Keir Starmer’s done it again. He’s just out-Toried the Tories.
Keir Starmer never seems to miss a chance to ape the Conservative Party. And Sunday 31 January was no exception ...
Tag: education
Once again the Tories throw students under the bus
The government just refused to budge on a crucial issue for university students. It is one that has been at ...
Secret Teacher | It’s time for a radical approach to free school meals
One educational issue has lodged inside the brains of the nation over the last few weeks: free school meals. Opposition ...
10 months of horror for students has taken a heavy toll on us
In September 2020, the government decided that schools were safe to reopen. I remember my first day back. It was ...
A new group is raising the voices of ‘Young Socialists’, and it couldn’t come at a better time
A new group is aiming to provide a platform for all young socialists, giving them a voice and a launchpad ...
Secret Teacher | The exhausting reality of school life under lockdown
What. A. Week. Teaching in inner London is exhausting at the best of times, and these times are anything but ...
‘Disappointment after disappointment’: teachers speak out about the government’s laptop claims
Teachers say many children still do not have the means to learn remotely, as schools close again and online learning ...
Education union defies the government as Matt Hancock is accused of gaslighting
The government's incompetence in dealing with the pandemic has reached new levels, as it continues to ignore unions and teachers ...
Education body says the government’s “11th hour” testing plans for schools are “chaotic and rushed”
Headteachers could end up working on Christmas Day to put in place “11th hour” plans for the mass Covid-19 testing ...
English schools could face legal action if they plan to shut early for Christmas
One Hertfordshire school planning to switch to online learning received a warning letter from the DfE.
Gavin Williamson says GCSE and A-level exams will ‘absolutely’ not be cancelled
Pupils will be given advance notice of some topics ahead of tests and they will be allowed to take in ...
One in three children can’t identify with the characters in books
Nearly half of young people from black ethnic backgrounds said it is difficult to find characters who look like them.
Independent scientists set out a simple plan to make our schools safe
A group of scientists have set out recommendations for the government to guarantee school safety, as coronavirus (Covid-19) infections continue. ...
Mass virus testing plan for students ‘flawed’, warns universities union
The University and College Union said plans appear to have been ‘rushed’ and raised concerns around the accuracy of tests.
Education secretary Gavin Williamson broke the law when removing safeguards for children in care
In a landmark judgement on 24 November, the Court of Appeal unanimously agreed that the education secretary Gavin Williamson unlawfully ...
Nearly three in five support staff have seen coronavirus outbreaks in school
It comes as an academy trust was forced to overturn its decision to close schools early ahead of Christmas to ...
A school email perfectly demonstrates the government’s shambolic handling of coronavirus
A leaked email shown to The Canary clearly demonstrates how, by keeping schools open, the government is spectacularly failing to ...
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