A study has provided the first estimates on the levels of test-trace-isolate coverage needed for schools and wider society to reopen while avoiding a second epidemic wave 

Ofqual is launching a consultation on a range of proposals for VTQ assessments in 2021 and a new version of the Extraordinary Regulatory Framework (ERF)

Following a consultation, Ofqual has confirmed the changes it will require exam boards to make to GCSE, AS and A level exams next year.

School Letting Solutions (SLS), which manages the hire of vacant school facilities to sports clubs and community groups, is being placed into administration due to the pandemic.

The Welsh Government has published updated guidance to support higher education, further education and work-based providers as they prepare for the autumn term.

Former Universities Minister Rt. Hon Chris Skidmore MP has been appointed a Trustee of the UPP Foundation, and has also agreed to Chair the Foundation’s Advisory Board.

Schools in Scotland, which are due to re-open 11 August, will not automatically close if a pupil tests positive for coronavirus, the deputy first minister John Swinney has said.

Government figures show the number of fixed-period exclusions has risen seven per cent - from 410,800 in 2017-18 up to 438,300 last year.

The Scottish Government has said that schools will re-open full-time from 11 August, following scientific evidence that it is safe to do so.

Two associations have come together to call on the DfE to initiate a sector-wide advisory group to formulate a national Initial Teaching Education (ITE) recovery response.

The government has approved over 9,000 additional places at UK universities for courses that will deliver vital services and support the economy, such as engineering, science and nursing.

According to the Children’s Society, nearly one in five children aged 10-17 in the UK have reported being unhappy with their lives as a whole during the coronavirus lockdown

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