News archive for 11th May 2020

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ONS figures reveal 65 COVID-related deaths in education workforce - Schools Week Primary school classes should be limited to 15 pupils, government guidance says - Mail Teacher safety debate needed, says Chris Whitty - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid-19: No fines for parents if pupils miss school - Times Educational Supplement | TES The Guardian view on reopening schools: not so fast - Guardian Maximum class size of 15 for England's returning school pupils - Guardian Key findings: how the DfE thinks schools can safely reopen - Schools Week Details on phased wider opening of schools, colleges and nurseries - DfE DfE: Teachers to go in without PPE or social distancing - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teachers call for pupils to be sprayed with disinfectant at gates - Express Coronavirus: Tests for pupils with symptoms, no PPE needed and classes of 15 - Schools Week DfE safety measures for re-opened schools revealed - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE announces first year sixth form students could be returning to college as soon as 1 June - FE Week Government says parents will not be fined for refusing to send children back to school during coronavirus pandemic - Evening Standard ‘The pandemic has magnified inequalities tenfold’: How are British teachers coping in lockdown? - Telegraph Some pupils could return to school immediately - No 10 coronavirus guide unveiled - Express Parents won’t be fined for not sending their kids into school when they reopen - The Sun The case for schools reopening is yet to be made - Times Educational Supplement | TES Five key concerns for colleges post-lockdown - Times Educational Supplement | TES Is this the future of British nurseries as China’s reopen with safety screens, temperature checks and compulsory masks - The Sun ‘Irresponsible’ primary opening plans ‘don’t add up’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Children could start returning to nurseries in England from June 1 - Mail Class size of 15 pupils when primary schools return - BBC UCL’s longitudinal studies to survey thousands about impact of COVID-19 - IOE London Blog School reopening plan generates 'fear' among education leaders - CYPN | Children & Young People Now How has the government changed SEND legistlation? - CYPN | Children & Young People Now When will nurseries and pre-schools reopen in the UK? - The Sun The unequal impacts of COVID-19 - Early Education Some UK universities charging for student belongings left in rooms - PIE News Full tuition for online courses questioned - PIE News Boris Johnson says he is 'sure employers will agree' if staff cannot return to work because of childcare commitments - PoliticsHome FE providers given more time to register for teacher recruitment funding - Education & Training Foundation | ETF To work or not to work: Would teachers take a furlough? - Teacher Tapp Keeping kids active during lockdown - Leeds Beckett University Outdoor lessons, smaller classes and one-way systems from June 1 – but no masks - SecEd Skills Minister's update on T Levels - AoC | Association of Colleges Government guidance on lockdown - National Education Union Complete our quick poll to further inform our discussions with the DfE - NAHT International student recruitment – can government alone have the answers we need? - MillionPlus Voice comments on Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy - Voice Valuing diversity starts with governing boards - Wonkhe Your lockdown university rankings round up - Wonkhe NASUWT responds to Welsh Government's reaffirmation of stay at home message - NASUWT Loss of school until September a sad reality for many - Times Educational Supplement | TES What parents and carers need to know about schools and other education settings during the coronavirus outbreak - DfE ESFA funded 16 to 18 traineeships - Education & Skills Funding Agency Beyond the lockdown, how will colleges operate? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Early years settings in England to reopen in June in Government's lockdown exit plan - Nursery World Parents won't be fined for keeping children out of school after lockdown - Mirror Richard Lochhead: We must protect universities, they are key to Covid recovery - Herald Scotland Coronavirus: Government wants all primary school pupils back before summer - Schools Week Speed read: 6 schools findings from the government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy - Schools Week All primary pupils to be back in school before summer - Times Educational Supplement | TES Colleges asked to prepare to re-open for some from June - Times Educational Supplement | TES Rethink of 'rushed' school re-opening plans demanded - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teachers fear social distancing will be impossible when they return in June - Metro 'Insanity!' Teachers furious at plan to open schools 'can't even control spread of nits!' - Express Is it safe for schools to go back? Experts warn no - Express Coronavirus: Heads can refuse to reopen schools if they don’t think its safe, say leadership unions - Schools Week What should teachers be prepared for when young children return after lockdown: lessons from China and elsewhere - IOE London Blog Headteachers raise concerns over reopening of English primaries - Guardian When will schools in Scotland reopen? Warning that reopening of schools would overwhelm NHS within two months - Scotsman Nicola Sturgeon: Schools in Scotland unlikely to return as early as June 1 - Scotsman Teachers demand pupils are sprayed with disinfectant as they brand plan to reopen schools from June 1 as ‘reckless’ - The Sun Fellowships are about recognising your teaching experiences, not your career level - Advance HE Coronavirus: help your teen now, in the run-up to schools reopening, and during the school holidays - Telegraph Childminders can return to work this week in England in Government's lockdown exit plan - Nursery World Petition urging ministers to let parents keep children at home signed by 380,000 - Mail Childcare providers and schools call for clarity on plans to re-open settings to more children - Nursery World Parents demand choice on sending children to school - Times Educational Supplement | TES We cannot let vulnerable children slip from our sight - Times Educational Supplement | TES When will schools reopen in the UK? - The Sun Anyone who says it’s easy to homeschool during lockdown is lying - Metro Teachers want kids disinfected at school gates amid fears of enforcing social distancing - Mirror National Numeracy Day hold virtual festival of maths - Unionlearn My son's GCSE year has been abandoned in the lockdown, so what should parents like me do now? - Telegraph School union bosses hit out at Boris Johnson's 'irresponsible' plan to get reception, Year 1 and Year 6 pupils back from June 1 - Mail ‘Confusing’, ‘frustrating’ and ‘unfair’ – heads respond to Boris Johnson’s schools announcement - Schools Week Fears raised over legality of SQA grades process - Times Educational Supplement | TES What does an inspectorate do when it can’t inspect? - FE Week Education Union says PM's plan for schools 'makes no sense' (video) - Mail Sturgeon: 1 June return does not apply in Scotland - Times Educational Supplement | TES Boris Johnson says schools will start to reopen from June 1 'at the earliest' - Mail Teachers give school reopening plans a resounding 'no' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why take on an apprentice during these challenging times? Here’s why - FE Week Education leaders slam Boris Johnson's plan to start reopening schools in June as 'nothing short of reckless' - Evening Standard Inside an Edinburgh school hub for children of front line workers - Scotsman Movers and Shakers: Edition 316 - FE Week How the shutdown of the student economy is hitting the finances, health and educational prospects of care leavers and estranged students - HEPI How should schools support transitions this summer and beyond? - Schools Week What does an inspectorate do when it can’t inspect? - Schools Week From liquidity to solvency – what might a real bailout look like? - Wonkhe Parents erupt at Boris Johnson for forgetting key detail in plan to reopen schools in June - Express Secondary pupils will miss more than a term of school and most will not return until September - Mail 96% pupils in alternative provision fail GCSEs - Times Educational Supplement | TES Mergers and ‘FE future’ predicted for some English universities - Times Higher Education | THE North-south divide in maths and English results of excluded pupils - Times Coronavirus: Teachers want all pupils disinfected at the school gate - Times Coronavirus in Scotland: Classrooms to stay empty as parents defer primary places - Times Coronavirus in Scotland: Rights watchdog queries legality of exam grades plan - Times Coronavirus in Ireland: Too early to say how schools will reopen, says education minister Joe McHugh - Times