News archive for 29th August 2020

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Teaching unions left fuming at last-minute ‘Plan B’ guidance for schools in lockdown areas - The Sun UK university reopenings risk Covid 'public health crisis', teaching union warns - Guardian New DfE guidance: Rota system planned for local lockdowns - FE Week 'Weary' teachers frustrated by late guidance on reopening English schools - Guardian University World News 29/08/2020 - University World News New local lockdowns guidance: What schools need to know - Schools Week Williamson’s open letter to parents over school reopenings - Schools Week Heads slam government over last-minute local lockdown guidance - Schools Week Pupils could be forced to isolate for 14 days if coronavirus case confirmed in year group 'bubble' - Evening Standard While schools leaders continue to deliver, Westminster continues to fail them - Schools Week 'I'm going round in circles': parents in England still undecided about return to school - Guardian College full reopening guidance released - AoC | Association of Colleges Government must provide resources to maintain education provision in the event of Covid lockdowns - NASUWT Plan B: the government's new lockdown plans - NAHT Universities must not become the care homes of a Covid second wave - UCU Let’s avoid another groundhog day on universities, regulators and safety - Wonkhe Actions for FE colleges and providers during the coronavirus outbreak - DfE Mind the gap: why Blackpool pupils are two years behind - Times Parents will keep pupils away if there is a second lockdown - Times