MPs and scientists also push for answers after it emerged MHRA has not approved use of rapid tests Coronavirus â latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSchool leaders have demanded urgent clarity about the governmentâs flagship mass-testing strategy for schools after the UKâs medicines regulator said daily coronavirus testing should not be used as an alternative […]
The mob violence in Washington has sparked discussions in schools across the country but for many students of color the scenes were not shockingFifteen-year-old Sevan Minassian-Godnerâs brain struggled to process the images of violent, pro-Trump insurrectionists defacing the Capitol.The scene reminded the Berkeley high school sophomore of a movie, maybe the Hunger Games. Not the […]
Analysis: some say lateral flow tests could help cut outbreaks, but others argue they offer false reassuranceRegulator refuses to approve mass Covid testing at schools in EnglandCoronavirus â latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe education secretary, Gavin Williamson, has put mass testing for coronavirus at the heart of his strategy to reopen schools after the […]
Exclusive: Boris Johnsonâs plan to test millions of pupils a week in disarray after concerns raisedCoronavirus â latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnsonâs plans to test millions of schoolchildren for coronavirus every week appear to be in disarray after the UK regulator refused to formally approve the daily testing of pupils in England, the […]
Emma Roberts says star is an inspiration to pupils at Button Lane primary and hails his efforts on free school mealsTo the headteacher of Marcus Rashfordâs old primary school â where, not much more than a decade ago, he received the lifeline of free school meals himself â the furore over meagre food parcels this […]
DfE guidance sets government on course for fresh dispute over children going hungry during holidaysHead of Marcus Rashfordâs old school: âFed well, children thriveâCoronavirus â latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has once again become mired in a row over free school meals after it emerged that headteachers in England have been told not […]
University students were treated like any other UK consumers â until coronavirus hitIt has taken a global pandemic to highlight that we live in a country where university students have fewer protections than package holiday customers. Got a holiday booked to a country that has closed its borders? No problem: youâre entitled to a refund. […]
Analysis: decision to swiftly accept failings over latest free school meals scandal marks change of approachOnce again, Marcus Rashford has scored against the government, after Boris Johnson was forced to admit at prime ministerâs questions that food parcels being sent to Englandâs poorest families were âappallingâ and âan insultâ.Keir Starmer attacked the prime minister for […]