Female primary school teacher is sacked over affair with pupil’s father and string of ‘inappropriate’ relationships with other parents Ann Brenen was sacked from Westoe Crown Primary School amid staff concerns Colleagues were worried about her ‘inappropriate’ relationships with parents The South Shields teacher saw an appeal and an unfair dismissal case both fail Do … Read more
Campaigners demand Rhodes primary school in North London change its name – despite referring to Cecil Rhodes’ great-uncle who died when the Victorian colonialist was just three Rhodes Avenue Primary is named after wealthy landowner Thomas Rhodes Thomas was great uncle of Cecil Rhodes and died when Cecil was 3 years old Activists say the … Read more
Furious parents have demanded a school reinstates its star head teacher who was suspended for saying some teachers were ‘sat at home doing nothing’ during lockdown. Pauline Wood, from Grange Park in Sunderland, is under investigation after accusing her staff of bragging that they were spending ‘more time watching Netflix’ at home than they were working … Read more
Primary school is forced to close after year one pupil tests positive for Covid-19 and teacher is suspected of having the virus Paganel Primary School in Selly Oak, Birmingham, temporarily closed yesterday Email sent to staff make clear a pupil tested positive and teacher awaits results It is not believed parents have been told of … Read more
A primary school has been forced to close for two weeks after a member of the ‘external catering team’ tested positive for coronavirus. Staff and parents at Epsom Primary School in Surrey were warned about the positive test and were advised to go into self isolation for two weeks. Public Health England said anyone who … Read more
Primary school pupils are suffering increasing emotional problems as lockdown progresses, Oxford University study finds Children aged 4-10 are becoming more unhappy and anxious in lockdown Loneliness, coronavirus fears and a loss of routine contribute to this stress An Oxford University study reveals an increase in behavioral problems too A survey controlled by the study … Read more
Boris Johnson is to make a last-gasp attempt to get as many primary children as possible back to school before the summer holidays amid rising fury at the social and economic cost of the lockdown. Under new plans expected to be unveiled this week schools will be given the green light to return as many … Read more
Hundreds of schools in north west England have been ‘strongly advised’ not reopen on Monday morning after it was revealed the R rate has risen in the area. Health officials at Blackburn and Darwen Council, which runs 85 schools in Lancashire, emailed local schools on Friday evening advising them not to reopen. The same advice was … Read more
Children in areas where councils have so far refused to reopen schools must be allowed to return to classes, the Education Secretary says today. Primary pupils across England were welcomed back by their teachers yesterday despite warnings from the hardline National Education Union. Up to 70 per cent of eligible youngsters returned after a ten-week … Read more
Seven members of staff at the same primary school have tested positive for coronavirus, as thousands of pupils returned to the classroom across the country today. Arboretum Primary School, in Derby, has been closed following the positive tests, with the staff members, who have mild symptoms, now recovering at home. The school is believed to … Read more