Testing urged before return to school
Southend’s Director of Public Health is encouraging parents and carers to get their children tested to support the safe return
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University students say moving graduation ceremony online like “a kick in the teeth”
The decision to move a graduation ceremony online for a group of students who were pulled into work for the
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Teachers will not support forced return to school for summer catch-up
Teachers will not support being forced to return to the classroom for summer schools, a national education union has said.
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Essex schools and colleges set to move to remote learning for start of Spring Term
Following the latest announcement by the Department for Education (DfE), secondary schools and colleges across Essex will be included in
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Thousands miss school in Essex due to coronavirus
Almost 30,000 children may have been missing school due to COVID-19 – latest figures have shown. Of the approximate 200,000
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Parents’ fury over Redbridge 11 plus exam ‘fiasco’
Parents are furious at Redbridge Council after “hundreds” of students were barred from an exam to get into the borough’s
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Exams should go ahead say headteachers
Leading headteachers today said exams in England must go ahead to stop children “falling further behind” following Wales’ decision to
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School absences plummet amid pandemic
The number of unauthorised school absences has fallen dramatically compared to the same period last year – new figures have
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Class clash over whether schools should be kept open during lockdown
Leading headteachers have warned that schools must remain open during a second lockdown to avoid “irreparable damage” to children’s education
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Avatars to keep Southend pupils in class remotely
An avatar army has assembled in Southend to assist children in attending classes when they are unable to physically be
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