Jenny Harries says it is likely that there will be ‘regional separation’ after Covid lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage England’s deputy chief medical officer, Dr Jenny Harries, has suggested that a regional approach may be taken when deciding how schools in England reopen. When asked Read more…
Lockdown debate | Coronavirus | Vaccination centres | Marcus Rashford | San Serriffe Lord Sumption’s comments on the value of human life are remarkably insensitive, and surprisingly silly (Lord Sumption tells stage 4 cancer patient her life is ‘less valuable’, 17 January). As a retired academic with stiffening joints, I Read more…
Families in 37 local authority areas with poor or no connection can get service until end of summer term Thousands of families struggling with home learning are being offered free high-speed broadband following a partnership between internet provider Hyperoptic and dozens of local authorities across the UK. Families in 37 Read more…
Working parents, and particularly mothers, are in an impossible bind. As minister for women, Liz Truss must take a stand The closure of schools across England, as well as a looming crisis in the early years sector, has placed working parents in an impossible situation. How to educate or care Read more…
Home education advocates call for urgent action to ensure independent students do not miss out on acquiring qualifications Home education advocates have called on the government to act fast to ensure that private entrants to GCSEs, AS-levels and A-levels do not face a second year of delays to obtaining crucial Read more…
We’ve had endless reviews of policy. Now those who live each day in real hardship should be put at the heart of reform The photo of two blackening bananas, a tomato, two potatoes, three apples, a loaf of bread, about 200g of pasta, two carrots, slices of cheese, two mini-malt Read more…
Those who fought against the campaign for free school meals should be shamed by families’ miserly food parcels For this week’s Observer Food Monthly, I’ve written about Marcus Rashford’s inspiring campaign. The story went to press just before the revelations about the latest failures of school meal provision, but looking Read more…
A letter to the Observer calls for an urgent review of the long-term impact of lockdowns and school closures on a generation Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is facing demands from doctors, senior politicians and charities for a wide-ranging commission to examine the pandemic’s Read more…
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Thousands of 2020 students are still campaigning for justice after losing university offers and apprenticeships when their grades were wrongly reduced The flawed advice to schools last May on how to grade students when exams were cancelled because of the pandemic has been withdrawn from the government’s website and the Read more…