The Scottish Government has announced that national 5 exams are to be cancelled in Scotland in 2021 and replaced with teacher assessments and coursework, while Higher and Advanced Higher exams will go ahead in 2021.

Renault has created a “lollipop” with air pollution sensors to encourage drivers to not idle in their vehicles on the school run.

A new model has been published that shows that lower outdoor air pollution (NO2) levels could improve a child’s ability to learn.

The government has been urged to take action and change fire safety legislation that would see all new build and refurbished schools fitted with sprinklers, following fires in Derbyshire.

The prime minister has outlined how one-to-one teaching will be taken further for pupils that need to catch up and those with “exceptional ability”, during his speech at the Conservatives’ virtual conference.

According to new analysis from the vision charity Clearly shows that around 50,000 young children each year are at risk of poor vision or even sight loss because of a failure to provide vision screenings in their schools.

Ofsted has published its first report looking at how schools are managing pupils’ return to education under the current COVID-19 restrictions, based on 121 pilot visits to schools across England carried out last month.

Government should develop a COBRA-style response to boost skills and job opportunities for young people affected by the Covid-19 crisis, the Local Government Association has said.

The Education Endowment Foundation has announced three new research studies designed to provide greater understanding of the strategies schools put in place to support pupils throughout Covid-19 closures

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published an independent report on progress made in achieving a new curriculum for Wales.

UK Outdoors, the industry body for outdoor learning and activities, has warned that the closing of the school travel sector since March will result in job loses without intervention.

The government must stop blaming young people and students for increasing rates of COVID-19 and focus on fixing its Test and Trace system, says Independent SAGE.

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