News archive for 31st August 2020

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Changes in schools as pupils return to the classroom - Wales Online Students prepare for the unknown as they start university amid coronavirus - Independent Do not exclude pupils for not wearing masks, says John Swinney - Scotsman What happens if there is a case of coronavirus at a Welsh school or college - Wales Online Schools in England and Wales draw up Covid behaviour codes - Guardian Coronavirus: Pupils may be sent home for ‘joke’ coughing or sneezing or ‘inappropriate Covid humour’ - Independent Headteacher wants penalties for parents not sending children to school soon - Wales Online Practical ideas to teach science experiments remotely - Times Educational Supplement | TES How making a college feel homely can improve behaviour - Times Educational Supplement | TES Almost 90% of teachers say social distancing impossible when schools reopen - Metro Hundreds of headteachers will defy Government orders to fully reopen schools - The Sun Five signs you’re ready for a leadership role - Times Educational Supplement | TES Don't be afraid to ask questions about autism - Times Educational Supplement | TES Special schools in England urgently seek coronavirus advice - Guardian Labour calls for tests to be delayed by two months to help students - Mail Union bosses warn universities could become 'Covid hotspots' without improved safety - Herald Scotland Education Minister Kirsty Williams says Wales is ready to go back to school - Wales Online Back to school: Quell the storm and ride the thunder - Times Educational Supplement | TES Labour: Delay 2021 exams until June or July - Times Educational Supplement | TES Hundreds of heads will block children's return to school - Mail Will GCSE and A-Levels be delayed in 2021? - The Sun NUS president Larissa Kennedy: 'I worry universities won't put student and staff safety first' - Guardian Labour calls for next year's A-level and GCSEs to be postponed due to impact of coronavirus on pupils - PoliticsHome English universities are in peril because of 10 years of calamitous reform - Guardian Children’s reflections on home education during the Covid-19 pandemic: Implications for the return to school - BERA Labour calls Government to push back 2021 exams to help pupils catch up - National Education Union Was the Coronavirus lockdown an opportunity to reduce teacher workload in the long term? - The Educator Schools fear another crisis year with GCSEs and A-levels scrapped - Express 28% of teachers may flout test and trace - Times Educational Supplement | TES Huge staff doubts about school Covid safety - Times Educational Supplement | TES Deaf pupils will stay home if teachers wear masks - Times Educational Supplement | TES Distancing in schools unachievable, say 90% of teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Nearly 9 in 10 teachers say social distancing in school will not be possible - Mirror