Five things you need to know about face coverings in schools
The way children are taught at school hasn’t actually changed much since the start of the pandemic and throughout, the government has prioritised education.
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Childminders are now able to do twice-weekly asymptomatic testing from home. Here’s what you need to know
Childminders now have more options for accessing asymptomatic twice-weekly testing.
Five things you need to know about home testing
As many as one in three people with Covid are asymptomatic – meaning they have no symptoms of the virus and could spread it without knowing. In settings like schools and colleges that is obviously a concern. But that’s where …
Back to School: What do the stats say about school attendance and testing?
Last week, all pupils returned to schools following more than two months of remote learning for most children.
The Period Product Scheme: providing young people with period products when they need them
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Now pupils are back in the classroom no-one should be held back from accessing education due to their period. In January 2020, we launched the Period Products Scheme to provide learners with period products when they need them. But how …
How the National Tutoring Programme will help pupils most affected by the impact of lost learning during the pandemic
The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) will help boost the learning of those pupils most affected by the impact of missed time in school during the pandemic.
How schools and colleges are helping build a safer society based on respecting others and healthy relationships
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Child protection, Relationships and Sex Education, Schools
We made relationships education compulsory for all primary and secondary aged pupils for the first time from September of last year. The new relationships, sex, and health education (RSHE) curriculum has been designed to make sure young people learn about …
Government teams up with TV's Dr Alex to discuss impact of the pandemic on young people’s mental health and wellbeing
Dr Alex George, the A&E doctor who regularly appears as the resident doctor on ITV’s Lorraine, has been appointed by the Government as its Youth Mental Health Ambassador.
What you need to know about the Turing Scheme
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Further education, Secondary schools, Universities
In December we announced the launch of The Turing Scheme. This pioneering £110 million programme replaces the Erasmus scheme and will provide study opportunities abroad for students to develop themselves personally and academically.
Back to School week: Everything you need to know
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Getting our children and young people back into schools and colleges has always been a top priority – that’s because experts agree the best place for children to be is with their teachers, friends, and peers.