News archive for 12th December 2020

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Schools wanting to close early before Christmas to curb Covid could face legal action - Express Covid-19 drives 50% of students in UK to become 'more political' - Guardian Covid: DfE legal threat to schools an 'insult' to heads - Times Educational Supplement | TES Futureheads’ Barry Hyde swaps Glastonbury for musical mentoring - Times Higher Education | THE Fury as schools face being sued if they close early for Christmas - The Sun Schools could face legal action if they switch to online classes before Christmas - HuffPost Schools could be sued if they don't stay open in build up to Christmas - Mirror Cumbria high schools Covid test plan after Christmas - BBC How to be a happy teacher – think about your framing - UKEdChat We’ve got revision all wrong - why we need more practice and less theory! - Research Schools Network Fears over effects of no-deal Brexit on student exchanges and research funding - Mail Roedean 'decolonises' its history syllabus to challenge 'white western narrative' - Mail Covid: Secondary school pupils in London, Kent and Essex hotspots urged to get tested - BBC Coronavirus: minister threatens headteacher over pre-Christmas online lessons - Guardian Covid testing of students finds few positive cases - BBC Decade-long projects can truly make changes for BAME staff and learners - FE Week New courses for old - Wonkhe Schools face being sued if they close early for Christmas - Telegraph Diary of a headteacher’s week - Guardian Scotland: 'our school had children who couldn't afford event days' - Guardian Schools that try to close early before Christmas face being sued by the government - Mail Admissions tutors: writing a personal statement for university - Guardian The new school day (and it’s not as you’ve known it) - Schools Week Shadow Education Secretary calls honours system 'offensive' - Mail Nearly 2 in 3 students don't think government is acting in their best interests - Mail Roedean decolonises its lessons - Times