Coronavirus: Boris Johnson urges parents to send children back to school
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson urges parents to send children back to school

The Independent  

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. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson has appealed to parents to send their children to schools when they reopen next week as a major union warned more teachers are needed in preparation. The National Education Union also accused ministers of being “negligent in the extreme”, saying schools had been left in the dark on how to deal with a coronavirus outbreak. Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU, said it was “vital that the government must take every step it can both to allow this wider reopening and to keep the R rate below 1.” Schools were doing all they could to make their buildings as Covid-secure as possible, at the same time as dealing with the fallout from this year’s exams crisis, he said. The teachers union NASUWT said the statement showed the “critical importance” of safe working practices in schools, including social distancing and hand-washing measures.

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Closing schools to force parents to work from home was simply wrong, says union
2 years, 2 months ago

Closing schools to force parents to work from home was simply wrong, says union

NL Times  

The second coronavirus-related school closures in the Netherlands in mid-December 2020 caused “confusion and frustration among parents” because the Cabinet said the closures were to let parents work from home, not to protect the children, the Dutch Safety Board said in its second coronavirus report on Wednesday. “This report confirms that the school closures were also taken to force parents …

13,000 school exclusions due to breach of Covid rules, figures show
2 years, 5 months ago

13,000 school exclusions due to breach of Covid rules, figures show

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Breaches of coronavirus rules were …

What About Kids at Malls & Functions, Ask Experts as Rising Covid Cases Bring Back School Closure Demand
2 years, 8 months ago

What About Kids at Malls & Functions, Ask Experts as Rising Covid Cases Bring Back School Closure Demand

News 18  

With a rise in the number of school-going children catching coronavirus in India, especially in Delhi and neighbouring areas, the demand to shut schools and cancel exams is back. The virus spread irrespective of opening of schools,” believes Naman Jain, Education Expert and Director, Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad, who is currently running the school in accordance with strict Covid-19 protocol. …

Covid cases are already rising again among primary school children, official data shows
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid cases are already rising again among primary school children, official data shows

Daily Mail  

It comes after children returned to classrooms on January 4 after a two-week break over the festive period ONS data shows the rate is trending upwards, with just 5% of the group thought to be infected a month earlier One in 13 two to 11-year-olds had Covid on any given day last week, the highest of any age group, figures …

'No evidence that reopening schools caused Covid surge': World Bank Education Director
2 years, 11 months ago

'No evidence that reopening schools caused Covid surge': World Bank Education Director

India TV News  

Highlights There is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of pandemic: World Bank official There is no relation between opening schools and spread of coronavirus, he said. There is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to …

Plans ‘being drawn up by schools to remain closed after New Year’
3 years ago

Plans ‘being drawn up by schools to remain closed after New Year’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said that …

Schools are best place for children but they must be safe, union leaders say
3 years, 1 month ago

Schools are best place for children but they must be safe, union leaders say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The best place for children …

Closing schools again unfairly punishes kids: School leaders
3 years, 1 month ago

Closing schools again unfairly punishes kids: School leaders

NL Times  

While closing schools may help reduce the number of coronavirus infections, it would be terribly unfair to the children, according to primary schools' organization PO-Raad. On Wednesday, the PO-Raad, secondary schools' organization VO-Raad, university association VSNU, and education union AOb called on the Cabinet to prioritize education staff for Covid-19 booster shots. Children's Ombudsman Margrite Kalverboer asked the Cabinet to …

Letter tells schools they could face legal action over Covid jabs
3 years, 3 months ago

Letter tells schools they could face legal action over Covid jabs

The Independent  

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Primary schools no longer have to send entire class home after Covid infection
3 years, 3 months ago

Primary schools no longer have to send entire class home after Covid infection

NL Times  

If a child in primary education turns out to have the coronavirus, their whole class no longer has to go home from Monday. However the council, which represents primary schools in the Netherlands, emphasized that schools must receive proper guidance from the GGD in determining who should and should not go home after an infection in the classroom. Over the …

Schools again a hotbed for coronavirus immediately after summer break
3 years, 4 months ago

Schools again a hotbed for coronavirus immediately after summer break

NL Times  

Now that schools are open again throughout the country, they have immediately become an active place for the coronavirus to spread. One in eight coronavirus infections last week, 12.5 percent, was contracted at an education or childcare facility. In The Hague and the surrounding area, 34 primary school classes were sent home in that first week, the local branch of …

Vaccinate teachers, children to keep schools safe from Covid-19: WHO
3 years, 4 months ago

Vaccinate teachers, children to keep schools safe from Covid-19: WHO

India TV News  

As millions of children return to school for the new academic session, vaccinating teachers and other school staff against Covid-19 disease can help make schools a safe place against the infectious disease, the World Health Organisation and Unicef said on Monday. Children aged 12 years and above who have underlying medical conditions that put them at greater risk of severe …

Florida kids head back to school amid COVID-19 surge
3 years, 4 months ago

Florida kids head back to school amid COVID-19 surge

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Doctors in Florida say they’re seeing many more coronavirus infections among children just as students begin to return to classrooms. There has been “an enormous increase” in COVID-19 cases among children in July and August at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronald Ford said. “Obviously we have more people that are …

Boris Johnson urged to expand 'pingdemic' exemptions
3 years, 5 months ago

Boris Johnson urged to expand 'pingdemic' exemptions

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson is being warned by cabinet ministers to exempt more people from the “pingdemic”, or face a wave of supermarket, Post Office and restaurant closures. The Prime Minister has announced an exemption that allows “critical" workers to avoid self-isolation after contact with someone with Covid-19, and instead go into work after a negative test. One cabinet minister told The …

Parents taking children out of school to reduce risk of being 'pinged'
3 years, 5 months ago

Parents taking children out of school to reduce risk of being 'pinged'

Daily Mail  

School leaders today raised fears over parents keeping their children at home for the final days of term to avoid their summer holidays being cancelled by self-isolation. A teacher and pupils wear face masks at a school in London in March this year Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, and Justine Roberts, the chief …

Coronavirus has impacted on children worldwide, Dutch NGO says
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus has impacted on children worldwide, Dutch NGO says

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has risen one place to fifth in the annual KidsRights index, drawn up by global NGO Kids Rights Foundation which monitors how children’s rights are being respected and improved. The coronavirus pandemic has had a ‘devastating impact’ on children worldwide, the Netherlands-based foundation says. ‘With the ongoing global pandemic, we had to address the devastating impacts and outcomes …

"Fingers crossed" that schools can remain open, Minister says
3 years, 9 months ago

"Fingers crossed" that schools can remain open, Minister says

NL Times  

Departing Minister Arie Slob for Primary and Secondary Education has his "fingers crossed" that schools can remain open, he said on Tuesday. For now it is still possible to let kids go to school, but the number of coronavirus infections is also rising among children, ANP reports. According to Slob, the increase of infections among children up to 12 years …

It’s back to school for Jill Biden and new education chief
3 years, 10 months ago

It’s back to school for Jill Biden and new education chief

Associated Press  

MERIDEN, Conn. — Jill Biden, the teacher in the White House, along with new Education Secretary Miguel Cardona went back to school Wednesday in a public push to show districts that have yet to transition back to in-person learning that it can be done safely during the pandemic. “Teachers want to be back,” the first lady said after she and …

Coronavirus rule relaxation is risky but responsible, Rutte says
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus rule relaxation is risky but responsible, Rutte says

Dutch News  

As expected, prime minister Mark Rutte announced four changes to the current coronavirus regulations at Tuesday evening’s press conference, but said the curfew will be extended until the morning of March 15. Old lives ‘It will still be a while before we get our old lives back,’ health minister Hugo de Jonge said. ‘And we are now seeing the first …

‘Reckless’ for all pupils to return to school on 8 March, government warned
3 years, 10 months ago

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

The Independent  

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. Read our privacy policy Allowing all pupils to return to school on 8 March in …

Covid: How will Boris Johnson decide ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown?
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid: How will Boris Johnson decide ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown?

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Imperial College London’s latest React study showed the “prevalence …

Asking parents to do Covid tests on children for school would be ‘fraught with difficulty’, union says
3 years, 10 months ago

Asking parents to do Covid tests on children for school would be ‘fraught with difficulty’, union says

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Asking parents …

Coronavirus UK: Children's Commissioner demands clear plan on vaccinating school teachers
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Children's Commissioner demands clear plan on vaccinating school teachers

Daily Mail  

The Children's Commissioner today insisted teachers should receive Covid-19 vaccinations after the first on the priority list as calls grow for schools to reopen. Children's Commissioner Anne Longfieldwants teachers to be prioritised for Covid-19 jabs as most pupils across Britain continue to carry out their schoolwork at home Prime Minister Boris Johnson demonstrates the two metre social distancing rule during …

Cabinet experts say primary schools can reopen on February 8: NOS
3 years, 11 months ago

Cabinet experts say primary schools can reopen on February 8: NOS

Dutch News  

Primary schools and childcare centres can open again on February 8, government coronavirus experts say in their latest recommendations to the cabinet, ahead of Sunday’s key meeting. Nevertheless, the Outbreak Management Team’s new advice does say that relaxing the rules carries risks in the form of hospital and IC admissions, broadcaster NOS said on Saturday, quoting the leaked document. In …

Parent’s angry school meeting rant at Covid closures goes viral
3 years, 11 months ago

Parent’s angry school meeting rant at Covid closures goes viral

The Independent  

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UK Govt Rolls Out 'Act Like You've Got It' Drive Amid 'Alarming' Covid-19 Spike
4 years ago

UK Govt Rolls Out 'Act Like You've Got It' Drive Amid 'Alarming' Covid-19 Spike

News 18  

The UK government on Saturday began rolling out a series of stark UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson took to social media to urge people to strictly follow the stay-at-home lockdown as the disease continues to spread at an alarming rate. Our hospitals are under more pressure than at any other time since the start of the pandemic, and infection rates …

Coronavirus lockdown UK: Parents urged to report schools to Ofsted
4 years ago

Coronavirus lockdown UK: Parents urged to report schools to Ofsted

Daily Mail  

Schools were warned yesterday they risk facing inspections if their online lessons are not up to scratch. Furious Tories, parents and unions blast Gavin Williamson's 'vague statement' that TEACHERS will decide GCSE and A-Level grades without explaining HOW - with pupils having no mock exams and just one term of classes all year due to Covid lockdowns GCSE and A-level …

Boris Johnson forced to close schools a day after declaring them safe for pupils
4 years ago

Boris Johnson forced to close schools a day after declaring them safe for pupils

The Independent  

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. “And the answer is simply that we’ve been doing everything in our power to keep …

Covid UK: Ofsted warns pupils' education cannot be 'furloughed'
4 years ago

Covid UK: Ofsted warns pupils' education cannot be 'furloughed'

Daily Mail  

The head of England's schools watchdog today warned that education cannot be 'furloughed' as Left-wing councils joined the revolt against Government plans to keep schools open. Headteachers are now urging the Government to scrap this summer's GCSE and A-level exams amid outrage over Education Secretary Gavin Williamson's plans to keep schools open. In other coronavirus developments: Officials leading the UK …

Tougher lockdown restriction likely on the way, says UK PM Johnson
4 years ago

Tougher lockdown restriction likely on the way, says UK PM Johnson

India Today  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that tougher lockdown restrictions were probably on the way as COVID-19 cases keep rising, but that schools were safe and children should continue to attend. Much of England is already under the toughest level of restriction set out in a four-tier system of regional regulations designed to stop the spread of the …

UK hits daily virus record, is urged to keep schools closed
4 years ago

UK hits daily virus record, is urged to keep schools closed

Associated Press  

LONDON — With daily coronavirus infections surging as a result of a new virus variant, the British government faced mounting pressure Saturday from teachers’ unions to keep schools in England closed for at least another two weeks. The government, which oversees schools in England, has already decided to keep all schools in London closed next week to try to stem …

Confusion over school closures is further evidence that Boris Johnson needs a new education secretary
4 years ago

Confusion over school closures is further evidence that Boris Johnson needs a new education secretary

The Independent  

Not for the first time in the coronavirus pandemic, the government has ended up with a last-minute change of policy, which confuses the public and gives people little confidence that ministers are on top of the crisis. Although ministers said the majority of primary schools would return as planned on Monday, secondary schools will be closed to most pupils for …

How Covid lockdowns are wiping out the gains made by disadvantaged children
4 years ago

How Covid lockdowns are wiping out the gains made by disadvantaged children

The Telegraph  

Social mobility gains that have given a lift to disadvantaged children over the past decade could be wiped out by Covid lockdowns, one of Britain's leading education research bodies has said. Carole Willis, the chief executive of the National Foundation for Educational Research, said its studies showed the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers had increased by almost half …

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson urges Britain to stick with restrictions as vaccine cleared for use next week
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson urges Britain to stick with restrictions as vaccine cleared for use next week

The Independent  

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. Take vaccine or face longer restrictions, warns Van-Tam Prof Van-Tam said: “If we relax too …

Minister wants to Covid test children at school doors
4 years, 1 month ago

Minister wants to Covid test children at school doors

NL Times  

As soon as the rapid Covid-19 tests have been approved by the Dutch health authorities, Minister Arie Slob for Primary and Secondary Education wants to start an experiment with testing kids for the coronavirus when they arrive at school. Earlier this week, pediatrician epidemiologist Patricia Bruijning said that if the government wants to reduce the number of Covid-19 infections, it …

As schools reopen in Africa, relief is matched by anxiety
4 years, 1 month ago

As schools reopen in Africa, relief is matched by anxiety

The Independent  

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Boris Johnson imposes month-long lockdown in England as COVID cases hit 1 million
4 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson imposes month-long lockdown in England as COVID cases hit 1 million

ABC  

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered England back into a national month-long lockdown as the United Kingdom passed 1 million COVID-19 cases and scientists warned the virus is spreading faster than their worst predictions. Key points: A "stay at home" order has been issued for all of England until at least December 2 A "stay at home" order has been …

71% Parents Not Willing to Send Kids to School, Suggests Survey
4 years, 3 months ago

71% Parents Not Willing to Send Kids to School, Suggests Survey

The Quint  

About 71 percent of parents surveyed across India are not willing to send their kids to school in India due to the coronavirus pandemic, shows a recent survey by a community social media platform. While the number of coronavirus cases is rising sharply in India, the government has started reopening schools on a voluntary basis. According to the latest report …

How should parents talk to kids about returning to school amid Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

How should parents talk to kids about returning to school amid Covid-19

India Today  

With the imposition of lockdown taken to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus the lifestyle of not only working professionals but school children got remodelled so that we can carry on with the routine activities. The parents should guide them to credible websites like UNICEF and WHO which are repositories for the verified information and would help in allaying …

Students should not return home if there is an outbreak at their university, Government says
4 years, 4 months ago

Students should not return home if there is an outbreak at their university, Government says

The Telegraph  

Students should not return home if there is an outbreak at their university in order to avoid spreading coronavirus around the country, the Government has said. Please, for the sake of your education, for your parents’ and your grandparents’ health, wash your hands, cover your face, make space, and don’t socially gather in groups of more than six now and …

Can parents refuse to send their children to school and will they be fined?
4 years, 4 months ago

Can parents refuse to send their children to school and will they be fined?

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: With textbooks and face masks, Europe's children return to school
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: With textbooks and face masks, Europe's children return to school

India Today  

Tens of millions of pupils returned to school in France, Poland and Russia on Tuesday, their rucksacks loaded with exercise books, geometry sets and, for many, face masks to protect them from a resurgent coronavirus pandemic. Hand cleansing stations, social distancing and staggered play time will become the new normal as countries across Europe seek ways to get children back …

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson U-turns on advice against face masks in schools
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson U-turns on advice against face masks in schools

The Independent  

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. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson has dropped advice against the use of face coverings …

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says schools face mask advice might change
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says schools face mask advice might change

The Independent  

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. “In view of this, it becomes more important for the prime minister to explain why …

Coronavirus news live: Latest updates and cases as scientists claim to have found first reinfected patient
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus news live: Latest updates and cases as scientists claim to have found first reinfected patient

The Independent  

✕ Close Coronavirus in numbers Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Teaching unions and parents have hit …

UK coronavirus: Boris Johnson may be taught a cruel lesson in bid to reopen schools
4 years, 4 months ago

UK coronavirus: Boris Johnson may be taught a cruel lesson in bid to reopen schools

CNN  

London CNN — Schools or pubs? Johnson’s Chief Medical Officer, Chris Whitty, said that England has “probably reached the limits” of how open it can be, given the number of coronavirus cases in the country. Second, contrary to the idea that there is a straight choice to be made, it’s not a “zero-sum game,” one government adviser told CNN. Christina …

Gavin Williamson slaps down unions' bid to 'sabotage' school reopening
4 years, 5 months ago

Gavin Williamson slaps down unions' bid to 'sabotage' school reopening

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson told teachers today they have a 'moral duty' to help schools reopen next month as he faced a standoff with unions. Boris Johnson tried his hand at archery today as he visited a school in Upminster, renewing his push for all children to be back in class next month Some children watched bemused as the PM tried to …

Coronavirus: ‘Very low’ risks to children mean school reopenings are safe, expert says
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: ‘Very low’ risks to children mean school reopenings are safe, expert says

The Independent  

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. Prof Viner revealed the Public Health England study as Boris Johnson beefed up his pledge …

Is it safe for children to go back to schools in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic?
4 years, 5 months ago

Is it safe for children to go back to schools in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic?

Firstpost  

Evidence suggests younger children don’t spread the disease easily but kids aged 10 and up transmit as easily as adults. In areas where the virus appears to be under control, experts say schools still need to make adjustments to minimize risk when reopening. And even though children appear less likely to get infected than adults and less likely to become …

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