UK Education Secretary defends mask shift in UK schools

THE Education Secretary insisted the UK government was following “the best scientific and medical advice” after announcing a turnaround on UK guidelines for face coverings in schools. Gavin Williamson said an “additional precautionary measure” has been put in place with updated guidelines – released last night – which state that face coverings must be... Read More

The real problem is that the English education system rewards the rich | Francoise Ryan

Aresponsible for GCSE results on Thursday, the government announced that all A-level and GCSE scores will be based on teachers’ assessments rather than the controversial algorithm. It’s a welcome turnaround, even if it doesn’t do much to address the underlying problem. This has always been clearly a class issue: private schools have particularly benefited... Read More