Ofsted has updated its guidance to say it will pause its remote monitoring inspections for the week beginning March 8 when schools open for all pupils.
Wales’s Pupil Development Grant Access scheme will be doubled to cover additional year groups and will be extended to allow the purchasing of laptops and tablets.
The proportion of school leavers in higher or further education in Scotland is at a record high, with 72.2% continuing in education in 2019-20, up from 67.6% in 2018-19.
Updated DfE guidance now says it is recommending the use of face coverings in secondary schools be extended to all indoor environments, including classrooms.
From 8 March all children and students will return to face to face education in schools and colleges, Boris Johnson has announced as part of his roadmap for exiting lockdown.
Vodafone and Mail Force are to offer an extra 150,000 free SIM cards with 30GB of data – providing an estimated 18 million hours of online learning for children in need.