Government abandons plans to reopen primary schools to all pupils in England before summer holidays
4 years, 7 months ago

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

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 Gavin Williamson has abandoned government plans to reopen primary schools to all pupils in England before the summer holidays. Under a roadmap to easing the coronavirus lockdown unveiled last month, the government’s plan was “for all primary school children to return to schools before the summer for a month if feasible”. The official government data also showed that around 11 per cent of all nursery and primary pupils attended education settings on Thursday – the first week that schools in England began admitting more children. While welcoming the move, the cabinet minister’s opposite number Rebecca Long-Bailey said for weeks headteachers, unions and staff have “warned that the plans to open primary schools before the summer were simply impractical while implementing social distancing safely”.

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Number of children missing school an ‘epidemic’, Education Secretary says
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Number of children missing school an ‘epidemic’, Education Secretary says

The Independent  

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Unused classrooms to be nurseries in Labour plan for 100,000 new childcare places
7 months, 1 week ago

Unused classrooms to be nurseries in Labour plan for 100,000 new childcare places

The Telegraph  

Empty primary-school classrooms will be turned into nurseries under Labour plans to create an extra 100,000 childcare places. Sir Keir Starmer said a shortage of childcare meant parents were being held back in their careers and children were “starting school already behind”. “We will create the childcare places needed to turn the page, and rebuild Britain.” On Sunday, the party …

More than 90,000 children are being homeschooled in England, new figures suggest - amid post-lockdown boom in parents keeping their children at home
10 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 90,000 children are being homeschooled in England, new figures suggest - amid post-lockdown boom in parents keeping their children at home

Daily Mail  

More than 90,000 children are being homeschooled in England, new figures suggest, amid a post-lockdown boom in parents keeping their kids at home. Seana-lee May, 30, has been homeschooling her daughter Millie-Rae, 11, full-time since September 2023 Laura became a home-educating parent after her neurodivergent daughter, Esmee, now eight, reached a mental health crisis in 2022 During the 2022/23 academic …

Ministers knew about dodgy concrete in schools – but did nothing
1 year, 4 months ago

Ministers knew about dodgy concrete in schools – but did nothing

The Independent  

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Demand for London primary schools falls again, as more children offered their first choice
1 year, 8 months ago

Demand for London primary schools falls again, as more children offered their first choice

The Independent  

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More children in London get first choice of primary school amid fall in demand
1 year, 8 months ago

More children in London get first choice of primary school amid fall in demand

The Independent  

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Children’s commissioner calls for 100% attendance in autumn term
2 years, 7 months ago

Children’s commissioner calls for 100% attendance in autumn term

The Independent  

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UP Schools Reopening From February 14 for all Classes
2 years, 11 months ago

UP Schools Reopening From February 14 for all Classes

News 18  

Amidst decreasing covid-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government now has decided reopen the schools for classes nursery to 12 from Monday, February 14. As per the government’s notice, “Schools will reopen for classes Nursery to 8 from February 14 with the strict following of COVID protocols till further orders.” Read|Schools for Classes 10 to 12 to Reopen in Haryana from …

Children being home schooled to be listed on a new register to stop pupils 'falling through cracks'
2 years, 11 months ago

Children being home schooled to be listed on a new register to stop pupils 'falling through cracks'

Daily Mail  

Children who are being home schooled must now be listed on a new register by councils to stop pupils from 'falling through the cracks' amid attendance concerns following lockdowns. Pictured: Year 10/11 students at Hailsham Community College in East Sussex last month England's children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza says she is 'very concerned' that some local authorities are not …

School reopening pressure mounts on governments
2 years, 11 months ago

School reopening pressure mounts on governments

India Today  

Covid-19 pandemic doesn't seem to end. The union government is working on a model for staggered opening of schools for physical classes following all Covid-19 related protocols, sources said on Thursday. Parents demanding schools to reopen "As parents have been demanding the opening of schools, the union government is working on a model for staggered opening of schools following all …

Centre likely to issue advisory on reopening schools soon: Sources
2 years, 11 months ago

Centre likely to issue advisory on reopening schools soon: Sources

India TV News  

With the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 15 gathering pace, the Centre is likely to issue an advisory soon to reopen schools across the country. Sources have told ANI that, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked the National Expert Group to suggest ways and work on modalities to open schools nationwide. Top sources have also told ANI that …

Why is Maharashtra Government reopening schools?
2 years, 11 months ago

Why is Maharashtra Government reopening schools?

India Today  

Maharashtra schools will be reopening tomorrow Monday. Ahead of reopening the schools, the Health Minister, Rajesh Tope gave an assurance that reopening schools from primary classes to 12 had been given complete thought. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the opening of schools was necessary for the brain development of children and it was not right to keep them at …

Schools to reopen on schedule after winter break, but higher education still closed
3 years ago

Schools to reopen on schedule after winter break, but higher education still closed

NL Times  

Primary and secondary schools will reopen for all students after the winter holidays, said Arie Slob, the minister in charge of primary and secondary education. Primary and secondary schools, including those providing special education, will still be required to send home students who have any coronavirus symptoms, including a mild cold. Higher education, vocational schools to remain closed "The OMT …

Unicef joins 60 organizations calling on Cabinet to reopen schools on January 10
3 years ago

Unicef joins 60 organizations calling on Cabinet to reopen schools on January 10

NL Times  

A group of 60 organizations, including Unicef, said it would be unacceptable for schools to remain closed after the winter vacation because of the coronavirus pandemic. During the most recent press conference, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said schools could be closed beyond the winter break, which is set to conclude on January 9. "Education …

Plans ‘being drawn up by schools to remain closed after New Year’
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Primary schools set to close early, evening lockdown to run to January 14: NOS
3 years, 1 month ago

Primary schools set to close early, evening lockdown to run to January 14: NOS

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge are expected to announce that primary schools will close on Friday for the winter break at Tuesday evening’s press conference, Dutch media report. The government’s Outbreak Management Team recommended closing primary schools early because youngsters currently account for the largest share of new infections. In addition, the recommendation that individual …

Primary schools set to close early, evening lockdown to run to January 14: NOS
3 years, 1 month ago

Primary schools set to close early, evening lockdown to run to January 14: NOS

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge are expected to announce that primary schools will close on Friday for the winter break at Tuesday evening’s press conference, Dutch media report. The government’s Outbreak Management Team recommended closing primary schools early because youngsters currently account for the largest share of new infections. In addition, the recommendation that individual …

Lower primary classes to reopen on October 25 after 19 months
3 years, 2 months ago

Lower primary classes to reopen on October 25 after 19 months

The Hindu  

After 19 months, lower primary classes reopened on October 25. Principals of private schools that have delayed the resumption of offline classes said they would do so only after taking consent from all parents. Supreet, secretary, Oxford School, Nagarbhavi, said although they had initially planned to reopen lower primary classes on Monday, they decided to start these classes on November …

Attendance low as students stay home to care for younger siblings
3 years, 3 months ago

Attendance low as students stay home to care for younger siblings

The Hindu  

Many students in upper primary and high schools hailing from lower economic sections of society are not attending physical classes as they are busy taking care of their younger siblings while their parents are at work. There is a lot of damage done by the pandemic, but to prevent more damage, lower primary classes need to be reopened immediately,” he …

Primary schools in Uttarakhand to reopen on September 21. Check details
3 years, 3 months ago

Primary schools in Uttarakhand to reopen on September 21. Check details

India TV News  

Uttarakhand department of school education issued an order on Saturday stating that primary schools in the state will reopen for classes 1-5 on September 21 after remaining closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The classes will be held only for three hours a day and children will not be allowed to bring food to school, according to the …

It cannot be business as usual once schools reopen: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

It cannot be business as usual once schools reopen: Report

The Hindu  

With lower primary schools closed from March 2020 due to the pandemic, various studies and surveys, including the ASER report published on Monday, have highlighted learning loss among students. Titled, Open Schools, Focus on Recovering Lost Learning: Clear Voice of Teachers, the report is based on a field study in August 2021, covering 363 primary school teachers across five States …

UP primary schools reopen with good strength
3 years, 4 months ago

UP primary schools reopen with good strength

India Today  

After a wait of more than one year, the primary classes of Classes 1 to 5 have reopened in UP. Schools reopening with good strength India Today reached City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Extension, Lucknow to see the SOPs and turnout on Day 1. She said that vaccination for primary students was needed as even though schools were maintaining the …

Group of doctors, academicians calls for immediate resumption of in-person classes in schools
3 years, 4 months ago

Group of doctors, academicians calls for immediate resumption of in-person classes in schools

The Hindu  

A group of 56 academicians, doctors and other professionals have written an open letter to chief ministers and union territory administrators requesting them to urgently consider reopening schools and resuming in-person classes. In their letter which has also been marked to the Prime Minister’s Office, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the National Disaster Management …

Malls Open, Social Gatherings Allowed, Time We Let Children Return to School
3 years, 4 months ago

Malls Open, Social Gatherings Allowed, Time We Let Children Return to School

News 18  

Schools have remained largely closed for 1.5 years even as adults go to work, malls, and social gatherings each time a wave recedes. If asked about opening schools, at one end of the spectrum are parents who say—“I am worried about the third wave targeting children” or “We worry about kids bringing infection home to elders” or the ultimate conversation-stopper …

Should schools be reopened? Data shows children least vulnerable to Covid
3 years, 5 months ago

Should schools be reopened? Data shows children least vulnerable to Covid

India Today  

The debate is contentious. Children, the data reveal, represented 14.2 per cent of all Covid cases and accounted for 1.3-3.6 per cent of total reported hospitalizations in the United States. In the pre-Covid year of 2019, 47 per cent children lacked access to education and/or health, which shot up to 56 per cent during the pandemic, according to UNICEF data. …

Back to class, tenuously, as states begin reopening schools
3 years, 5 months ago

Back to class, tenuously, as states begin reopening schools

India Today  

When the pandemic struck in March last year, as many as 15 lakh schools were shuttered across India’s 28 states and eight union territories. Regardless of online schooling wherever possible, the closures left 28.60 crore students physically away from pre-primary to upper secondary classes. The disadvantages are disproportionate for underprivileged learners who tend to have fewer educational opportunities beyond school.” …

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away

CNN  

CNN — New Covid-19 cases among children are back on the rise after months of declines, just as schools across the United States are gearing up to reopen in a few weeks. Video Ad Feedback Surgeon General on when he still wears a mask 02:59 - Source: CNN Vaccine data for youngest likely still months away It’s “very likely” data …

UP private school association requests Deputy CM to reopen schools from July 19
3 years, 6 months ago

UP private school association requests Deputy CM to reopen schools from July 19

India Today  

As Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a decline in number of Covid-19 cases, the state government is unlocking things in phases to bring them back to normalcy. Seeing the relaxations, Unaided Private School Association has written to UP Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma urging him to reopen schools for the benefit of students in phased manner What does the letter say? …

95% of schools fully open on Monday: Ministry
3 years, 7 months ago

95% of schools fully open on Monday: Ministry

NL Times  

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science expects that 95 percent of secondary schools in the Netherlands to be fully open on Monday. The majority of schools that were reluctant to reopen last week will do so now, following talks with the Education Inspectorate and the Ministry, NOS reported. For this, one becomes a teacher and this is what makes …

Secondary schools allowed to fully reopen for first time in half-year
3 years, 7 months ago

Secondary schools allowed to fully reopen for first time in half-year

NL Times  

Secondary schools in the Netherlands were allowed to fully reopen on Monday after six months of either full time or part time distance learning for their students. "The fact that students will receive at least six weeks of full physical education this school year makes a big difference," said caretaker Education Minister Arie Slob, who was upbeat that students can …

Secondary schools get green light to fully reopen on May 31
3 years, 7 months ago

Secondary schools get green light to fully reopen on May 31

NL Times  

Secondary schools in the Netherlands have been given permission to open school doors to all students for the first time since the country entered a full lockdown in December, Education Minister Arie Slob said on Saturday. The secondary schools can reopen fully to all students as early as May 31. The students and teachers will be asked to take a …

Many teachers worried about full reopening of secondary schools
3 years, 7 months ago

Many teachers worried about full reopening of secondary schools

NL Times  

Many teachers are concerned about the possible total reopening of secondary schools in the week of May 31, as they think it may be too early for such a step, according to the a survey by the CNV labor union’s education workers education union showed. Some 28.5% of the teachers said that schools should only reopen once they have been …

The Netherlands ready to relax Covid rules, if hospital admission decline further
3 years, 8 months ago

The Netherlands ready to relax Covid rules, if hospital admission decline further

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is ready to take new steps to wind down its coronavirus measures, if the decline in hospital admissions continues, and that includes longer opening hours for cafes and fewer regulations for sports and keep fit clubs. ‘It remains a balancing act,’ prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters on Tuesday evening, after the national health institute RIVM reported the …

Girls, low-income pupils hardest hit by scrapping primary school test
3 years, 9 months ago

Girls, low-income pupils hardest hit by scrapping primary school test

Dutch News  

More primary school children have been told that they should go to a trade school next academic year as school leaving tests were scrapped because of coronavirus, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. In total, nearly 45% of 11 and 12-year-olds were placed in a vmbo, or vocational training school last year, compared with 41.5% in 2019, the CBS …

UK Schools to Reopen, Backed by Frequent Covid-19 Testing
3 years, 10 months ago

UK Schools to Reopen, Backed by Frequent Covid-19 Testing

News 18  

British students, backed by a robust coronavirus testing program, are gearing up to return to school Monday after a two-month closure, in what Prime Minister Boris Johnson says is a plan to get the country moving closer to a sense of normality. The reopening of schools is the first step in the UK government’s plan to gradually ease COVID-19 restrictions …

School reopening: Here’s why it’s so hard
3 years, 10 months ago

School reopening: Here’s why it’s so hard

CNN  

Washington CNN — Millions of students across the US are still out of the classroom after nearly a year, fueling a heated debate among school districts, teachers and parents about the best – and safest – way to educate kids even as President Joe Biden pushes to get them back in buildings. After a bruising fight with the teachers’ union, …

No plan for longer school days to make up for lost time, says Gavin Williamson
3 years, 10 months ago

No plan for longer school days to make up for lost time, says Gavin Williamson

The Independent  

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‘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 …

Secondary schools want students to get on-site lessons once a week
3 years, 10 months ago

Secondary schools want students to get on-site lessons once a week

NL Times  

VO-Raad, the council for secondary schools, wants students to get on-site education at least once a week from March 1. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge promised to give an update on when secondary schools can reopen at the next coronavirus press conference on Tuesday. The secondary schools' council therefore wants the situation to return to that of before the summer …

Amsterdam, Rotterdam school leaders plead for secondary schools to reopen
3 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam, Rotterdam school leaders plead for secondary schools to reopen

NL Times  

The leaders of secondary schools in Amsterdam and Rotterdam asked the Ministry of Education to also allow their pupils to return to school. They are worried about the "development and well-being" of their pupils, they said in a letter to Minister Arie Slob for Primary and Secondary Education, NOS reports. The school leaders want secondary schools to open after spring …

Almost all primary schools open again
3 years, 11 months ago

Almost all primary schools open again

NL Times  

Almost all primary schools in the Netherlands are now open to physical education again, though many are still struggling to adhere to all the coronavirus rules, according to a survey by the general association of school leaders AVS among a thousand primary schools. Only 0.4 percent of primary schools are still only giving online classes, NU.nl reports. Face masks in …

UP schools to reopen from tomorrow, preparations underway in campuses
3 years, 11 months ago

UP schools to reopen from tomorrow, preparations underway in campuses

India Today  

After the opening of schools from classes 9 to 12 in UP, schools for young children are all set to open from February 10th. Teachers preparing for new session Also, the government schools are at the same time are preparing for the primary students. Parents apprehensive over schools reopening Another teacher, Punita Tripathi said that since the schools were closed …

Reopening of schools emerges as complex flashpoint for Biden administration
3 years, 11 months ago

Reopening of schools emerges as complex flashpoint for Biden administration

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden’s team is promising new guidance on school reopenings next week. And the administration created fresh confusion this week over the direction its school guidance is headed when Walensky said during a briefing Wednesday that “safe reopening does not suggest that teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen safely” – only to have White …

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 …

Push to reopen schools could leave out millions of students
3 years, 11 months ago

Push to reopen schools could leave out millions of students

Associated Press  

President Joe Biden says he wants most schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade to reopen by late April, but even if that happens, it is likely to leave out millions of students, many of them minorities in urban areas. “We’re going to see kids fall further and further behind, particularly low-income students of color,” said Shavar Jeffries, president of Democrats …

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 …

Rutte: Primary schools could reopen Feb. 8; Lockdown exit plan being prepared
3 years, 11 months ago

Rutte: Primary schools could reopen Feb. 8; Lockdown exit plan being prepared

NL Times  

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it was still possible for primary schools in the Netherlands to open their doors and begin in-person classroom lessons on Monday, February 8, but it would depend on a final report from the Outbreak Management Team on the spread of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus among children. More information about the schools, and …

Schools to remain closed until at least 8 March, says Boris Johnson
3 years, 11 months ago

Schools to remain closed until at least 8 March, says Boris Johnson

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. Mr Johnson also said a "programme of catch-up" would be put in place, and will …

Dutch schools to stay closed at least until February 8
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch schools to stay closed at least until February 8

NL Times  

Primary schools and childcare facilities in the Netherlands will remain closed until Monday, February 8, the Dutch government announced on Sunday after members of the outgoing Cabinet met with advisors from the Outbreak Management Team. Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said earlier this month that they hoped the schools could open back up on January …

Dutch government will keep schools closed past Jan. 25: Report
4 years ago

Dutch government will keep schools closed past Jan. 25: Report

NL Times  

The leading advisors to the Dutch Cabinet on issues related to the coronavirus pandemic will tell Prime Minister Mark Rutte that the country's schools should remain closed for the time being. Sources close to the outgoing Cabinet ministers told the broadcaster that the government will accept the advice and will keep the schools and childcare locations closed. Rutte has called …

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