Banning mobile phones will be considered as one of a range of measures to promote “calm classrooms”, the education secretary
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Cornrow row: Dunedin school’s U-turn a relief for student Lewis O’Malley-Scott
A Dunedin teenager is relieved he is now allowed to wear cornrows to school, but still does not feel the
Read morePrimary school attendance six times higher than in spring lockdown
The number of children attending primary schools is six times higher than during the nation’s initial spring coronavirus lockdown, according
Read moreRapid coronavirus testing scheme ‘may increase rather than decrease’ cases in schools, experts warn
Experts have cast doubt over a new coronavirus testing scheme for schools, warning it “may increase rather than decrease” cases.
Read moreHundreds of military personnel to support schools with coronavirus testing operations
Members of the armed forces will be deployed to support coronavirus testing operations for thousands of school and college students
Read more‘It’s been hard, I’m not going to lie’: new teachers’ first term in a Covid pandemic
Three teachers fresh from training shared their hopes and anxieties in September before starting their first teaching jobs. Enthusiastic and
Read more‘It’s been tumultuous’: Covid stress takes toll on teachers in England
Teachers in England have described a nightmarish term in schools in which Covid has triggered soaring anxiety levels, exhaustion and
Read moreFace masks become compulsory in secondary school corridors under England lockdown rules
Secondary school students in England must wear face masks in corridors and communal areas under new lockdown rules. This was
Read moreHalf of schools in England drop nativity plays because of Covid
Around half of schools will not have a nativity play this year due to pandemic pressures – and most of
Read moreChristmas fair cancelled by Covid? Here’s how to raise money for schools
Among the many miseries inflicted by Covid-19, the cancellation of the school Christmas fair – that annual event that compels
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