News archive for 9th August 2020

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Gavin Williamson vows the Government will do ‘everything in our power’ to get children back in school next month - The Sun Coronavirus: Schools could teach pupils on ‘week on-week off’ basis, says union - Independent Statistics watchdog urged to investigate exam regulator over secrecy and data handling - Telegraph Government must be prepared to intervene over exam results, children’s tsar says - Telegraph Top of the class: Students have 'right to know' their place in the rank order drawn up by teachers - Telegraph Boris Johnson and education ministers must do more to protect pupils - Mirror Thousands of A-level pupils face race against time to win appeals if marks estimated by teachers are downgraded - Mail John Swinney set to announce rethink as fury over exams grows - Scotsman Boris Johnson told not to 'lecture' school leaders over 'moral duty' during COVID pandemic - Express The woman ensuring BAME children know they are part of Wales' story - Wales Online Ministers urged to help schools with Covid measures after call for routine tests rejected - Guardian Nervousness over A-level results after Scottish Highers row - Times Higher Education | THE John Swinney 'hears anger' of pupils over SQA results - BBC Militant unions declare war on Boris Johnson over schools reopening promise - Express ‘Get it fixed or GO’ Nicola Sturgeon issued grave warning over Scottish exam results chaos - Express Scotland´s under-fire Education Secretary to address exam results chaos - Mail Coronavirus: Moral duty to get all children back in school - Boris Johnson - BBC John Swinney to give statement on SQA exam results on Tuesday - Herald Scotland ‘No excuse for children not to be in school’ Boris issues Coronavirus ultimatum to parents - Express Gibb: Heads can choose to let teachers wear face masks - Times Educational Supplement | TES No hugs and one-way corridors: Scotland prepares for school in shadow of Covid-19 - Guardian Lord McConnell in stark SQA warning to Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney - Herald Scotland PM Boris Johnson says schools must open in September - City AM 'Very little evidence' coronavirus is spread in schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Safer tech for everyone, including children - Teacher Toolkit A mid-life employment crisis - Learning & Work Institute Coronavirus risks triggering long term unemployment crisis for older workers - Learning & Work Institute Resource: What to say to your new class - UKEdChat In the next lockdown, schools should close last - Financial Times How should students who refuse to social distance be handled? - Times Higher Education | THE Moral duty to get children back into classrooms says PM - HuffPost School coronavirus outbreaks 'exception not the norm', first major study across Europe finds - Telegraph Tough choices need to be made, but reopening schools is a priority - Guardian Poetry saved me. Don’t deny it to next generation, pleads award-winner - Guardian What we are learning about Covid-19 and kids - Guardian Swinney to 'address' SQA results anger on Tuesday - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: How will practical lessons work? - Times Educational Supplement | TES