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1/ Arguments about data, confidentiality, consent and masks.Interesting couple of days.Data on VOC were released later than usual, B1.617.2 outbreaks are occuring in education settings as government seems set

Would this be the Daily Mail that opposed schools being included in lockdowns, argued against safety measures and ran a double page hit job on senior NEU leaders on the

1/No suprise Robert Dingwall signed the latest GBD letter, what is shocking is that he's on NERVETAG.This are some of his zinger insights from spring last year. He's always been

1/So we enter another cycle of the covid news narrative.GBD group put out another letterTypical RW outlets amplify it to top of the news agendaGBD representatives cover the broadcast media

1/ Crackdown on behaviour, banning mobile phones, where have I heard this before?Leaked DfE policy discussion document August 2019.The one that talked of backing "reasonable force" to improve discipline, and

1/Thread: Corporate Manslaughter?Complaints have been made to the UK Statistics Authority regarding misrepresentating data to downplay the risk in education settings.There does appear to be a propoganda campaign around schoolshttps://twitte

1/ Thread: We're going to end up with blended learning, its just a matter of how?Over 6k schools with confirmed outbreaksGovernment figures say 50% of secondaries with partial closures due

1/ Thread: Going through the latest SAGE releases, some interesting bits to tease out of it, will write this in bursts over the next day.The main meeting which begins with

1/ Thread: Don't mean to join the tin foil hat brigade but I have concerns the rate of infections in schools is being suppressed from public knowledge.In March the government

Starting to wonder if the RSE guidence, comments by Williamson and others is preparing the ground for some kind of purge in education.@EstherMcVey1 says how can children learn if they

1/ I have a lot of sympathy for heads and the vast majority are doing the best they can to keep people safe. However there are a few cases of

1/ Thread: Covid and Schools, how is it working out in my area which according to PHE has a low infection rate?A compilation of reports coming from my workplace reps