Headteachers have demanded to know if exams will go ahead when the coronavirus peaks as a petition urging Boris Johnson to close schools soars to 445,000. Association of School and College Leaders general secretary Geoff Barton has asked for clarity from the Government on whether GCSEs and A-levels will take place. He said: ‘Parents and … Read more
Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany become the latest European countries to close their schools Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga said situation is ‘difficult’ in the country PM Xavier Bettel said Luxembourgers will need to adapt in wake of coronavirus At least 12 of Germany’s 16 states have also closed their schools UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said … Read more
Boris Johnson has refused to shut schools across the country as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take hold despite public clamouring for him to do so. A number of other countries such as Ireland, Austria, Turkey and Norway have taken drastic measures to stymie the spread of the disease, including closing schools, colleges and childcare facilities. … Read more
Emmanuel Macron orders closure of all schools in France and warns he may even shut the country’s BORDERS to control coronavirus President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation during a television interview He said coronavirus is the ‘greatest health crisis France has known for a century’ The new measures will start on Monday and will continue … Read more
Ireland closes all schools, colleges and nurseries and bans outdoor gatherings with more than 500 people amid coronavirus outbreak By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 11:34 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 12:13 GMT, 12 March 2020 All schools, colleges and nurseries will be closed across Ireland with outdoor gatherings of more than 500 banned … Read more
More than 320,000 people are today calling on the government to close schools across the UK amid coronavirus fears. The petition, started by Sami Attout, urges Boris Johnson to shut down schools and colleges ‘in the coming weeks of as soon as possible’, to prevent the spread of Covid19. As the virus is declared a public … Read more
Poland has closed all schools, museums and cinemas, while Ukraine’s capital city Kiev will shut all educational buildings due to fears of coronavirus spreading despite both countries having lower rates of infection compared to the rest of Europe. Speaking at a joint conference following a special meeting on coronavirus, Polish ministers said that pre-schools and … Read more
MPs will hold emergency debate over ‘jihadi textbooks’ handed out at schools in Palestine and paid for by £120m of UK taxpayers’ cash Reading exercises for six-year-olds funded by UK aid includes the word ‘martyr’ Nine-year-olds study maths by adding the martyrs in Palestinian uprisings About £120 million of UK funding has gone where the … Read more
Britain’s third coronavirus patient died from the disease last night as the UK reported its biggest daily jump in cases yet. The male patient, aged over 60, died at the specialist unit for infectious diseases in North Manchester General Hospital. Health chiefs said the man, who had recently returned from Italy, had ‘significant underlying health conditions’. … Read more
Italy closed all schools and universities and prepared other emergency measures on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe’s worst-hit country as the death toll and number of cases jumped. The total number of dead in Italy rose to 107 after 28 people died of the highly contagious virus over … Read more