Fears raised around children returning to school amid new strain of Covid
Questions around the safety of children returning to primary schools amid the new strain of COVID and rising cases have been raised by teaching unions.
The National Education Union highlighted at the end of December that the minutes of SAGE 74 held on 22nd December reveal that SAGE told ministers that they needed to close [...]
Attendance rates for vulnerable children is lower than for their peers
Just 80 per cent of children with a social worker were in attendance at school last week.
Department for Education statistics shows that approximately 80% of all pupils with a social worker on roll in all state-funded schools were in attendance on 10 December the same as on 3 December and approximately 80% of all [...]
Inspectors criticise Rainsbrook STC for locking children up for 23.5 hours a day on arrival
Children detained in Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre are locked up for more than 23 hours per day on arrival at the institution, a joint report by HMI Prisons, the Care Quality Commission and Ofsted has found.
The joint inspection said there was “no rationale” to support the practice of holding new inmates in isolation for [...]
Children regress in basic skills due to COVID-19 restrictions
Children who have been among the worst impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions have regressed in terms of their learning and basic skills, Ofsted has warned.
A second report looking at the effects Of COVID-19 on education and social care from the inspectorate highlights that young children whose parents were unable to work [...]
Over 1m children could be missing full-time education
More than one million children could be missing out on full-time education, the Local Government Association has warned.
Significant gaps in education legislation, rising child support needs and a lack of funding are compounding the issue, the LGA warns.
Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the LGA’s Children and Young People Board, said: “The rising numbers of [...]
NEU calls for schools to be included in lockdown
As the prime minister announced a four-week lockdown in England to tackle the Coronavirus, the National Education Union called for schools and colleges to be included in the restrictions.
Boris Johnson has imposed a national lockdown from Thursday November which will be reviewed on 2 December, but education establishments are exempt from the lockdown [...]
