Teachers fear kids without laptops and tablets are falling behind
When the new lockdown was announced on January 4, teachers once again found themselves having to turn their work lives upside down and reinvent their classrooms online.
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Education
Greenwich council slams Education Secretary over decision to send kids back to school
Council said Gavin Williamson claimed he didn’t know about new variant of coronavirus when making decision – despite Matt Hancock announcing it in Commons earlier that day
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Teacher is honoured for services to education
Leonie Huie, mum to three-year-old twin girls from Southwark, is the author of The First Year Is Survival, a book published in October last year for parents of twins and multiples.
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Streatham people donate more than 100 laptops to primary school students to help them learn from home
This comes after worries that disadvantaged students will fall behind in school because they cannot access online materials.
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Schools better prepared for home working, with live lessons online until at least mid-February
Originally secondary schools across London were set to return to school from January 11, a week later than normal.
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London mayor and council leaders not consulted by government about return instructions for their schools
The Mayor of London and council leaders have said they were not consulted on the Government’s decision to reopen some primary schools in the capital from next week.
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Lewisham special needs teacher goes her own way to publish book – and raise money for charity
A children’s author is giving the proceeds of her debut book to foodbanks after growing up in poverty.
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Teacher to donate part of sales from his book of shaggy dog tales to NHS
David Selby, who has taught as a deputy head and English teacher in Croydon for more than 30 years at Whitgift and Royal Russell schools respectively, has chosen to donate £1.50 from each copy of Rufus needs a Haircut he sells to NHS Charities Together.
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Bexley school pupils, parents and staff collect donations to help struggling families during lockdown
Staff, parents and pupils at a school are pulling together to support families struggling in the pandemic.
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Hammersmith and Fulham teachers form commission to figure out why so many schools are losing staff
A group of West London head teachers have banded together to investigate why so many staff are leaving the profession.
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Welcome to South Bank UTC
We are proud to be working with amazing students and staff, with world-class facilities and brilliant sponsor and partner links. This is an exciting time at the UTC, and I’m looking forward to building on the strong foundations already in place.
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Schools scoop awards in Independent Schools of the Year awards
DLD College and St Dunstan’s College won three awards at the Independent Schools of the Year 2020 Awards on October 8.
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Prominent speakers to give talks at Dulwich College during Black History Month
One of London’s oldest schools will be marking Black History Month with a string of talks by community leaders and pioneers.
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St Matthew Academy in Blackheath nominated for award for quality of teaching
A school has been shortlisted for a top award for the quality of its teaching. St Matthew Academy in St Joseph’s Vale, Blackheath, is in the running for the English teacher or team of the year award.
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Goldsmith College students turn art installation – consisting of 29 tonnes of carrots – into cupcakes in protest over “food waste”
Four students of Goldsmiths College, in New Cross, have banded together to protest against food waste in an art installation – by making it into cupcakes.
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Kitchen assistant on road to her dream of becoming a hotel manager
A kitchen assistant has reached a landmark in her ambition to one day study at university and become a hotel manager – by getting two crucial qualifications. Ugandan-born Aida Nakabugo, 56, from Woolwich, decided two years ago to take her GCSE maths and English exams – and has now bagged passes in both subjects by studying at London South East Colleges’ Greenwich Campus.
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Number of London schools with illegally toxic air drops 95 per cent in four years
The number of London schools with illegally toxic air has dropped dramatically since 2016 – down 95 per cent in four years. More than two million Londoners lived in areas over the legal limit for air pollution four years ago, but that figure is down 94 per cent to 119,000 people.
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Lewisham youth panel to advise police has met for the first time
The first youth panel in Lewisham to advise police on issues that matter to their peers has met for the first time. The Met’s first south east Independent Youth Advisory Group (YIAG) panel met including young people from Greenwich, Lewisham, and Bexley boroughs on Monday, 28 September to advise local officers about policing and social issues.
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Most popular primary schools in Croydon revealed
A Purley primary school is the toughest in England to get a place at. Figures from the Department for Education show that just 26 per cent of parents who put Beaumont Primary School as their first choice secured a place for this September.
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St Dunstan’s College revamp reaches landmark moment
A 132-year-old school’s biggest revamp in its history has reached a landmark stage after being delayed by lockdown. St Dunstan’s College celebrated the topping out ceremony for its new buildings on Friday.
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London South East Colleges launches food bank fundraiser
A network of college campuses has relaunched its food bank fundraiser in the run-up to Christmas.
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Project which provided children with devices during lockdown wins award
A project which gathered more than 370 devices for pupils in 45 schools has won an award. Power to Connect launched in April to support families self-isolating during lockdown, and has won the ‘Community Impact’ category at the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards.
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Teenagers win seats on Youth Against Carbon Conference
Two teenagers have been selected to join a youth-led climate programme taking place next Tuesday. Zaqiya Cajee,17, from Mitcham and Lysander Bickham from Hammersmith secured their places after winning two seats up for grabs on the panel at the forthcoming Youth Against Carbon Conference (YAC Con).
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