Warwickshire and Coventry remain in Tier 3
Warwickshire and Coventry will remain under the highest Covid-19 restrictions following the results of the government tier review announced on 17 December.
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Callie Bainbridge
Warwick students petition for better action against sexual assault
Students at the University of Warwick have started an online petition calling on the University to “take action against sexual assault cases”.
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Warwick express interest in government mass-testing scheme for students
The University of Warwick has shown interest in the government’s student mass-testing scheme, to enable students to return home for Christmas.
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Manchester Metropolitan faces backlash over plans for face-to-face teaching while in Tier 3
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has faced backlash over the return of face-to-face teaching, despite Greater Manchester’s move into Tier 3.
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Ministers plan for universities to go into lockdown before Christmas
Ministers are holding talks over having a two-week lockdown in December which would involve students remaining on campus and having all teaching delivered online.
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Unions threaten UK universities with fresh wave of industrial action over return to face-to-face teaching
Unions at the universities of Birmingham, Leeds and Warwick have threatened to ballot for industrial action over the continuation of face-to-face teaching on university campuses.
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Next year’s A-Level exams must go ahead
The A-Level results fiasco demonstrates that there is no clear alternative to exam-based assessment for school pupils. Hundreds of thousands of students saw their calculated grades drop from predictions with many schools in disadvantaged areas being disproportionately penalised by Ofqual’s algorithm. Even the U-turn, which changed results to centre assessed...
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North East universities register record rise in Covid-19 cases
More than 1,800 students in the North East tested positive for Covid-19 in the week from 1-7 October.
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