General secretaries of 10 teacher trade unions across the UK and Ireland have written to education ministers warning of the real risk of creating a spike in transmission of the Covid-19 virus by a premature reopening of schools.
Read the letter here👇
https://t.co/GfBQ0y44tt
Hear from @MrMChatley who believes that testing children as soon as they start school is always going to provide unreliable data"
"What children need now is time to build a strong relationship with their teachers and peers"
Please sign out petition: https://t.co/EWrjx2pqnt
250,000 have signed our petition to say they only want schools to open when it’s safe.
https://t.co/aSVggzW5p2
If you agree look at our #FiveTests. https://t.co/T3LbNR7dhY
5) by acknowledging that what, when, where, how, and how much learning happens, depends on each household and individual circumstance.
A big THANK YOU to our local schools - headteachers, teachers, support staff and office staff - for all you are doing!
1) Action for Education share the dismay and disbelief of many, at comments directed towards the Head of a London primary school, made by Labour Peer and Member of the House of Lords, Andrew Adonis, yesterday...
This includes the learning opportunities they are providing during this difficult time, as well as the support for the mental and emotional wellbeing of pupils and parents...
@Andrew_Adonis your actions demonstrate a dreadful lack of awareness of schools and teaching. You seem to be ignoring the fantastic ways UK schools have continued their provision effectively throughout the Covid-19 lockdown.
Show some respect!
Just put ‘Open schools when it is safe’ into the Twitter search bar.
Then look on the latest tab.
You can see hundreds of people who have signed the NEU petition - and who are now asking others to sign to.
Please ask your friends, family and colleagues to sign today.
(Thread) Year 4 pupils will be taking the statutory multiplication tables check (MTC) in June this year - the first cohort to do so.
From 23rd March, schools will have access to a 'try it out' area, to help pupils prepare for the on-screen nature of the tests... (1)