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Coronavirus: a timeline of the U-turn on school closures
Under the Radar Boris Johnson rules out return to classrooms just 24 hours after insisting reopening was safe
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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‘Ministers fear £6bn cost of Rashford hat-trick’
In Depth Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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‘Inoffensive and not bitter’ Joe Biden beer is launched
Speed Read And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Schools do not spread Covid-19, multiple studies find
Speed Read Reports from Germany, Norway and the WHO conclude schoolchildren are not vector of infection
By Holden Frith, The Week UK Published
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Coronavirus: will UK schools have to close again?
Speed Read Thousands of teachers are self-isolating - but the government is determined not to order new closures
By Holden Frith, The Week UK Published
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Britain home to the ‘unhappiest teenagers in Europe’ - but why?
Speed Read Charity says ‘modern life’ and ‘exam pressure’ is driving down life satisfaction
By Joe Evans Published
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Will reopened schools spread coronavirus?
In Depth Government to roll out #backtoschoolsafely campaign as pressure mounts on education secretary
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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Exam chaos: how universities will decide who gets a place
In Depth Institutions asked to hold places for A-level students appealing grades in England following results row in Scotland
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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Reaction: Boris Johnson pledges £1bn ‘decade of spending’ on schools
In Depth Headteachers and analysts say funding falls well short of what is needed
By The Week Staff Published
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Reaction: doctors say school closures risk ‘scarring life chances’ of a generation
In Depth Paediatricians fear that children will suffer the effects of lockdown for years to come
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Coronavirus: is it safe to reopen schools?
In Depth Researchers are divided over the risk posed by Covid-19 to children
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School closures: the inequality problem
In Depth The coronavirus pandemic will have a lasting impact on children in the UK and around the world
By The Week Staff Published
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Coronavirus: Denmark’s ‘children experiment’ offers end to lockdowns
In Depth Scandinavian country reopens schools for younger students
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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Should GCSEs be scrapped?
In Depth Cancellation of exams as schools shut has fuelled debate about whether testing at 16 should be ditched for good
By James Ashford Published
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