Pupils pose no risk of spreading Covid, says study, as Gavin Williamson ‘faces the chop if he doesn’t get schools open again in September The piece of research involved testing more than 20,000 students and teachers It comes as Boris Johnson has said opening schools next month is a ‘moral duty’ Education Secretary Gavin Williamson … Read more
Gavin Williamson vowed to get schools fully open in September yesterday after a poll found most mothers are confident their children will be safe. The Education Secretary insisted the Government will ‘succeed’ in its pledge to return all pupils to classes thanks to the determination of parents. He said the return was ‘our national priority’ … Read more
Ministers promise a better deal for Afghan interpreters who helped British forces but were denied sanctuary Afghan translators who worked with British troops will be rewarded Just 2 interpreters have been allowed into the UK under a 2-year-old scheme Former defence secretary Gavin Williamson promised at the time that 50 interpreters would be given the … Read more
Struggling universities must tackle ‘cancel culture’ and ‘demonstrate commitment to free speech’ to be handed emergency loans, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson says Struggling universities must meet specific criteria to qualify for emergency loan Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said they must commit to free speech Universities must ensure student union funding caters to all students’s needs … Read more
An aviation tycoon has today lost his High Court bid to overturn the government’s ‘sweeping’ coronavirus lockdown measures after his legal challenge was thrown out by a judge. Multimillionaire Simon Dolan raised more than £200,000 through crowdfunding in order to launch the claim against Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson over the … Read more
Blair-era target to send 50 percent of young people to university is axed as cash for apprenticeships is boosted in Rishi Sunak’s ‘mini-budget’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce increased funding for apprenticeships Gavin Williamson will formally abandon the 50 per cent target next week The 50 per cent target set by Tony Blair has been … Read more
Gavin Williamson yesterday warned councils, parents and teaching unions not to block the return to school. The Education Secretary insisted youngsters must have full-time education in England from September. He signalled a clampdown on councils and schools that refuse to welcome all year groups back, with parents facing fines for children’s non-attendance. The hardline stance … Read more
Everyone’s got a sound that drives them potty. For some, it’s that slow chomp of a train passenger munching their egg sandwiches. For others, it’s the spine-shivering screech of a shopping trolley’s tyres against the supermarket linoleum. Mine’s listening to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson in the Commons. Goodness it’s an ordeal. Reading his statement, Williamson … Read more
Whole year groups at secondary school will form ‘bubbles’ in a massive effort to get all children back in education from September, it was revealed today. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said the ‘unprecedented disruption’ must end as he unveiled plans for a full return from the beginning of the academic year, with staggered start times and … Read more
Schools WILL reopen in two months ‘come what may’ even if the rest of society is locked down, government source insists Primary schools will be able to operate ‘bubbles’ of more than 30 children Schools will reopen in September no matter restriction on other parts of society Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to unveil plans for … Read more
Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci issued a dire prediction about U.S. coronavirus infection rates Tuesday – saying as many as 100,000 Americans could become infected each day if the nation doesn’t make urgent behavioral changes. Fauci made the bleak prediction as new coronavirus cases surged 46 per cent amid new outbreaks in the south … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has accused ministers of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over the delayed reopening of the nation’s schools as Gavin Williamson said he will publish a plan this week for a full return to classrooms in September. The Labour leader said there had been a ‘total lack of planning’ by the Government which … Read more
Ed Miliband denies new Labour leader Keir Starmer is ‘purging’ Corbynistas saying he was right to sack senior left-winger Rebecca Long-Bailey for a ‘significant error of judgement’ in anti-Semitism row Mr Miliband said ‘decent’ Ms Long-Bailey made a ‘significant error of judgement’ She shared article online containing an allegedly anti-Semitic conspiracy theory In it actress … Read more