News archive for 2nd January 2021

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Teachers set to refuse to go to work as union slams ministers' 'inability' to grasp data - Express Teachers take legal action as chaos grips England's schools plan - Observer Symptomless cases in schools could be key driver in spread of Covid-19 - Observer Teachers, heads and TAs unite in school closures demand - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teachers’ union launches legal action to shut all schools - The Sun All London primary schools to stay closed - BBC NASUWT calls for an immediate nationwide move to remote education - NASUWT Call for all primary schools in England to move learning online - National Education Union NEU advises primary members it is unsafe to return to work - National Education Union My child is a smart in the classroom – but at home refuses to write a sentence - Telegraph UK government under pressure to close primary schools as unions revolt - Mail Covid fears spark revolt by unions over return to school in England - Observer Union tells teachers it's unsafe to return to work - HuffPost Union tells teachers it's unsafe to return to work - HuffPost Government must be careful not to risk educational poverty epidemic with school closures - Express Back-to-school plans in chaos as unions launch legal action - Schools Week More students choose local universities as Covid pandemic rages - Guardian Tes FE People of the Year: Siobhan Argyle - Times Educational Supplement | TES Delay reopening of schools, unions urge after Gavin Williamson U-turn - Sunday Times All schools should remain shut after London U-turn - Metro Teachers have legal right not to return to school says Union - Metro National teacher walk-out over Covid safety expected - Times Educational Supplement | TES Heads' Covid school safety legal challenge - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Knowledge-based' ITT for 1k teachers a year from DfE - Times Educational Supplement | TES 9 things education leaders are hoping for in 2021 - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ministers urged to close all schools in England for two weeks - Guardian Covid: current advice on reopening primary schools in England - Guardian The government's U-turns on education in England under Covid - Guardian Insurgents are teaching universities a lesson - Times - New DfE to establish new 'Institute of Teaching' to train up to 1,000 teachers a year - Schools Week