Primary school closes to all but nursery children amid Covid cases

“At present no children have tested positive for coronavirus. and we think this is due to the quick and prompt actions of the school and the public health bodies who we are working closely with.“This was not an easy decision to take as it is vitally important we help pupils catch up for education time lost during this pandemic.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.St John Ogilvie Primary is the latest school among many in Renfrewshire at the centre of Covid-19 cases.An alert was put out today by health bosses revealing the school, in Paisley’s Hawkhead, was at the centre of a “Test and Protect” operation.On Saturday the Paisley Daily Express revealed a whole raft of schools now have cases.That includes a cluster at St Andrew’s Academy which has 22 victims.Though St

Kilmarnock primary school are being asked to self-isolate after a person tested positive for coronavirus. Whatriggs Primary school confirmed to parents earlier today that contact tracing is being carried out at the school.

Wigan, said the decision to close was 'a last resort'.

coronavirus cluster at a Scots primary school has now grown to seven cases, health chiefs have confirmed. Staffing shortages now mean Carnegie Primary School in Dunfermline will be closed from today until after the October holidays.

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

Matt James is gearing up for his journey, and yes, it will still take place in a bubble. The entirety of Clare Crawley's season of was filmed on set at La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, California, and while James is shooting somewhere else, he'll also be constrained to a single resort, Chris Harrison told ET. «Number one, yes, we are still in a quarantine pandemic bubble.

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hereIn January, Trafford council’s Civic Quarter Area Action Plan, which the former Kellogg’s site plans are part of, received the cabinet’s unanimous approval.Coun Andrew Western, leader of Trafford council, said: “This exciting development on the iconic former Kellogg’s site will provide much-needed quality housing, an excellent primary school, offices and a superb hotel. It will totally transform the area and create a fantastic place for people who live and work there.

reached 272 across the region. But with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News confirming cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.

Huge plans for the regeneration of parts of Trafford will be decided today.Proposals for 750 homes, an 100-bedroom hotel, a leisure centre, a primary school and offices will be decided today by Trafford council for the former Kellogg’s factory site in Old Trafford, as part of the authority’s masterplan for the area.The council is working with developers Bruntwood Works on the site and bought the plot for £12m back in September 2017.The public were consulted on the plans last year and at the time

school bubbles have now been sent home across Greater Manchester and St Gilbert's is the third primary school to shut altogether. Last week we reported how St Luke's Primary in Heywood had to close amid 'staffing issues' because of the pandemic.

How has sending your child back to school been for you so far? Let us know in the survey below. If it fails to load click here. Mr Chalke says schools can cope with 'Hands' and 'Face' - many have invested in visors and masks - but the problem is that  'Space defeats us all' and schools can't magic up extra buildings.

Manchester Evening News , said the man 'approached them, made some threats and produced a knife' as they played in the park area before lessons began.

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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.

How has sending your child back to school been for you so far? Let us know in the survey below. If it fails to load click here. The news comes after more than 100 schools have been forced to send pupils home after confirmed cases among children and staff across Greater Manchester.

A total of 236 primary school children in Trafford are self isolating due to coronavirus.Most of those children are in Year 1 and Year 5 at Seymour Park Primary School in Old Trafford, where 160 pupils are known to be self isolating.In Year 1 at Gorse Hill Primary School, in Stretford, another 50 are having to self isolate.Then, 26 pupils in Year 5 at Brooklands Primary School, in Sale, are also off school self isolating.It is understood that a number of ‘close contacts’ of year 9 pupils at