More than 200 primary school children self isolating in Trafford

A £1m project to expand a Tameside primary school has been signed off by town hall chiefs.Cabinet members Councillors Oliver Ryan and Leanne Feeley have agreed to fund the building of a new extension at St John’s Church of England primary school in Dukinfield.The school has taken extra pupils since September 2014, which was due to an increase in the birth rate in the area coupled with ‘substantial’ new build housing within Dukinfield and surrounding areas.The admission number was formally

Tameside. But on Tuesday, parents were told that pupils in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 were also being sent home - with close contacts of the confirmed cases now needing to isolate for 14 days.In a letter to parents, principal Suzanne Clawley-Welton said: "I am writing to inform you that there has been another confirmed case of coronavirus within our school community.

A total of 905 children and 53 staff members are currently self isolating in Trafford.A report presented at Trafford council’s pandemic scrutiny committee states: “The number of children impacted by the need to isolate as a result of COVID cases is approximately 905 and 53 staff members, therefore the wider impact is significant.“Remote learning is put into place during the 14 day isolation period.”The report said there are currently 23 schools and two early years education providers known to

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Ladybridge High in Bolton where every year group has been affected.

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Police are hunting a sick flasher who indecently exposed himself near a Scots school. An investigation has been launched after the man was seen near Tayport Primary School in Fife at around 11am on Wednesday.

Social media ‘friend’ cash scam warning from police Since the school closure review panel overturned the council’s decision in July, PKC’s lifelong learning committee has agreed to consider a catchment review and the possibility of a nursery at the school.On August 26, the lifelong learning committee also agreed to let the scrutiny committee carry out an independent review.This was after councillors questioned why PKC spent almost £110,000 on a failed legal case to “test” the “inteference by

thousands of pupils have already been sent home after positive cases.

Sandbrook is one of at least 32 primary and secondary schools across Greater Manchester to have reported Covid cases since reopening at the start of the month. Coun Kieran Heakin, cabinet member for children’s services at Rochdale council, has urged parents to follow coronavirus guidance so schools don’t have to close down again.He said: “Schools have worked so hard to be open and be safe for children to return and get back to vital education.

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15 schools had sent children home - including four high schools and 11 primaries.Now a further 17 have alerted parents to positive cases, with the exact number expected to be even higher.The sizes of school bubbles that pupils have been put into dictates how many children are needing to self-isolate.

reported 15 yesterday and there have been many more today - questions have been raised over why school bubbles are so big.But Mr Wheeldon said at his school, like most other primaries, it would be 'logistically and physically impossible' to separate the children into more bubbles.He said: "We have had to put Year 3 and Year 4 in one bubble and that's up to 180 children for both year groups."When we set them up over the holidays it was a case of what staff have we got, as all of a sudden staff

Wigan were sent home on Monday morning in line with Public Health England guidelines.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.P1 pupils at High Blantyre Primary have been asked to self-isolate after a classmate tested positive for coronavirus.Those in primary one are to spend the next two weeks at home following the positive test result.Teachers from that year are also being asked not to attend the workplace.The rest of the school remains open however, and NHS Lanarkshire say there is no evidence of any transmission