Everything Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said about schools reopening at Downing Street press conference

Lorraine Kelly reckons Henry Hoover should be in charge of Downing Street after new pictures emerged of the Prime Minister's new conference hall.Boris Johnson and his advisors spent £2.6 million on the new media room and the expense of it was the hot subject of discussion for Good Morning Britain and lots of people on Twitter.The new room complete with blue screens and union jacks has been dubbed the 'Irn Bru' room after a comparison of the colour scheme to the fizzy drink's branding.

SNP education secretary said that infection levels had continued to fall, despite children in nurseries and P1 to P3 returning to the classroom on February 22 – a move that came two weeks ahead of pupils in England.Swinney today insisted that earlier return had happened “because we felt that was a safe thing for us to be able to do because of the low prevalence amongst younger children”.And Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Gregor Smith, said since then there had only been “one or two small

direct to your inboxThe Prime Minister gave a Downing Street press conference on Monday as millions of pupils returned to school for the first time since January.Boris Johnson described the first date on the Government's roadmap out of lockdown as as an 'emotional day' and hailed teachers and parents for their 'astonishing work'.

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson will hold a Downing Street press conference later today, No 10 confirmed.The Prime Minister will update the nation on the latest with coronavirus on the first day of the lockdown roadmap.The briefing will commence at an earlier than usual time, at 4pm.Step one of the roadmap back to normal life saw all schoolchildren in England return to the classroom on March 8.Secondary pupils will be tested twice a week and be told to wear face masks in the classroom and

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direct to your inboxBoris Johnson has hailed the first phase of lockdown easing as the result of a 'truly national effort' to beat coronavirus.Schoolchildren across England are due to return to the classroom on Monday as the government goes ahead with the first stage of the roadmap.The Prime Minister said: “The reopening of schools marks a truly national effort to beat this virus.“It is because of the determination of every person in this country that we can start moving closer to a sense of

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Joe Biden plans to hold a full press conference by the end of the month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in response to questions of why he hasn’t held such an event yet.

What do you think of children wearing masks in school? Have your say below The government's roadmap out of lockdown expands on this further and says: "The government also recommends that the use of face coverings in Higher Education, Further Education and secondary schools is extended for a limited period to all indoor environments - including classrooms - unless 2m social distancing can be maintained.

direct to your inbox Matt Hancock led a press briefing this evening to provide an update on the latest coronavirus developments.

Downing Street's Union Unit chief after Johnson's controversial visit to Scotland at the end of January.

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direct to your inboxExam results will not be determined by algorithms this summer, the Education Secretary has vowed.Gavin Williamson said the Government was 'putting trust in teachers' rather than using an algorithm.Last summer Mr Williamson had to apologise after the algorithm system downgraded many results, and left young people worried about how their futures would be affected.The Government made a U-turn and said grades would be the result of teacher assessment.At today's Downing Street

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