The district ‘cannot align itself with the Minneapolis police and claim to fight institutional racism’, said a board member Minneapolis public schools are terminating their contract with the city’s police department following the death of George Floyd. The city’s public school board unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday night that Read more…
Education charity finds coronavirus school closures may have reversed years of work to narrow gap in England Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nearly 10 years of progress in narrowing the attainment gap in England between disadvantaged pupils and their classmates has probably been “wiped in a Read more…
Derby school remains closed as unions question safety of wider reopening across England Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Unions have raised fresh concerns about the wider reopening of primary schools in England after a school in Derby was forced to remain closed this week when seven Read more…
As headteachers complain that little promised tech has arrived, one family tell of their daily lockdown struggle Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage When Kelly Rivers left school at 15 she never dreamt she would one day be thrown into the role of teacher to three of Read more…
The district ‘cannot align itself with the Minneapolis police and claim to fight institutional racism’ said a board member Minneapolis public schools are considering whether to end their contract with the city’s police department following the death of George Floyd. The city’s public school board will vote on Tuesday evening Read more…
Money will help disadvantaged pupils eligible for Sutton Trust programmes cancelled due to Covid-19 Michael Bloomberg, the US billionaire, is to donate more than £1m to fund a replacement for residential university summer schools for British disadvantaged pupils, the Sutton Trust has announced. Bloomberg, a former mayor of New York Read more…
Government warned that schools are at maximum capacity for physical distancing Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government may be forced to drop plans for all primary school pupils in England to spend at least a month in class before the start of the summer holidays, Read more…
Ashdown House saw pupil numbers drop as family incomes and overseas interest fell Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A prep school once attended by Boris Johnson is to shut down as a result of the impact of the coronavirus. Ashdown House preparatory school in East Sussex, established Read more…
News updates: Downing Street rejects calls for easing to be paused; police in Scotland disperse people five times more often on Saturday than last week Public trust in UK government over coronavirus falls sharply Could Covid-19 have reached the UK earlier than thought? UK lockdown rules: what you are allowed Read more…
News updates: Downing Street rejects calls for easing to be paused; police in Scotland disperse people five times more often on Saturday than last week Public trust in UK government over coronavirus falls sharply Could Covid-19 have reached the UK earlier than thought? UK lockdown rules: what you are allowed Read more…