04/02/2021 - 09:36
Children in early learning and childcare and in primaries 1-3 are scheduled to make a full return to nurseries and schools from 22 February, subject to confirmation.
04/02/2021 - 09:22
The government has appointed Sir Kevan Collins as its Education Recovery Commissioner, to oversee the education catch-up programme for young people who have lost out on learning due to the pandemic.
03/02/2021 - 11:25
The Department for Education has set out how payments will occur for schools to pay for Covid testing of pupils and staff.
03/02/2021 - 10:15
Children’s charity YST has published free lifestyle tools and stress-busting techniques to support healthier and happier children on Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week.
03/02/2021 - 09:38
The Prime Minister has appointed Dr. Alex George as a Youth Mental Health Ambassador to advise government and raise the profile of mental health education and wellbeing in schools.
02/02/2021 - 14:22
The Mayor of London and London Councils have launched a new taskforce to tackle digital exclusion and source new and upcycled electronic devices for children learning remotely
02/02/2021 - 11:24
The Welsh Government has announced that more than £9 million will be available to support children and young people in Wales, recognising the effect of being away from school has had on young people during the pandemic.
02/02/2021 - 10:25
The government has announced £50m funding for universities, which will allow them to help students facing financial difficulties arising from the impact of coronavirus.
02/02/2021 - 08:35
Teachers in Scotland who are new in post, or working in pastoral or child protection roles, can get one-to-one online support to help manage the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
01/02/2021 - 10:51
Multi academy trust (MAT) leaders need to keep the business side of running a school away from head teachers so they can focus on children’s learning, according to a white paper launched by Juniper Education.
01/02/2021 - 09:44
According to report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies, the pandemic could cause children to lose at least half a year of normal, in person schooling, which implies a loss in earnings in the long run.
01/02/2021 - 09:19
Labour is calling for the government to set out a “credible plan” to reopen schools, warning that setting out a date for when pupils are hoped to be back in school with no plan to deliver is not good enough.
