The Career Development Institute along with more than one thousand organisations, Lords and MPs have signed a letter to government calling for a Career Guidance Guarantee

The funding will enable children aged five to 16 to take part in activities they may have missed out on while they couldn’t go to school during the lockdown.

Government-backed online school Oak National Academy has published its plans for the lessons it will make available to support schools in the new academic year.

Ofqual has announced that Dr Catherine McClellan has joined its Board, with effect from 1 June 2020.

Ofsted has announced a programme of ‘visits’, not inspections, looking at how schools and colleges are managing the return to full education of their pupils and students.

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed that £320m funding for the PE and Sport Premium will continue next year

Many pupils have no choice but to use either public transport or school buses, and will therefore be mixing with other year groups, the EPI says.

Three quarters of school staff need training in remote learning in the UK, according to a survey of more than 2,400 school staff carried out by Tes Global.

Employers and FE providers that deliver industry placements for new T Level qualifications will get a new package of support.

Employers should be incentivised to recruit graduates and apprentices to avoid mass youth unemployment, reports the Institute of Student Employers (ISE).

The Department for Education has announced that disadvantaged and vulnerable pre-school aged children will receive additional support as they transition back into early education.

Current restrictions on group sizes will be lifted to allow schools, colleges and nurseries to fully reopen to all children and young people.

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