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Early years leaders have called for fair testing for all staff. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 14 January 2021

PVI childcare workers excluded from home Covid testing programme

Schools may not provide free schools meals over February half-term. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 14 January 2021

Schools told not to provide free school meals over February half-term

Images shared online showed tiny portions of food sent to families. Picture: Twitter/Angela Rayner

News 13 January 2021

Free schools meals voucher scheme will return next week, Education Secretary confirms, condemning ‘disgusting’ food parcel pictures

Children are left lonely and isolated from friends, the LGA has warned. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 13 January 2021

More than 100,000 children left homeless during lockdown, LGA warns

Gavin Williamson spoke to the education select committee on Wednesday. Picture: Parliament Live

News 13 January 2021

Gavin Williamson: DfE had 'no knowledge' of new Covid strain when it ordered Greenwich to keep schools open

Many children do not have a laptop to work from, campaigners have warned. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 13 January 2021

Latest boost to DfE laptop scheme ‘inadequate’, campaigners say

Children must be educated about grooming, the conference heard. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 13 January 2021

Safeguarding in the Digital Age: Empower young people to talk about online grooming, conference told

Gavin Williamson was quizzed over the impact of a third lockdown on children. Picture: Parliament TV

News 13 January 2021

Five key things Gavin Williamson told the education select committee

Families have shared images of 'inadequate' food parcels on Twitter. Picture: Marcus Rashford/Twitter

News 12 January 2021

DfE launches investigation over ‘woefully inadequate’ free school meals parcels

Baroness Beeban Kidron says 'kids will pay the price' for poor safeguarding. Picture: Parliament UK

News 12 January 2021

Safeguarding in the digital age: Protection of children from online harms ‘an unmitigated disaster’

Children from low-income families struggle to learn from home, experts have said. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 11 January 2021

DfE faces legal action over claims 'low-income families at risk of catching Covid-19'

Critical workers have been asked to work from home where possible to avoid overcrowding schools. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 11 January 2021

Key workers advised to keep children at home ‘if they can’ in latest DfE U-turn

Tulip Siddiq has written to Vicky Ford expressing concern for vulnerable children. Picture: Parliament UK

News 11 January 2021

Labour calls for clarity on support for most vulnerable children during lockdown

Monitoring visits by Ofsted should be postponed until schools reopen fully, the LGA has said. Picture: Phil Adams

News 11 January 2021

LGA urges Ofsted to postpone monitoring visits during lockdown

Youth workers have been given critical worker status. Picture: Phil Adams

News 8 January 2021

Youth workers get key worker status