Category: England
Schools could be next to close if coronavirus lockdown fails to stem infections
Schools may end up having to close if #COVID infection rates continue rising while lockdown restrictions might not end on December 2, a key Sage adviser said this morning. More...
Close schools and colleges as part of the national COVID lockdown
The National Education Union is calling for schools and colleges to be included in any such lockdown – and for rotas to be introduced at the end of the lockdown period. More...
Children are being hit by long-term Covid too
‘It’s been so overwhelming,’ said one parent of a teenager who has been suffering symptoms since first becoming sick in March. More...
NEU: virus levels are now nine times higher amongst primary pupils and 50 times higher amongst secondary pupils
Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU, has also called for ministers to prepare to introduce school rotas for the end of any new restrictions. More...
Devi Sridhar: “The longer the UK delays lockdown, the longer it will last”
“In the West, in general, we went into a late lockdown and therefore it was a long lockdown. More...
Independent Sage: Transfer all UK teaching and learning online by default
Independent SAGE recommends that universities immediately implement these five key recommendations:
Transfer all teaching and learning online by default. More...
NEU calls for schools and colleges to be closed during 4 week UK national coronavirus lockdown
“It is clear from ONS data that schools are an engine for virus transmission. More...
The UK is only buying a vaccine to protect the people most vulnerable to COVID-19
Every vaccine bought for the UK stockpile since the summer has been on the assumption that just 30 million people – less than half the population – will get it. More...
UK Gov: First generation of vaccines is likely to be imperfect
The UK Government’s Vaccine Taskforce: strategy for protecting the UK and the world
The Vaccine Taskforce aims to ensure that the UK population has access to vaccines as soon as possible, while working with partners to support equitable access for populations worldwide, whether rich or poor. More...
EU warns not enough COVID vaccines for all in Europe until 2022
Only part of the European Union population can be inoculated against the new coronavirus before 2022, EU officials said in an internal meeting, as the vaccines the bloc is securing may not prove effective or may not be manufactured in sufficient doses