Among those honoured are the headteachers of the Oak National Academy, and a head who made sure pupils with SEND could still attend school during lockdown.

The government’s second annual State of the Nation report suggests that returning to school or college is likely to be playing a vital role in improving the mental wellbeing of many pupils by easing some of the main worries identified in the research.

NAHT has found that in just the first few weeks since the beginning of term, schools in England have already spent on average £8,017 implementing safety measures required by government guidance.

The Youth Climate Summit has been launched, which is a virtual week of online events, bringing schools from around the UK together to make pledges for the planet.  

Charitable trust LGfL is offering to filter internet connectivity at home for free for six months so that children can be safe at home whilst learning remotely.

TV presenters and adventurers, Paul Rose and Kate Humble, have given their support to school visits, as a generation of young people risk missing out on these experiences.

£120 million has been made available for a second wave of Institutes of Technology (IoT) - a collaborations between Further Education colleges, universities and business.

Randa Haddadin, Child in Glasses

Over half of Britain’s schoolchildren suffered from tired eyes or headaches as they were being home-schooled during the Covid-19 lockdown, according to an online YouGov survey commissioned by the vision charity Clearly.

The Scottish Government has announced that national 5 exams are to be cancelled in Scotland in 2021 and replaced with teacher assessments and coursework, while Higher and Advanced Higher exams will go ahead in 2021.

Renault has created a “lollipop” with air pollution sensors to encourage drivers to not idle in their vehicles on the school run.

A new model has been published that shows that lower outdoor air pollution (NO2) levels could improve a child’s ability to learn.

The government has been urged to take action and change fire safety legislation that would see all new build and refurbished schools fitted with sprinklers, following fires in Derbyshire.

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