News Coronavirus: Schools closed and exams cancelled – your questions answered The government announced yesterday that schools will be closed from Friday afternoon to all but vulnerable pupils and the… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Coronavirus: Schools to close from Friday and exams cancelled in England The government has announced plans to close schools to almost all pupils from Friday afternoon. This year’s summer exam… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Coronavirus: Scammers trying to dupe free school meals families Parents have been receiving scam emails suggesting their children’s school is closing and requesting bank details to pay for… Schools Week Reporter 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y News Coronavirus: DfE extends helpline operation to weekends and will increase number of handlers The Department for Education has extended the operation of its coronavirus helpline to weekends and said it is increasing… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Coronavirus: DfE tells heads to ‘be pragmatic’ on non-isolation absences The Department for Education is leaving it up to heads to decide whether to authorise absences for pupils who… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Coronavirus: Government sets out plans for emergency powers over schools Emergency legislation proposed by the government will allow ministers to force schools to remain open and relax some of… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Coronavirus: ‘We have a plan for free school meals’, claims Johnson The government “has a plan” for covering free school meals for eligible pupils if schools are forced to close,… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Coronavirus: Specialist schools with highly vulnerable pupils decide to close A number of specialist schools have decided to close in the coming days, with headteachers hitting out at the… Schools Week Reporter 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y News Coronavirus: Schools ‘should be able to claim’ for cancelled trips, says insurers’ body Schools “should be able to claim” for cancelled trips abroad, the body that represents insurance companies has said, after… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Watch: We’ll close schools if it’s in ‘best interests’ of children and teachers, says Williamson The government will close schools if medical and science advice tells ministers it is in the best interests of… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News NEU urges government to start closing schools as new coronavirus guidance ‘increases anxiety’ The country’s largest education union wants the government to close some schools after claims new government guidance on containing… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Coronavirus: Heads demand answers over how to feed poorer pupils if schools close Headteachers are demanding answers on how to feed poorer children if schools close this week. Schools have started pulling… Schools Week Reporter 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y Newer 1 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 1,006 Older