Rishi Sunak is facing widespread outrage amid claims that the second phase of the controversial HS2 high-speed rail line could be axed to save money. Ministers have already poured £2.3 billion into the Birmingham to Manchester Phase 2 of the massively over-budget project. But Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are said to have been toldContinue reading “There’s A Possibility That Stage 2 Of HS2 Could Be Scrapped”
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School Buildings At Risk Of Collapsing Are ‘Told To Be Prepared To Shut Down At Short Notice’
Dozens of schools that could be at risk of collapsing have reportedly been told they could be forced to close down at short notice if they’re not made safe. Hundreds of schools across the nation were built with reinforced autoclave aerated concrete, known as RAAC, between the 1960s and 1990s, with the buildings having aContinue reading “School Buildings At Risk Of Collapsing Are ‘Told To Be Prepared To Shut Down At Short Notice’”
For Girls’ Safety, Students Call On Rishi Sunak To Keep Single-Sex Toilets In Schools
Five teenage lassies have written to the Prime Minister urging him to keep single-sex toilets in schools to ensure female pupils’ safety and dignity. In an open letter, the students, who are aged between 13 and 15, called on Rishi Sunak to attack the problem head-on when the Government issues its long-awaited transgender guidance toContinue reading “For Girls’ Safety, Students Call On Rishi Sunak To Keep Single-Sex Toilets In Schools”
Anger As Pupils Are Tested About ‘White Privilege’
A report warned that schools are being taken over by organisations teaching controversial ‘anti-racism’ views. According to the campaign group Don’t Divide Us, in some classrooms, students are taking part in tests to check their ‘unconscious bias’. In the online surveys, children were asked if they understood the term ‘white privilege’ and what they wouldContinue reading “Anger As Pupils Are Tested About ‘White Privilege’”
Teachers And Staff In A Rural Ohio School District Will Be Able To Arm Themselves With Guns
A school district in Ohio says it plans to try and respond to America’s wave of school shootings by taking advantage of a new law allowing trained teachers and staff to be armed. River Valley Local School District in Caledonia will permit its four facilities to have teachers armed after proper training, one of 23Continue reading “Teachers And Staff In A Rural Ohio School District Will Be Able To Arm Themselves With Guns”
We Will Create A Future Worthy Of The Sacrifices So Many Have Made And Fill Tomorrow With Hope
Rishi Sunak gave his first address as Prime Minister. It was one of the longest speeches delivered by a newly appointed Prime Minister in decades. He spoke for five minutes and 56 seconds and promised to fill the future with hope: Good morning, I have just been to Buckingham Palace and accepted His Majesty TheContinue reading “We Will Create A Future Worthy Of The Sacrifices So Many Have Made And Fill Tomorrow With Hope”
Before Christmas, Nine Out Of Ten Teachers May Support Strike Action
Nine in ten teachers could back walkout action before Christmas forcing schools to close across England over pay disputes. The figures from the largest education union, the National Education Union (NEU), reveal that hundreds of thousands of educators could join rail and postal workers causing disruption across the country as they fight back. Up toContinue reading “Before Christmas, Nine Out Of Ten Teachers May Support Strike Action”
The United Kingdom Is Experiencing A Heatwave
The heat wave has hit the United Kingdom. Temperatures have soared in Britain this week, with London setting a new UK 2018 temperature record on Monday, June 25, hitting 29.4C. It’s expected the temperatures will cross the 30C mark this week as well, with parts of the South East going as high as 33C, whichContinue reading “The United Kingdom Is Experiencing A Heatwave”
Chaos In Schools On The First Day Back
The big return to schools in England has been plunged into disarray with pupils being sent home with COVID less than an hour after arriving, and dozens of teachers were unable to go into school due to COVID and education chiefs warning that specialist subjects may have to be axed to deal with staff deficiencies.Continue reading “Chaos In Schools On The First Day Back”
Circuit Breakers Are Imposed By Schools Themselves
Schools in England are beginning to close again as headteachers impose their own circuit breakers and are sending children home to study remotely in an attempt to tackle COVID before Christmas. Campaigners have warned that more schools could follow suit this winter and shut down after St Mary’s Church of England Primary in Hereford andContinue reading “Circuit Breakers Are Imposed By Schools Themselves”
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