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Covid: What happens if someone in school tests positive?
With Covid-19 cases rising around the UK, schools are adopting measures to reduce the spread and keep pupils safe.
Adults without A-levels to be offered free college courses
Adults in England without an A-level or equivalent qualification will be offered a fully funded college course, the government has announced.
Schools urged to keep teacher training placements to prevent recruitment bottleneck
Schools and ministers must make it a priority to retain the influx of new trainee teachers that has come as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and recession.
Heads warn of teacher shortages without Covid tests
Schools in England are being “severely hampered” by delays in Covid tests for teachers, say head teachers.
1 in 10 pupils not in school, admits PM
Boris Johnson reveals that 89% of pupils have returned to school since classrooms opened for the autumn term
The changes to expect at schools in Kent as coronavirus safety measures are introduced
As a raft of new safety measures are in schools, this is what to expect under the ‘new normal’.
Special school heads think 14% of their children won’t be back
By Amy Skipp September 3, 2020
Thousands of new special school places announced
Thousands of new school places will be created for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) with 35 new free special schools, the government has announced.
Coronavirus: How teachers are feeling as schools return
Many teachers are preparing to welcome pupils back to school this week for the first time in months.
Coronavirus: Missing school is worse than virus for children – Whitty
Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than if they catch coronavirus, the UK’s chief medical adviser says.