Published:
3:24 PM May 11, 2021
Updated:
2:20 PM May 13, 2021
Face masks will no longer be recommended in secondary school and college classrooms after 17 May.
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A headteachers’ leader said schools have been placed in a “very difficult position” after the Government confirmed pupils will no longer be required to wear face masks in class from next week.
MPs and parents have raised concerns about face masks in class disrupting pupils learning and wellbeing since they were introduced in March.
Face coverings have been recommended in classrooms and communal areas since the return to school in March.
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But a group of unions and scientists have written to the Department for Education to say they were extremely concerned .
“Any summer provision needs to support child development in its broadest sense. Sport, the arts and allowing for safe social interaction. It should not simply be an academic sticking plaster .”
Extra funding has been announced to help children who have had learning disrupted by school closures and months of homeschooling.
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As part of the recovery package, summer provision will be introduced for pupils who need it the most, potentially starting with pupils moving up to Year 7, whilst one-to-one and small group tutoring schemes will be expanded.
The programme includes a one-off £302m for both primary and secondary schools to support disadvantaged pupils - which could include running additional clubs and activities in the summer.
Published:
1:14 PM January 25, 2021
Acting head of school at Pakefield High School, Dan Bagshaw, arranging the delivery of laptops and food parcels to support families. Picture: Pakefield High School Twitter
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A high school in the Lowestoft area is stepping up to help in lockdown by delivering hundreds of meals to students in need - as well as 1,500 online lessons.
Having been in his new role since the start of the new year, Mr Bagshaw admitted the start of term had been very different at Pakefield High, as lessons move online with support put in place for those who need it most.
Published:
1:14 PM January 25, 2021
Acting head of school at Pakefield High School, Dan Bagshaw, arranging the delivery of laptops and food parcels to support families. Picture: Pakefield High School Twitter
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A high school in the Lowestoft area is stepping up to help in lockdown by delivering hundreds of meals to students in need - as well as 1,500 online lessons.
Having been in his new role since the start of the new year, Mr Bagshaw admitted the start of term had been very different at Pakefield High, as lessons move online with support put in place for those who need it most.
He said all pupils in exam years will now return during the week beginning on January 11, with all secondary and college pupils returning full-time on January 18.
During the first week of term after January 4, secondary schools and colleges will instead prepare to test as “many staff and students as possible” and will only be open to vulnerable children and children of key workers, he added.
The Covid infection rate is particularly high among secondary school age pupils.
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He told MPs: The latest study we have from Public Health England is that Covid infections among children are triggered by changes in the community rate.