Labour slams “government failure” as Williamson delays schools reopening
Kate Green has declared that the disruption to children’s education across the country has directly resulted from “government…
Education
Labour demands clarity on January return for schools and colleges
Labour has demanded that the Education Secretary provide clarity for parents, teachers and students on the return of…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: A bumper edition for the year end
It didn’t have to be like this, did it? We needed tougher measures to enforce safety, contain the…
Downing Street rejects calls to cancel Covid Christmas bubble plans
Boris Johnson has rejected calls to cancel the Christmas Covid bubbling plans despite scientists warning that the increased…
The schools dilemma facing councils as Covid cases rise ahead of Christmas
Covid cases are doubling every seven days in some areas and the situation is particularly bad in London…
WATCH: “Schools should be the last thing to close,” says Reeves
Rachel Reeves has declared that “schools should be the last thing to close” in the coronavirus pandemic due…
MPs call for action as 92% of teachers say Covid has widened ‘word gap’
A group of MPs has called for better support for schools to embed speaking skills in their classrooms,…
The smart move for Gavin Williamson? Copy Wales and cancel exams in 2021
Gavin Williamson’s statement on the 2021 school exams and the pandemic last week refused to follow the sensible…
Labour: Tories “risk failing a generation” with poor Covid lost learning plans
Labour has warned that the government “risks failing a generation of children” as just one in six pupils…
Tory Covid exam adjustments “bake in fundamental inequities”, says Labour
Kate Green has slammed the government over arrangements for 2021 A-Level and GCSE exams on the basis that…
