‘I’m not willing to risk my life over it,’ one music teacher says
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independent.co.uk: 'I'm considering resigning': Teachers voice anxiety over return to school and social distancing in classroom
independent.co.uk: One third of world's children unable to access remote learning when schools closed during lockdown, Unicef finds
Children in poorest households and rural areas most affected
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independent.co.uk: 'I'd rather a fine than hospital with a sick child': Parents vow to risk penalty or start homeschooling instead of sending children back to classrooms
‘We will deregister them from the school system and home educate until we think it is safe,’ says one mother
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independent.co.uk: From The Twits to The Resistance: Was librarian trying to send Boris Johnson a message?
‘Are the books behind Boris artfully arranged with a secret political agenda and commentary on the current government?’
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independent.co.uk: Education gap between rich and poor pupils stopped narrowing before pandemic hit UK, study says
Disadvantaged children were around 1.5 years of learning behind other pupils in 2019 and this figure ‘seems almost certain to have increased’, Education Policy Institute chief says
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independent.co.uk: Coronavirus: Government considering 'rota system' for secondary schools hit by local lockdowns
Plan would see some year groups sent home on certain weeks to reduce pupil numbers in schools
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independent.co.uk: Coronavirus: Scotland to make face coverings compulsory in secondary schools
Government going further than WHO guidance
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independent.co.uk: BTec students to begin receiving revised results after delay 'chaos'
Exam board has apologised for ‘frustration and additional uncertainty’ over delayed grades
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independent.co.uk: Coronavirus: Headteachers call for review of rules on mask-wearing in schools
Schools in Scotland will require masks in common areas but the Westminster government has not taken similar action
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independent.co.uk: Coronavirus: First year groups return to school in Northern Ireland
All children are expected to go back next week
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