Step 4: What’s changed in early years, schools, colleges and universities?
Today (Monday 19 July), the country moved to Step 4 of the Government’s roadmap and further restrictions were lifted.
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A letter from the Education Secretary to education leaders
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Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has written to education leaders to thank them for their effort and work over the course of the pandemic and to break down some of the ways in which the move to Step 4 of the …
Are you a Parent? Pupil? Teacher? Student? Find out what stage 3 of the roadmap means for you?
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On 17 May the country moved on to step 3 of the Government’s roadmap and further restrictions were lifted. For parents, teachers and students, this means there will be some changes in the classroom and a look forward into the summer term. Here are what these changes mean for you, …
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 …
Rapid testing kits will be delivered to nurseries from next month. Here’s what this means for you
Ensuring young children can access the care, support and social interaction they need during these critical early years, is crucial to their development. This is why early years settings have remained open to all children throughout the current national lockdown. …
Delayed return to school and contingency framework: Your questions answered
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A Level, Attendance, Coronavirus, early years, GCSE, Myth busting, Returning to school, Schools, Secondary schools
On 30 January, the Government responded to rapidly rising case rates due to the new, more transmissible variant of coronavirus by triggering the education contingency framework and pushing back the staggered return for secondary schools and colleges by one week. …
How schools have created safe ways to celebrate Christmas this year
One of our most cherished school traditions, the annual Nativity play, has still taken centre stage across the country, despite the pandemic. In assembly halls, churches and classrooms the show has managed to go on, although as with almost everything …
What the new national restrictions mean for education settings
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On Saturday the Prime Minister announced that, from today, the country will enter a new period of national restrictions until at least 2 December. Unlike the last national lockdown in the spring, this time schools, nurseries and other education settings …
Lockdown research emphasises importance of early years settings for disadvantaged children
A study by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), has shown that babies and toddlers from lower socio-economic backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic due to having less access to books and outdoor space during lockdown.