News archive for 22nd December 2020

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School closures will NOT happen in January - 'No plans to shut' despite new Covid strain - Express Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon urged to provide clarity on school closures as plans 'under review' - Herald Scotland 'Scary stuff': School rapid Covid test fears explained - Times Educational Supplement | TES Williamson 'schools don't drive Covid' claim challenged - Times Educational Supplement | TES The Guardian view on music education: not an optional extra - Guardian The Guardian view: please support our 2020 Christmas appeal - Guardian Simon Lebus named Ofqual's next interim chief regulator - Times Educational Supplement | TES School mass rapid Covid testing a ‘recipe for disaster’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Concerns over lateral flow tests destined for schools after ‘poor performance’ at a university - Independent New Ofqual chief promises to work with sector for ‘smooth-running’ exams next year - Schools Week Major MAT appoints new blended learning exec - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scotland: Fears over school safety as Covid surges - Times Educational Supplement | TES MAT chief says school Covid safety not working any more - Times Educational Supplement | TES Will schools be closed next term by variant of virus? - BBC Is the DfE ‘hiding’ school Covid attendance data? - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE still wants colleges to roll-out testing in January - Times Educational Supplement | TES Southwark College: Why we're providing free Christmas meals for students - Times Educational Supplement | TES Local authorities predict permanent closure of childcare settings in January - Nursery World Silver linings: The consolations of a terrible year - Times Higher Education | THE UK prepares for research funding delay as Brexit talks go to wire - Times Higher Education | THE Industry experience is not enough for university lecturers - Times Higher Education | THE Hidden crisis of pandemic may push early career researchers out of science, leaders warn - Times Higher Education | THE New Covid strain appears to post higher risk of infecting children - The Sun Coronavirus: Impact of new variant on children investigated - BBC Two-thirds of university students had NO face-to-face teaching in November, report reveals - Mail Mixed race wife of sacked Eton teacher slams the school's 'wokery' - Mail UK schools 'will have less than a third of Covid costs met by government' - Guardian Schools 'lack funding for 69% of extra Covid costs' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Law report: Claim against university had to be brought in the county court - Times - New