The Let’s Go Zero campaign, which officially launches on 9 November, will support school efforts to reduce emissions and calls for government action on greening schools.

Labour has renewed its plea for children to get free school meals over the school holidays, especially now there are nearly a million children living in areas that are subject to higher coronavirus restrictions

A project aimed at testing the feasibility of online tutoring to support learning during school closures has revealed its initial findings.

Previously only partially or fully closed schools were asked to provide data on Covid-related absences, but now DfE collects  “more comprehensive data on pupils being asked to self isolate”.

Primary schools across England are keeping bubbles, classes and year groups connected using a social media platform that can be used in school and at home.

The selected schools will receive funding to drive greater take-up of flexible working in schools.

The announcement came as schools begin a two-week closure to curb the spread of Covid-19, including half term

Ofqual says to be as fair as possible to students, it is working with exam boards to carry forward the generosity from summer 2020 grades, the majority of which were based on centre assessment grades.

Trade bodies representing major food companies have said the loss of business from the hospitality sector has meant that firms which also serve schools could fail.

The Labour Party has called on the government to extend the provision of free school meals until the Spring – or face a Commons vote on the issue.

Eat Like a Champ lesson plans and supporting resources have been developed in consultation with teachers, and the new content is written in collaboration with the British Nutrition Foundation and British Dietetic Association

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has looked at the impact of YPO and Findel merging and found that it would likely reduce competition resulting in increased prices or reductions in service levels

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