Exam fears, a funding crisis and teachers at breaking point... how Greater Manchester's schools have 'descended into chaos'
the north is being forgotten because schools in the south aren't being affected by the virus in the same way. Now others are backing that sentiment and calling for immediate action - saying that 'what was already an unacceptable disadvantage gap has been widened and deepened by Covid-19 and the associated loss of learning'.Councillor Garry Bridges, Manchester City Council's executive member for children and families, has written to Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson urging him to follow Wales and 'abandon' next summer's exams.He said: "As the academic year progresses it is becoming obvious that we cannot expect pupils to sit GCSEs or A-Levels at the end of the year.