How Teachers Can Tackle School Anxiety
School anxiety, unfortunately, has always been there with students for various reasons however, recent reports show that it has soared due to Covid. Anxiety is prolific in schools Young people’s mental health has gotten worse since the start of the pandemic, in 2020, according to Mind, one-in-six young people had a diagnosable mental health problem. […]
Vaccinations for Teenagers
The new education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, has written a letter for parents to encourage secondary-age pupils to get vaccinated from Covid-19. Vaccinations for Students This comes as cases of the virus are soaring in schools, with 1-in-15 students in the country testing positive. Latest figures show that only 9 per cent of 12-15 year olds […]
Return to the Classroom
Today marks the day where millions of pupils return to classrooms in England and Wales, even with fears of Covid Spikes throughout the country. With recent news, experts have recommended that healthy 12-15 year olds should not have the vaccine at this time. And with the government relinquishing all COVID rules, scientists have warned that […]
Home Education
The number of children registering for home education rose by 75% in the first 8 months of this academic year in the UK. The main reason, according to the DfE, is ‘Covid Anxiety.’ A number of young people are feeling worried, sad, anger and frustration towards Covid in the classroom, causing them to stay at […]
Long Covid a Disability?
The NASUWT teaching union has launched a campaign to legally recognise Long Covid as a disability under the Equality Act of 2010. Long Covid affecting 1 million in the UK As it stands, according to the union, more than one million people in the UK are now living with Covid, with educational staff being the […]