Ofsted has found that further education and skills providers had been affected by increased financial pressure because of the pandemic, while at the same time having their stable income reduced.

A new London Schools Pollution Helpdesk will support London schools to deliver air quality audits and will prioritise the remaining schools in areas still exceeding or nearly exceeding legal pollution levels.

Ofsted has published its second report in a series looking at the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and finds that some children have lost some basic skills and learning as a result of school closures and restrictions on movement.

National School Meals Week (NSMW) takes place this week - 9-13 November, and promotes school lunches and showcases the importance of school food to all stakeholders.

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published its recommendations on how the government should approach GCSE and A level exams in England in 2021, including a back-up plan in the event that exams are cancelled again in the summer. 

Additional Scottish Government funding of £1.32 million will allow support staff to carry out more frequent checks to identify potential mental health issues in university students caused by the pandemic.

The £170m Covid Winter Grant Scheme will allow councils to directly help the hardest-hit families and individuals, as well as provide food for children who need it over the holidays.

With the amount of misinformation about what schools should and shouldn't be doing, Ofsted's Amanda Spielman says that a simplification of government advice for schools would be helpful for teachers and parents alike.

Teachers union NASUWT wants government action to ensure that all school and college employers carry out fresh risk assessments in light of the increased Covid-19 threat level across the country.

Free primary and secondary resources are now available for Children’s Mental Health week, taking place between 1-7 February

Ofqual has published the outcome of its consultation on the assessment of MFL spoken language skills in 2021.

Forty schools a month were hit by fires in the last year, and only two per cent had sprinklers, according to Zurich Municipal research.

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