A teacher sits at a table with a group of secondary school students in uniform, having a discussion in a classroom. The image is overlaid with text that reads: “New RSHE Guidance: What Parents Need to Know,” and includes the Department for Education logo.
Statistics published today show that more and more schools and other education settings are now opening their doors to children and young people so they can be reunited with their teachers and friends. The statistics, which are published on a …
Last month the organisation ‘Independent SAGE’ claimed “recent UK and international data suggests that children are in fact as likely as adults to become infected and carry the virus”. The independent fact checking charity Full Fact has concluded that it …
Free school meals are available to eligible pupils during term time. That’s why the national voucher scheme, set up to help parents feed their families when they would not usually be doing so while schools were closed to many pupils, …
New data shows that, contrary to some speculation, the deferral rate among students due to start in the autumn isn’t substantially higher than in previous years. While the coronavirus outbreak will have made prospective students consider their plans, data released …
While it remains the case that people should maintain a two metre gap between themselves and others in public places, the department has always made clear that we know this is not always going to be possible for younger children. …
Today’s blog looks at the Department encouraging those primary schools that can open to more pupils before the summer to do so. Yesterday Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told the House of Commons that while the Department will not be expecting …
Today′s Education in the media blog looks at the way Black history is taught in schools. Protests around the world in the wake the death of George Floyd have sparked conversation about the teaching of Black history in schools. The …
Today′s blog looks at speculation around the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in schools into the next academic year. Over the weekend and today several newspapers have speculated on the extent to which the disruption to schools and other education …
Today, Wednesday 3 June, the Education Endowment Foundation has launched an online tuition pilot which aims to support disadvantaged children, following school closures as a result of a Covid-19.
Today’s Education in the media blog looks at misleading claims departmental guidance for schools has been updated more than it has and incorrect suggestions that a celebrity fitness expert is due to lead a review of the PE curriculum. Guidance …