Positive results from a rapid Covid test taken in schools will now need a PCR test to confirm the result, the Department for Education has said in updated guidance.

New planning rules allowing for the speedy extension of public buildings, including schools, colleges, and universities, comes into force.

The aim of the programme is to deliver a short summer school offering a blend of academic education and enrichment activities to help pupils catch up

302,400 have become eligible for free school meals since the first national COVID-19 lockdown was announced, according to DfE data

From April, Ofsted will publish a series of subject reviews and reports, looking at curriculum quality across primary and secondary schools.

If the SNP is re-elected to power in Scotland in May, education secretary and deputy first minister John Swinney has said that every pupil will be given a laptop

Ofsted will not return to a full programme of graded inspections until September, it has been confirmed.

Chance to Shine and the Youth Sport Trust have announced a partnership which will see them linking their programmes to give schools access a greater array of free resources

The Department for Education has published a new music curriculum for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3, where pupils will learn about the great composers of the world and develop their knowledge and skills in reading and writing music.

The government has updated its guidance on education visits, which it says can resume from 12 April for day trips and 17 May for domestic residential educational visits.

Bath & North East Somerset Council has said they will be providing families whose children are eligible for free school meals with supermarket vouchers to cover the Easter holidays.

Existing vulnerabilities and learning gaps have been exacerbated by the pandemic to such an extent that they are unlikely to be solved by a quick “catch-up” initiative, the Local Government Association has warned.

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