Drama teacher, 34, is suing all-girls schools for £50k after he broke his neck falling off ladder

Drama teacher, 34, is suing one of UK’s best performing all-girls schools for £50k after he broke his neck falling off ladder while adjusting theatre lights Drama teacher Harry Wilkinson, 34, is suing Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School He broke his neck by falling 12ft off a ladder while adjusting theatre lights Mr Wilkinson blames school for … Read more

Drama teacher, 34, is suing all-girls schools for £50k after he broke his neck falling off ladder

Drama teacher, 34, is suing one of UK’s best performing all-girls schools for £50k after he broke his neck falling off ladder while adjusting theatre lights Drama teacher Harry Wilkinson, 34, is suing Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School He broke his neck by falling 12ft off a ladder while adjusting theatre lights Mr Wilkinson blames school for … Read more

Australia floods: Entire NSW suburbs under water and schools closed as rain continues

Ten million Australians are now under severe weather warnings as the worst flooding to hit NSW in 50 years swallows entire suburbs, closes hundreds of schools and has already forced the evacuation of at least 18,000 residents from their homes.   However, despite the damage and devastation that’s seen 34 councils declare natural disaster zones across … Read more

Entire suburbs under water, schools closed as rain and floods continue in NSW

 · Aldavilla Public School · Austral Public School · Barrington Public School · Baryulgil Public School · Beechwood Public School · Bellbrook Public School · Bilpin Public School · Blackheath Public School · Bligh Park Public School · Bobin Public School · Booral Public School · Bowraville Central School · Brewongle Environmental Education Centre · … Read more

New York City high schools reopen for in-person classes amid COVID

Thousands of New York City high school students have returned to the classroom for in-person learning for the first time since last year after they were shuttered due to COVID-19. About 55,000 high schoolers, which is about 20 percent, resumed in-person classes this morning at nearly 500 high schools across the five boroughs.  The returning … Read more

Thousands evacuate as Sydney floodwaters approach ROOF height and 200 schools are closed

Thousands in Sydney’s west have been forced out of their homes overnight and eight flood evacuation orders have been issued for the NSW mid-north coast as wild weather and torrential rain continues to lash much of the state’s east.  Communities along the Hawkesbury River in NSW are bracing for once-in-a-generation flooding that could displace thousands … Read more

Former Fettes College pupil rejects school’s apology over child abuse

An ex-pupil who says he was sexually abused at the £29,925-a-year Fettes College has called for a law banning in-house investigations, instead suggesting it should be made a crime not to report the allegations to police. The former student at the exclusive independent school in Edinbugh has rejected an apology it made at the Scottish … Read more

Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire 

Chaos fears over PFI end: Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire Schools and hospitals could see disruption as number of PFI schemes finish  Taxpayers could be landed with huge bill when 200 PFI contracts expire MPs warned millions could be wasted on expensive consultants to sort out deals The … Read more

Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire 

Chaos fears over PFI end: Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire Schools and hospitals could see disruption as number of PFI schemes finish  Taxpayers could be landed with huge bill when 200 PFI contracts expire MPs warned millions could be wasted on expensive consultants to sort out deals The … Read more

CDC expected to tell schools to let students sit just three feet apart – instead of six – by Friday

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected to change its guidelines and say students now sit just three feet apart instead of six feet.  It comes after a new study found there was no difference in COVID-19 case rates in districts where pupils sat further apart in classrooms compared to those where … Read more