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School days may be lengthened and holidays shortened to let pupils catch up, Gavin Williamson hinted today. The Education Secretary confirmed he is looking at “the whole expanse” of options to help left-behind children. He announced a short-term, £300m ‘recovery premium’ for catch-up schemes - worth about £6,000 for primaries and £22,000 for secondaries on average. Mr Williamson stopped short of confirming his long-term plans as all pupils return to schools in England on March 8. But questioned by Sky, he refused to rule out either lengthening the school day or shortening the summer break. A government source indicated the two options would be considered by Sir Kevan Collins, the Government's new catch up tsar, as part of a new review. And asked about the two options, Mr Williamson said: “We’re looking at a whole range of different actions. “What we wanted to do was give schools the extra resources they needed to be able to take action immediately. “Some of the … [Read more...] about School days could be lengthened and holidays shortened to help kids catch up

TRISHA Goddard says she used to stuff loo roll in her mouth to stop herself crying at school as she was racially abuse d. The 63-year-old opens up about her traumatic childhood on Piers Morgan's Life Stories. Host Piers told viewers she was called a Golliwog and the N word all the time. Trisha said: "I got really good at my primary school going in the loo, you get toilet paper and you stuff it in your mouth so they don't hear you crying. "Because if they hear you crying while they're chanting the N-word outside, then you'll get it worse." Piers said: " I mean, this is really tough for any young girl, wasn't it?" Recalling one brutal incident, Trisha said: "I remember the worst time was in the canteen and a boy – we used to get our meals on a tray - and he went like that with his fists [hits the underside of the tray in the air]. "So all the food flew off the tray and everybody laughed. And I was so embarrassed and I picked up everything and I did the Oliver … [Read more...] about Trisha Goddard reveals she stuffed loo roll in her mouth to stop herself crying after brutal racist abuse at school

MINISTERS have changed “person” to “mother” in the new maternity rights Bill after a backlash from peers and MPs. A furious row had erupted over whether to keep the words woman or female in the text. It had read “the person is pregnant” and “the person has given birth to a child” — but this will now be altered. The Government accepted an amendment from Lord Lucas to try to see off a rebellion in the Lords last night. A coalition of Labour, Tory and crossbench peers had joined forces to oppose the move. Lord Lucas said: “Words matter, especially on the long road to equality. “The use of the word ‘person’ in the Bill erases the reality that, overwhelmingly, maternity is undertaken by women and not by men. Most read in News RIGHT AS REIGN Queen urges Brits to think of others before themselves and get Covid jab COVER UP Kids as young as FIVE told to wear face masks at primary school despite guidance … [Read more...] about ‘Person’ changed to ‘mother’ in new maternity rights Bill after backlash

DRIVERS who will have to pay up to £690 to park outside their own homes are furious at their “gestapo” local council. Parking permits in Merton are set to increase based on each vehicle's emissions - in a bid to cut air pollution in the area and stop people using cars to get around. But it's thought that the permits would be the most expensive in Britain, with charges for the most polluting cars costing up to £540 per year. This is on top of the already existing £150 levy for all diesel vehicles and older petrol models. And all annual visitors’ permits in the Labour-controlled authority will increase to a whopping £690. Merton Council say the new scheme is being put in place to improving air and to reduce levels of carbon dioxide. But the new prices have sparked outrage with residents feeling frustrated and victimised. One Wimbledon local, David Folkerson says he couldn’t swap his old Audi for an electric car even if he wanted to. He told The Sun: “I’ve got an … [Read more...] about Drivers’ fury at ‘gestapo’ London council charging them £690 to park outside their OWN homes