UK Front Page Archive (July 20′ – Present)

Ministers have been warned that the Omicron variant will lead to “chaos” in schools, according to The Daily Telegraph. 

On the front of The Daily Telegraph is the news that parents will be asked to vaccinate their children to keep schools open and “reduce educational disruption”. 

The Daily Mirror is leading with a story about the expected COVID difficulties for schools when term returns in the upcoming weeks.

The Daily Telegraph reports the NHS is planning to begin vaccinating 12-year-olds from the first week schools go back. 

The Daily Telegraph has checked the results of COVID tests carried out at schools and found 60% of positive tests every week proved to actually be negative. 

Labour is demanding that billions of pounds which could potentially be raised by a new tax on tech giants is given to schools and hospitals, the Daily Mirror reports. 

Boris Johnson has been accused of failing hundreds of thousands of children by the man he appointed to lead the government’s coronavirus recovery task force for schools, The Times reports.

The Daily Mirror leads with “Johnson’s schools betrayal” after the education catch-up tsar resigned after getting “a fraction of the cash needed for the COVID scheme”.

Dozens of schools have been built with combustible insulation since the Grenfell Tower fire, The Guardian reports.

Ofsted’s chief inspector had asked for more powers to check for abuse in private schools but was ignored by ministers, according to The Guardian. 

The Independent says MPs have warned that opportunities to root out the problem of sexual abuse in schools have been missed since a report called for “urgent” action on the issue five years ago.

The Sunday Telegraph says the country’s elite private schools are at the centre of a major Whitehall investigation over the emerging “rape culture” scandal among pupils.

The i leads with the reopening of schools and also reports that the majority of the population may not need an annual booster jab due to longer-lasting immunity.

Schools could see widespread grade inflation this year as teachers will be allowed to reward results following last year’s exams fiasco, according to The Times. 

Outdoor sports and socialising are among the first activities expected to be allowed after schools return next month, The Times reports.

The Daily Mirror leads on Boris Johnson’s announcement that schools will not go back until 8 March at the earliest.Read more on that story here.

The Daily Mirror leads on “parent’s fury” over potential delays in opening schools again.

The Guardian also reports on the government warning that there is no guarantee schools will reopen after Easter.