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Scotland has started rolling out its flu immunisation programme and has this year extended it to secondary school pupils.

The JCVI has advised the government to seek further input from chief medical officers on the wider impacts of the Covid jab on ages 12 to 15, includng the impact on schools.

The Department for Education has set out its plans for two new projects to support young people most at risk of serious violence or gang exploitation to stay engaged with their education and out of harm.

The government is providing funding for high-quality training and professional development support for staff in nurseries and preschools, or childminders, so they can teach language and mathematic skills.

Despite £7 billion extra for schools in England in the 2019 Spending Round, core spending per pupil in 2022–23 will still be about 1–2% lower in real terms than in 2009–10, says the IFS.

A new report by the NFER has found that most senior leaders said that their schools had modified the curriculum to help pupils recover and make progress with their learning.

Teachers are not at increased risk of hospital admission with covid-19 and are at lower risk of severe covid-19 compared with other adults of working age in the general population, a new study has found

Schools will have greater flexibility to offer 15-hour tutoring courses that meet the needs of their pupils, in a major expansion of the National Tutoring Programme backed by £1 billion.

A study based on available air pollution monitoring sources shows that NO2 levels were greater than WHO acceptable levels around 41% of UK schools.

Options for Scotland’s future approach to assessment and qualifications have been published by professor Gordon Stobart, who was appointed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The Welsh Government has announced a new investment in technology to improve air quality and quickly disinfect classrooms, lecture theatres and workshops.

The DfE has unveiled details of a new 'Get help with technology programme', where schools can receive funding to support them with costs of getting children access the internet.

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