uk education
Some universities have suspended all face-to-face learning and are teaching online only.
By letting the edtech genie out of the bottle and conceding the physical campus, universities are heading for obsoletion, writes Sean Smith.
Warning comes amid claim that English GCSE students may finish course without studying a single Black author.
To be failed and abandoned time and time again, at first by an algorithm, then by institutions is draining and hurtful, writes student Kimi Chaddah.
Education secretary says it would allow time for students to self-isolate before heading home.
One barrister has said he was "dubious to say the least" about the possible legal basis of the student lockdown.
Facing months of online lectures, a huge financial burden and now the threat of spending Christmas in halls, students say mental health should be prioritised.
Manchester Metropolitan University has confirmed 127 positive cases of Covid-19.
“I am finding it all overwhelming – but it’s not the teaching that is difficult; it’s everything else before you can even begin to teach," one explains.
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