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Martyn Oliver says change in working habits since pandemic has led to a shift in attitudes among pupils in EnglandSchool attendance rates are being affected by parents working from home after the pandemic, the head of Ofsted has said.The chief inspector of the schools watchdog in England, Martyn Oliver, told the Sunday Times that the widespread change in working habits after the pandemic had led to a shift in attitudes among pupils. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/feb/16/parents-working-from-home-affecting-school-attendance-ofsted-chief Author : Geneva Abdul Publish date : 2025-02-16 13:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Republican Bill Cassidy calls state surgeon general’s halt to promotion of mass vaccination a disservice to parentsBill Cassidy, the Republican US senator, has said his home state of Louisiana’s recent decision to cancel the promotion of mass vaccination against preventable diseases is a disservice to parents who want to keep their children healthy.Nonetheless, before those remarks, the medical doctor-turned-politician who has clashed with Donald Trump joined 51 of his fellow Republicans in voting to confirm anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy Jr as secretary of the US’s health and human services department. Cassidy had also previously voted to advance Trump’s

Government in Nordelta approves plans to control numbers of world’s largest rodent – but not all are in agreementA contraception debate is gripping one of Argentina’s most notable luxury neighbourhoods – not for its wealthy residents, but for its original occupants, the capybaras.In recent years, the lovable rodents have been accused of overrunning the Nordelta, a meticulously landscaped and manicured suburb north of Buenos Aires. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/16/buenos-aires-argentina-capybaras Author : Harriet Barber in Buenos Aires Publish date : 2025-02-16 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Reports of planned meeting between US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia leaves Europe concerned over Ukraine ceasefire negotiationsAnalysis: JD Vance laid bare collapse of transatlantic allianceIn the UK, the business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds has been questioned by Sky News’ Trevor Phillips about the US’s approach to the.Phillips asked Reynolds about the differing statements given by London and Washington about Ukraine’s Nato membership. Keir Starmer has repeatedly said the UK will continue to back Ukraine’s “irreversible path” to joining the military alliance despite Washington appearing to rule out membership. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/16/ukraine-us-europe-donald-trump-russia-uk-relations-munich-conference-keir-starmer-live-latest-news Author : Yohannes