Coronavirus and Schools

Weekly News Review 24th- 30th October TruePublica01:54
      
Teaching unions deepen collaboration with Johnson government’s “herd immunity” school policy World Socialist Web Site00:02
      
Children sent home to self-isolate after coronavirus case at Rothley primary school Leicestershire Live14:12 29-Oct-20
      
Secondary school pupils asked to self-isolate after positive coronavirus test North Wales Live13:09 29-Oct-20
      
LIVE UPDATES: Coronavirus NI - School closures decision expected imminently - NI hospital could be forced to ration… Derry Journal12:35 29-Oct-20
      
Pupils may have been 'exposed' to Covid-19 at party amid cluster of cases at school North Wales Live19:21 29-Oct-20
      
Why schools probably aren’t COVID hotspots Nature.com10:43 29-Oct-20
      
Secondary school confirms single case of Covid-19 Bournemouth Daily Echo15:58 29-Oct-20
      
Eight further Covid deaths in NI as schools set to re-open next week Armagh I14:13 29-Oct-20

Latest News

In the last 10 minutes

Does coronavirus spread more easily in the winter? Here’s what we know so far Nottinghamshire Live10:42

In the last 15 minutes

Lesson in happiness – how did lockdown affect Britain’s mood and sleep quality? Wellbeing News10:37

In the last half-hour

How to Get Your Finances Back on Track after COVID-19 Quarantine Moneymagpie10:28

In the last hour

Revealed: Hidden Covid impact on poorest area schools Times Educational Supplement10:19

Additional funding for NI schools to deal with Covid Education Business10:14

School undergoing half term deep clean after pupils test positive Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk09:57

Masks mandatory on school transport in Northern Ireland Education Business09:54

In the last 2 hours

Face coverings mandatory on all school transport Ballycastle Chronicle09:45

In the last 4 hours

How coronavirus has affected Newport schools in first half term of the year South Wales Argus08:39

How new funding will help Peterborough school and college leavers find work in jobs market affected by Covid Peterborough Telegraph08:33

Frontline Workers Share How They’re Coping As The Second Wave Looms Large Refinery2907:15

In the last 6 hours

Queen Elizabeth's School in Crediton confirms positive coronavirus test within its 'community' Devon Live06:49

Self-isolating pupils make up 5% of school absences BBC06:27

Exclusive: Fears low sick pay fuels Covid in schools Times Educational Supplement05:09

Councillor claims summer exams could lead to 'North/South divide' in pupil attainment The Telegraph & Argus05:04

Earlier today

Weekly News Review 24th- 30th October TruePublica01:54

Despite virtual school, kids will still get snow days in one district CNET.co.uk00:42

Teaching unions deepen collaboration with Johnson government’s “herd immunity” school policy World Socialist Web Site00:02

Yesterday

Lancashire teaching union pushes for "rota system" for secondary pupils to reduce Covid rates Clitheroe Advertiser & Times20:50 29-Oct-20

Preston leader calls for online secondary school learning to reduce Covid rates, as union pushes for "rota system" for… Lancashire Evening Post20:45 29-Oct-20

Who is on BBC Question Time tonight? The Scottish Herald20:39 29-Oct-20

Major changes proposed to secondary schools in Covid-hit Lancashire Lancs Live20:28 29-Oct-20

The Guardian view on a second wave of Covid-19: getting freedom wrong The Guardian19:38 29-Oct-20

Covid-19 Northern Ireland: Roundup of everything announced today Belfast Live19:30 29-Oct-20

Pupils may have been 'exposed' to Covid-19 at party amid cluster of cases at school North Wales Live19:21 29-Oct-20

Daily briefing: How bots could be influencing the US election Nature.com18:37 29-Oct-20

This is how ALL parents leaving off and picking up children should behave at the school gates from Monday Derry Journal17:57 29-Oct-20

What parents and carers need to know about assessment and exams at colleges during COVID-19 FE News.co.uk17:33 29-Oct-20

Six more Lincolnshire schools with COVID-19 on Thursday The Lincolnite17:27 29-Oct-20

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Face masks to be mandatory on all school transport for… Belfast Live17:12 29-Oct-20

LA public schools won't reopen before January because COVID-19 rates may not drop quickly enough Mail Online17:10 29-Oct-20

Weir welcomes additional funding for schools Democratic Unionist Party17:07 29-Oct-20

Face coverings to be mandatory on all school transport for post primary children Democratic Unionist Party17:07 29-Oct-20

Communities shouldn’t be forced to step in to help when the government won’t Metro.co.uk17:07 29-Oct-20

COVID-19 Update: 29th October Cardiff City Council (Press Release)17:05 29-Oct-20

Sixth formers at Flintshire high school required to self-isolated after confirmed coronavirus… Evening Leader16:57 29-Oct-20

119 pupils self-isolating after two confirmed cases of Covid-19 at Holyrood Academy Yeovil Express16:48 29-Oct-20

Ayr school dealing with second outbreak of coronavirus Ayr Advertiser16:40 29-Oct-20

Coronavirus contact tracing confirmed at Irvine secondary school Irvine Times16:40 29-Oct-20

This is when youngsters at coronavirus-hit Newport school can go back South Wales Argus16:36 29-Oct-20

France / France orders children aged six and over to wear masks in school The Guardian16:21 29-Oct-20

Secondary school confirms single case of Covid-19 Bournemouth Daily Echo15:58 29-Oct-20

King's Lynn Academy announces first coronavirus case Lynn News15:57 29-Oct-20

Full list of all the Lincolnshire schools hit by coronavirus Lincolnshire Live15:56 29-Oct-20

Does coronavirus spread more easily in cold temperatures? Politics Means Politics15:49 29-Oct-20

The Ickabog in lockdown The British Psychological Society15:36 29-Oct-20

6,700 staff and students in County Durham forced to self-isolate after 363 Covid-19 cases Chronicle Live14:47 29-Oct-20

Universities enrich communities, as well as educating students – new research The Conversation (UK)14:37 29-Oct-20

Research reveals impact of COVID on FinTech regulatory innovation Financial Sector Technology14:36 29-Oct-20

In defence of universities: they enrich communities as well as educate students The Conversation (UK)14:27 29-Oct-20

Eight further Covid deaths in NI as schools set to re-open next week Armagh I14:13 29-Oct-20

Children sent home to self-isolate after coronavirus case at Rothley primary school Leicestershire Live14:12 29-Oct-20

Secondary school pupils asked to self-isolate after positive coronavirus test North Wales Live13:09 29-Oct-20

Canopy to boost Covid-19 safety at Deepings school Nub News13:07 29-Oct-20

Does coronavirus spread more easily in cold temperatures? Here's what we know The Conversation (UK)13:05 29-Oct-20

LIVE UPDATES: Coronavirus NI - School closures decision expected imminently - NI hospital could be forced to ration… Derry Journal12:35 29-Oct-20

School tells pupils to self-isolate just a DAY before quarantine period ends Teesside Gazette12:26 29-Oct-20

Kingswood primary school confirms coronavirus case Somerset Live11:40 29-Oct-20

New head boy and girl pledge to help staff keep pupils safe Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk11:18 29-Oct-20

Covid-19: Why we still need more women in academia British Medical Journal10:44 29-Oct-20

Why schools probably aren’t COVID hotspots Nature.com10:43 29-Oct-20

Sheffield mum-of-two who lost her job due to Covid gives away free meals for children Sheffield Star10:25 29-Oct-20

Free school meals: the lifelong impact of hunger on children's health i News10:24 29-Oct-20

Deep cleaning planned as King's Lynn school confirms 'handful' of coronavirus cases Lynn News10:19 29-Oct-20

Wearable sensor data and self-reported symptoms for COVID-19 detection Nature.com10:14 29-Oct-20

Over 2500 children safely transported to and from school during pandemic Bath Echo09:37 29-Oct-20

MPs to debate school attendance during Covid-19 The United Kingdom Parliament09:08 29-Oct-20

Christmas will be a public health disaster if the UK nations don't come together The Guardian09:04 29-Oct-20

Covid-19 at Ampleforth College Darlington and Stockton Times08:49 29-Oct-20

Covid-19 impact on students could take years to see, says Suffolk headteacher Sudbury Mercury07:46 29-Oct-20

Nearly 300 packed lunches this week and counting - Charity Hebburn Helps on the surge in demand for support as Covid… Shields Gazette07:06 29-Oct-20

Majority of people infected with mild-to-moderate COVID 19 mount robust antibody response News-Medical.Net06:06 29-Oct-20

Headteacher calls on Chancellor to support schools The Birmingham Press05:14 29-Oct-20

Hundreds of Stoke-on-Trent residents back calls to lift school absence prosecution threat… Stoke-On-Trent Live05:02 29-Oct-20

Generation Covid are being denied the opportunities we all took for granted City AM05:02 29-Oct-20

Tennessee educator speaks out against unsafe conditions and lack of resources World Socialist Web Site04:24 29-Oct-20

Staff and families support use of COVID-19 mitigation measures in UK schools News-Medical.Net01:35 29-Oct-20

Autonomous robot uses UV light to kill COVID-19 News-Medical.Net01:14 29-Oct-20

Russian government issues mask mandate, opposes shutdown as COVID cases spike World Socialist Web Site01:11 29-Oct-20

EPI on School attendance rates Latest | NEU00:27 29-Oct-20

Pre-firebreak lockdown 47,000 pupils off school BBC00:15 29-Oct-20

Coronavirus: Attendance rates vary hugely across England, finds EPI report Schools Week00:12 29-Oct-20

More Covid cash needed for poorer 'double-blow' schools Times Educational Supplement00:11 29-Oct-20

Wales qualifications body urges scrapping of next year's exams The Guardian00:01 29-Oct-20

In the last 7 days

Thousands of children on a long-term absence from school The Scotsman21:02 28-Oct-20

Pupils 'broke self-isolation to go to shops and McDonald's' Kent Messenger20:41 28-Oct-20

COVID UPDATE: Big jump in number of students at Swindon performing arts school testing positive … Swindon Advertiser20:38 28-Oct-20

Norfolk secondary school student tests positive for coronavirus Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk19:40 28-Oct-20

Big jump in number of students at Swindon performing arts school testing positive for… This is Wiltshire18:48 28-Oct-20

Fight to end food poverty is for everyone This Is Local London18:41 28-Oct-20

Exclusive: Covid Ofsted inspector visit closes school Times Educational Supplement18:18 28-Oct-20

Coronavirus: New case confirmed at West Norfolk secondary school Lynn News17:57 28-Oct-20

Coronavirus outbreak confirmed at Ayr primary school Ayr Advertiser17:53 28-Oct-20

Exclusive: Heads call on Ofsted to move visits online Times Educational Supplement17:38 28-Oct-20

Six more Lincolnshire schools with COVID-19 cases The Lincolnite17:28 28-Oct-20

COVID-19 Update: 28th October Cardiff City Council (Press Release)17:28 28-Oct-20

MAN presents its mobile coronavirus test vehicle: PCR test results available within one hour UK HAULIER17:09 28-Oct-20

Swiss take 'middle path' in curbs to slow COVID without crippling economy Reuters17:07 28-Oct-20

More than 20 Hampshire schools confirm new coronavirus cases in last week HampshireLive16:34 28-Oct-20

Covid case at another Eastbourne school Eastbourne Herald & Gazette16:30 28-Oct-20

Simone is a Hucknall Hero for keeping people active during coronavirus lockdown Hucknall Dispatch Online16:30 28-Oct-20

The Spending Review and public health: King's Fund16:19 28-Oct-20

'The government is not thinking about single parents!' as working mum misses out on… The Bolton News16:09 28-Oct-20

Contact tracing at Clacks primary Alloa Advertiser16:01 28-Oct-20

How one Preston school is getting ready for another Covid-19 lockdown Lancashire Evening Post15:57 28-Oct-20

Reality of life without free school meals as mum and daughter, 3, pick up food parcel Metro.co.uk15:57 28-Oct-20

Essex Covid: The 20 schools with confirmed coronavirus cases during the first half term Essex Live15:38 28-Oct-20

Six more Lincolnshire schools hit by coronavirus as county edges towards new milestone Lincolnshire Live15:38 28-Oct-20

Coronavirus: King's Lynn primary school confirms positive test Lynn News15:19 28-Oct-20

Coronavirus cases confirmed at another Anglesey school North Wales Live15:15 28-Oct-20

Tories could fund 24 million free school meals with Covid consultancy fees The London Economic14:53 28-Oct-20

Coronavirus Sydney: Urgent health warning after pupil tests positive Mail Online14:27 28-Oct-20

How has COVID-19 affected NYC transit and its workers? Film Daily14:09 28-Oct-20

COVID-19 test and tracing within schools: FOI release The Scottish Government13:50 28-Oct-20

Confirmed Covid-19 case at Huttoft Primary and Nursery School Louth Leader13:48 28-Oct-20

Cost of Covid-19 tests plays key role in people’s willingness to undergo testing News-Medical.Net13:41 28-Oct-20

A Newport school sees its sixth year group go into self-isolation Wales Online13:24 28-Oct-20

KES Academy gains national recognition Lynn News13:09 28-Oct-20

Ryedale rallies to help feed children in need during school holidays Ryedale Gazette & Herald, Yorkshire13:05 28-Oct-20

The cabin is a low-risk Covid environment, finds Harvard Aircraft Interiors International12:51 28-Oct-20

Flying is safer than ‘grocery shopping’, says Harvard report The Independent12:51 28-Oct-20

US and Russia 'leave aside the politics' to restore Raphael frescoes The Art Newspaper12:26 28-Oct-20

Coronavirus: King's Lynn school tells students to self-isolate Lynn News12:19 28-Oct-20

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