Make EU-r minds up! Von Der Leyen STILL insists AstraZeneca must ‘catch-up’ deliveries to Europe

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has insisted that AstraZeneca must ‘catch-up’ on its deliveries to the Continent before it is allowed to export vaccines to the UK. EU leaders stopped short of voting for an outright export ban amid bitter squabbling at a crunch virtual summit hosted by Brussels on Thursday evening. Von … Read more

Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews catch-up with a cocktail eight months after DWTS firings

Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews reunited on Thursday, catching up with a cocktail eight months after they were dropped from hosting Dancing With The Stars. Tom, 65, shared a photo of the duo having drinks at a restaurant in Calabasas and wrote: ‘Reunited & it feels so good with @erinandrews,’. In a second snap the … Read more

Gavin Williamson hints at longer school days as he unveils £700million Covid catch-up package

Gavin Williamson today hinted that the school day will be extended alongside summer catch-up classes as part of a £700million catch-up package after the pandemic. The Education Secretary confirmed the government is looking at a ‘broad range of options’ when asked if school hours could be increased to make up for lost time during lockdowns. … Read more

Gavin Williamson hints at longer school days as he unveils £700million Covid catch-up package

Gavin Williamson today hinted that the school day will be extended alongside summer catch-up classes as part of a £700million catch-up package after the pandemic. The Education Secretary confirmed the government is looking at a ‘broad range of options’ when asked if school hours could be increased to make up for lost time during lockdowns. … Read more

Pupils will have to attend ‘catch-up classes’ during summer as schools given ‘hundreds of millions’

Pupils will have to attend ‘catch-up classes’ during the summer holidays as schools are given ‘hundreds of millions’ to help pupils who have fallen behind during Covid Schools will draft in private tutors and pay teachers to extend their working day Additional ‘Covid premium’ awarded to schools for every disadvantaged pupil More details of ‘catch-up … Read more

School catch-up plan is thrown into doubt as union makes pay demand

Plans to help school students catch-up from a year of Covid disruption were thrown into doubt last night after teaching unions issued a fresh pay demand. Britain’s largest teaching union, the National Education Union (NEU), said any plans to lengthen the school day or extend terms dates would require a new pay deal. It comes … Read more