Schools have an important role to play in supporting children’s mental health, but they cannot do it alone, a joint report finds.

The report commissioned by Microsoft reveals just one per cent of primary state schools provide devices that their pupils can take home, compared to 38% of private primary schools.

Children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities will receive extra tutoring under proposals outlined by Communities Minister Lord Greenhalgh.

The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has named Dame Rachel de Souza as his preferred candidate to be the next Children’s Commissioner for England, following approval by the Prime Minister.

Ofsted has published an operational note for how its new monitoring inspections will look in January 2021, which are only for schools judged as requires improvement or inadequate.

The Welsh Government's Self-Isolation Support Scheme will now be extended to help parents who have to take time off work to look after their children when they have to self-isolate because of a coronavirus outbreak in their school

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has donated 45 redundant laptops to two schools in West Cumbria

There will be no extension to Scotland's school Christmas holidays, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills John Swinney has confirmed.

Ofsted has confirmed that graded inspections of initial teacher education will resume in April, after they were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ofqual has published computer code that it developed to support the awarding of grades for GCSE, AS and A levels in summer 2020.

Ofsted to carry out thematic survey on T levels

Ofsted will carry out a thematic survey on the implementation of T levels and the T-level transition programme.

The Schools Commissioner points out that none of the measures to make exams fairer address the impact that Covid will have on the most disadvantaged groups.

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