Back to School: What’s the latest?
Today, the majority of schools across the country welcomed their students back to school after the Easter Break.
Schools
Five things you need to know about behaviour in schools
It is vital that students are able to concentrate fully on their education free from the distraction and disturbance of bad behaviour. That’s why the Department has invested £10m in a set of measures that will help school leaders improve …
Why do secondary school and college students have to carry on wearing face coverings? Your questions answered
We’ve confirmed that face coverings should continue to be worn by adults and those in Year 7 and above as a precautionary measure when students return to schools and colleges after the Easter break.
Everything you need to know about the Government’s newly launched ‘Abuse in Education’ Helpline
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Sexual abuse in any form is unacceptable. Following the concerning reports provided to the Everyone’s Invited website, detailing incidents of sexual assault in schools and colleges, the Government is taking immediate steps to support to those affected and ensure all …
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.
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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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 …