A new coalition is demanding action to improve air quality around schools, following research which shows that if outdoor air pollution is halved, there could be up to a 20-50% reduction in the number of children with poor lung function
Outwood Academy Normanby in Teeside is preparing food hampers for eligible self isolating children, after it sent home pupils from year 8 following a positive coronavirus case.
Children and young people from low income backgrounds showed elevated mental health difficulties throughout lockdown, the latest Co-SPACE survey showed.
Barnardo’s Scotland and mental health charity Place2Be will be offering new mental health support for staff to help them manage additional pressures cuased by the pandemic.
The Department for Education is inviting retired educational psychologists to return to work to help support children returning to school, amid fears some may struggle to adjust.
The research explores the views of governors and trustees in the months during lockdown and looks at the longer-term challenges they face as all pupils return to school.
College and university students in Scotland have been sent a letter with advice on what to do if they develop cold or flu-like symptoms during the pandemic.
The DfE has updated its guidance in line with the latest public health advice from SAGE, stating that there is no scientific basis that face-to-face teaching is unsafe as long as COVID-secure plans are in place.
From October, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will be visiting local areas to find out about their arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
A new report from The Entrepreneurs Network argues that as children return to schools after lockdown, students as young as eleven should have the opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship to develop skills for today's labour market.
The National Audit Office has warned that it is not clear if government plans to tackle rising childhood obesity will be able to make the change needed in the timescale available.