by vinnie walsh | th Jan 2022 | News
Face coverings will no longer be compulsory in England’s secondary school classrooms from 20 January. The announcement was made by the prime minister, as part of the easing of “Plan B” Covid measures. What’s happening this term? All UK schools...
by vinnie walsh | th Jan 2022 | News
Thousands more Kent secondary and special school place needed over the next five years Thousands more Kent secondary and special school places will be needed over the next five years. Kent County Council (KCC) has unveiled a plan for the expected future need of...
by vinnie walsh | th Jan 2022 | News
Secondary school pupils in England returned from the Christmas break this week to new advice – to wear face coverings in lessons and to take lateral flow tests at school before heading into classrooms. These are recommendations and are not mandatory. There...
by vinnie walsh | th Oct 2021 | News
Students could face more strike action at universities this term after the academics’ union opened a ballot over pay, pensions and conditions. University and College Union (UCU) general secretary Jo Grady said the UK’s flagship university sector was built...
by vinnie walsh | st Oct 2021 | News
The government announced changes to GCSE and A-level exams next year to ‘maximise fairness’ in light of disruption caused by the Covid pandemic. Students in England are expected to sit formal exams again in 2022 after they were cancelled for two years...
