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Three quarters of schools struggling to support SEND children during Covid lockdown

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Schools are finding it increasingly difficult to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) amid the Covid-19 health crisis, research has found.

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Four in 10 young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) have said they feel "unable to cope with life" since the start of the pandemic, new research from the Prince’s Trust shows.

Top tips for online safeguarding during the pandemic

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

As schools once again switch to remote learning due to the UK’s third national coronavirus lockdown, school leaders and staff face increased concerns over how best to safeguard pupils online.

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

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

New Department for Education guidance advises headteachers not to provide free school meals for children over February half-term.

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

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.

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

News

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Gavin Williamson has defended the Department for Education’s decision to threaten Greenwich Council with legal action over plans to close schools early for Christmas.

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

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Campaigners have criticised an “inadequate” announcement by the Department for Education promising to provide a further 300,000 disadvantaged children with laptops for home learning.

Five key things Gavin Williamson told the education select committee

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson faced questions from the education select committee about the impact of the third national lockdown on children and young people.

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

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Campaigners and Labour politicians have criticised “woefully inadequate” food parcels sent to families eligible for free school meals after images of packages were shared online.

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

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Monday, January 11, 2021

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

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.

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

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Monday, January 11, 2021

Key workers should “keep children at home if they can”, the Department for Education has said, in a change to guidance detailing those eligible to attend school.

LGA urges Ofsted to postpone monitoring visits during lockdown

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Monday, January 11, 2021

Ofsted should suspend the resumption of monitoring inspections in schools until at least March, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.

Schools ‘running at 70 per cent capacity’ as headteachers question government laptop scheme

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Schools are inundated with requests from parents seeking spaces for vulnerable children as concerns rise over the effectiveness of the government’s free laptop scheme.

Nursery workers have ‘good case’ to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine, says Hancock

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Nursery workers and teachers have a “good case” to be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

Coronavirus lockdown: Latest guidance for early years, schools, social workers, youth and youth justice services

Features

Thursday, January 7, 2021

A third national lockdown has been imposed in England to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Gavin Williamson confirms return of free school meals voucher scheme

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

The government will relaunch its free school meals voucher scheme to support disadvantaged families during the third coronavirus lockdown in England, Gavin Williamson has said.

Disadvantaged pupils offered free data in bid to tackle digital divide

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

The Department for Education is partnering with broadband providers to offer disadvantaged families free data to support home learning during the latest Covid-19 lockdown.

Covid-19 vaccine: Prioritise staff working with vulnerable children, say sector leaders

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Sector leaders have called for staff working in close contact with children, including those in nurseries and children’s homes, to be among the first to be offered the coronavirus vaccine.

Coronavirus lockdown: Nurseries remain open despite fears over safety

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Nurseries and childminders in England will remain open despite the introduction of strict new lockdown measures including the closure of schools, the Prime Minister has said.

Plans to support vulnerable children set out as schools close amid third coronavirus lockdown

News

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

The government has vowed to extend the education support available to vulnerable children following the closure of schools as a third national lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus is imposed.

DfE announces £100m scheme to replace Erasmus+

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

The government has announced a new £100m initiative to allow students to study and work abroad after the UK's departure from the European Union resulted in the end of the existing Erasmus+ scheme.

Youth jobs crisis: schemes set up to help young people find work

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

The pandemic has seen the number of young people in work reach a record low level. Experts say government schemes are short-term solutions, prompting youth organisations to develop their own support programmes.

Wirral DCS Paul Boyce awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours

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Monday, January 4, 2021

A director of children’s services, praised by Ofsted for improving provision for vulnerable children and families in Merseyside, has been awarded an OBE.