year, new U-turn: London primary schools stay shut for start of term

The Independent
Education
London schools to stay closed amid COVID-19 infection surge
4 years, 3 months ago

London schools to stay closed amid COVID-19 infection surge

India TV News
Education
Secondary schools in England will not open to most pupils until middle of January, Gavin Williamson announces
4 years, 3 months ago

Secondary schools in England will not open to most pupils until middle of January, Gavin Williamson announces

The Independent
England
Full reopening of schools thrown into doubt as Michael Gove says it is the plan ‘for the moment’
4 years, 3 months ago

Full reopening of schools thrown into doubt as Michael Gove says it is the plan ‘for the moment’

The Independent
Schools
Matt Hancock refuses to rule out closing schools in January as union calls for online learning
4 years, 3 months ago

Matt Hancock refuses to rule out closing schools in January as union calls for online learning

The Independent
School
Headteachers warned they could work on Christmas Day to help plan for mass student testing
4 years, 3 months ago

Headteachers warned they could work on Christmas Day to help plan for mass student testing

The Independent
School
‘A disaster in waiting’: Teachers desperately search for answers over school Covid testing in January amid fury over late notice
4 years, 3 months ago

‘A disaster in waiting’: Teachers desperately search for answers over school Covid testing in January amid fury over late notice

The Independent
School
Secondary schools to have staggered return in January
4 years, 3 months ago

Secondary schools to have staggered return in January

The Independent
Education
Unions raise health fears over plan to keep schools in mass testing scheme fully open ahead of Christmas
4 years, 3 months ago

Unions raise health fears over plan to keep schools in mass testing scheme fully open ahead of Christmas

The Independent
Education
Christmas return plans for university students ‘riddled with holes’, as questions raised over mass-testing feasibility
4 years, 4 months ago

Christmas return plans for university students ‘riddled with holes’, as questions raised over mass-testing feasibility

The Independent
Travel
GCSEs and A-levels will be delayed by three weeks, Education Secretary confirms
4 years, 5 months ago

GCSEs and A-levels will be delayed by three weeks, Education Secretary confirms

The Telegraph
Education
GCSE exams could be delayed by three weeks in line with A-levels, reports say
4 years, 6 months ago

GCSE exams could be delayed by three weeks in line with A-levels, reports say

The Independent
Education
Primary schools tired of waiting for Covid tests; Buying tests themselves
4 years, 6 months ago

Primary schools tired of waiting for Covid tests; Buying tests themselves

NL Times
Netherlands
Why the government’s back-to-school plan could bring more political peril for Boris Johnson
4 years, 7 months ago

Why the government’s back-to-school plan could bring more political peril for Boris Johnson

The Independent
Johnson
Students still missing BTEC results will 'hopefully' get them next week, schools minister say
4 years, 7 months ago

Students still missing BTEC results will 'hopefully' get them next week, schools minister say

The Independent
Students
England’s schools to re-open from September in boost for economy
4 years, 9 months ago

England’s schools to re-open from September in boost for economy

Live Mint
Schools
Government abandons plans to reopen primary schools to all pupils in England before summer holidays
4 years, 10 months ago

Government abandons plans to reopen primary schools to all pupils in England before summer holidays

The Independent
Education
Teacher shortage worries schools, but most say standards have not slipped
4 years, 10 months ago

Teacher shortage worries schools, but most say standards have not slipped

Dutch News
Primary Schools
Teacher shortage worries schools, but most say standards have not slipped
4 years, 10 months ago

Teacher shortage worries schools, but most say standards have not slipped

Dutch News
Primary Schools
‘Not realistic’: Headteachers’ union says schools cannot fulfill government’s plan to reopen
4 years, 10 months ago

‘Not realistic’: Headteachers’ union says schools cannot fulfill government’s plan to reopen

The Independent
Education
Coronavirus restrictions to ease as Canberra public schools prepare for staggered reopening from mid-May
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus restrictions to ease as Canberra public schools prepare for staggered reopening from mid-May

ABC
Parents
Exam training under fire in primary school tests
5 years, 9 months ago

Exam training under fire in primary school tests

Dutch News
Children
Exam training under fire in primary school tests
5 years, 9 months ago

Exam training under fire in primary school tests

Dutch News
Children
National Offer Day 2018: Headteachers warn parents' anxious wait is made worse by lack of secondary school places
7 years, 1 month ago

National Offer Day 2018: Headteachers warn parents' anxious wait is made worse by lack of secondary school places

The Independent
England
Government fails to take action over high number of teachers leaving education, say MPs
7 years, 2 months ago

Government fails to take action over high number of teachers leaving education, say MPs

The Independent
Education
Unions threaten primary school strike action against academy plans
12 years, 11 months ago

Unions threaten primary school strike action against academy plans

The Independent
School

Discover Related