Education
From putting their health at risk, to dropping meals off for families in need, teachers reveal how they are the "glue" holding communities together amid the crisis.
You can’t direct the global economy, but you can work on the things that you have some control over, writes Korin Grant.
Across the country, schools with sophisticated technology departments are manufacturing PPE to help health professionals cope with a critical lack of kit.
Following the closure of UK schools and cancellation of examinations due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Department for Education confirmed predicted grades would be awarded in its place on Friday. But experts, parents and students have warned that the changes would disadvantage Black and minority ethnic, working-class and other marginalised pupils in particular, many of whom are already under-represented in top universities. Speaking to HuffPost UK, a number of Black educators described being marked down in their predicted grades when they were at school.
Black students are disproportionately affected by underestimation of grades at the moment, and teachers and students fear this could disadvantage a generation.
This community offers some of the most supportive and tolerant people in the UK. Amid coronavirus, we are here for you, writes Jai Breitnauer.
As the Covid-19 pandemic closes schools, teachers are worried about the risks some of society’s most vulnerable children will be exposed to while at home.
Those “essential” to the coronavirus response include frontline health and social care staff and utility workers.
Strikes and Covid-19 have meant that some students have had just two full weeks of teaching since 27 January, writes Sabrina Miller.
Education secretary Gavin Williamson says shutdown is "until further notice" while PM confirms exams will not go ahead.