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Coronavirus daily update: Wednesday 22 July

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

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More than half of school pupils in England struggled with home learning during lockdown, largely due to lack of motivation, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show.

Disadvantaged pupils worst hit by A-level downgrades, figures show

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

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Disadvantaged students have been worst affected by the government’s controversial standardised grading system used to award A-level results, official figures show.

Critics accuse DfE of ‘sinking to new low’ over revised consultation results

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

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Campaigners have accused the Department for Education of “sinking to a new low” after responses were missed out of a consultation over the extension of children’s social care exemptions.

Youth work training scheme 'improved YOI staff's relationships with young people'

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Friday, October 23, 2020

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A pilot programme training prison officers in youth work skills has been hailed as a “great success” in improving relationships between young people and staff at Feltham Young Offenders Institution (YOI).

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 6 November

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Friday, November 6, 2020

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There was a 20 per cent increase in the number of babies killed or harmed during the first Covid-19 lockdown, Ofsted’s chief inspector has warned.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 17 November

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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Hull City Council is calling on the government to give it powers to close schools due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in the area.

Free school meals scheme prompted thousands of helpline calls in first weeks, investigation finds

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

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Schools and disadvantaged families faced “difficulties and delays” accessing free school meals during the first few weeks of the initial Covid-19 lockdown, the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed.

Coronavirus vaccine: Foster carers should be prioritised for Pfizer jab, campaigners urge

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

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Foster carers should be added to the priority list for the Covid-19 vaccine, campaigners have said.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 11 December

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Friday, December 11, 2020

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Secondary school pupils in London, Kent and Essex will undergo mass Covid-19 testing due to a surge in infections in the areas.

Early years leaders campaign for increased protection to open during lockdown

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Friday, January 8, 2021

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Early years organisations have joined forces to urge the government to introduce improved safety measures for settings asked to stay open during the third national lockdown.

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

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Monday, January 11, 2021

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Legal action has been launched against the government amid claims new guidance is leaving low-income families at higher risk of catching Covid-19 by forcing their children to attend school.

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

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Monday, January 11, 2021

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Shadow children and early years minister Tulip Siddiq has called for clarity over measures to protect the most vulnerable children from having their lives “significantly disrupted” during the third national lockdown.

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

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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Education secretary Gavin Williamson said he was “absolutely disgusted” by images of “meagre” free school meals parcels shared online as he confirmed the return of the government’s supermarket voucher scheme from next week.

PVI childcare workers excluded from home Covid testing programme

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Early Years leaders have criticised an “insulting” Department for Education decision not to give private, voluntary and independent (PVI) childcare providers and childminders access to home testing kits to identify asymptomatic cases of Covid-19.

Government U-turn exempts children from extended custody time limits

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Friday, January 15, 2021

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Campaigners are celebrating a government U-turn exempting children from extended custody time limits during the coronavirus crisis.

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Coronavirus daily update: Wednesday 22 July

Disadvantaged pupils worst hit by A-level downgrades, figures show

Critics accuse DfE of ‘sinking to new low’ over revised consultation results

Youth work training scheme 'improved YOI staff's relationships with young people'

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 6 November

Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 17 November

Free school meals scheme prompted thousands of helpline calls in first weeks, investigation finds

Coronavirus vaccine: Foster carers should be prioritised for Pfizer jab, campaigners urge

Coronavirus daily round-up: Friday 11 December

Early years leaders campaign for increased protection to open during lockdown

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

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

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

PVI childcare workers excluded from home Covid testing programme

Government U-turn exempts children from extended custody time limits

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