Labour leader Keir Starmer has called on the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to explain in Parliament how he will make up for the damage done by the pandemic and mitigate against the ongoing risk.

Poll suggests support for reopening schools is rising

A new opinion poll has reported that public confidence in the full reopening of schools in September seems to be growing.

Free online mental health training launched for teachers

Children's mental health charity Place2Be has launched a free online mental health training course for teachers.

Parents can be confident schools are ready to reopen

97 per cent of schools plan to welcome back all pupils full-time at the start of the autumn term.

UK children have lowest happiness levels in Europe

Children in the UK have the lowest levels of life satisfaction across Europe, crippled by a fear of failure.

Not enough support on childcare post-lockdown

Half of parents feel that the government hasn’t given enough support on childcare post-lockdown.

Schools unaware they can order free tampons

Many schools and colleges across England are not aware that they can order free period products through a government scheme.

The learning gap for primary pupils is widening again

The learning gap between rich and poor primary age pupils in England has widened for the first time since 2007.

College calls for non-attendance fines to be scrapped

More than 250 child and adolescent psychiatrists have called for the suspension of fines for children who don’t attend school.

Government reverses guidance on face masks in schools

Secondary school pupils in England will have to wear masks in school corridors in local lockdown areas of England.

Sally Collier resigns over exams fiasco

Sally Collier, the head of exam regulator Ofqual, has resigned over the issues caused by this year’s exams results.

£8 million to boost pupil and teacher well-being

A new training scheme has launched to help improve well-being and mental health support in schools and colleges.

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