Public Health England is expected to advise that schools do not need to close or send staff and pupils home while tests are carried out on a suspected case of coronavirus.
The DfE has announced it will give Ofsted an extra £400,000 to help investigate unregistered independent schools and support the regulator in bringing together evidence for prosecution.
The money will fund new measures including peer-mentoring programmes for young people in Pupil Referral Units to help tackle the consequences of school exclusions
College staff in Wales will receive a 2.75% pay rise after the Welsh Government provided funding of £6m to ensure college teachers receive the same pay as school teachers
The Children’s Society has created a new toolkit for education and social work professionals, designed to help improve the support they give to young carers as they move to adulthood.
Qualifications that are not being taken by anyone or are being studied by less than 100 students each year may lose government funding, under DfE plans.
The number of lollipop men and women has been cut by more than 2,000 in the past decade, according to a Freedom of Information request from the GMB union.
New digital hubs will extend access to training and learning opportunities in college campuses in the South of Scotland, allowing students to participate in classes online.