Guidance for schools: coronavirus (COVID-19)
What school leaders, teachers and school staff need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Guidance for parents and carers
- Changes to schools and education during the coronavirus outbreak
- Schools and childcare providers staying open for critical workers
- Supporting your children’s education during coronavirus (COVID-19)
- What parents and carers need to know about early years providers, schools and colleges in the autumn term
Guidance for other providers
Day-to-day running of a school
- Actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak
- Mass asymptomatic testing: schools and colleges
- Providing school meals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
- School attendance: guidance for schools
- How to complete the educational setting status form
- Changes to the school exclusion process during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Safe working and protective measures
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) asymptomatic testing for staff in primary schools and nurseries
- Use of the NHS COVID-19 app in education and childcare settings
- Face coverings in education
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): test kits for schools and FE providers
- Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer travel guidance for passengers
Special educational needs and disability (SEND)
Remote education and online learning
Finance and administration
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support for education, early years and children’s social care
- Changes to the admission appeals regulations during the coronavirus outbreak
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): assessment processes for selective school admissions
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): changes to faith school admission arrangements
Accountability and data collections
Exams and assessments
Teacher training
Changes to regulations or legislation
Last updated 18 December 2020 + show all updates
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Added 'Asymptomatic testing in schools and colleges'.
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Added a link to 'Schools and childcare settings: return in January 2021'.
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Added 'Guidance to support the summer 2021 exams' to the 'Exams and assessments' section.
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Added 'Help with accessing and buying resources for remote education' to the remote education section.
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Added 'Use of the NHS COVID-19 app in schools and further education colleges' guidance to the 'Safe working and protective measures' section.
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Added 'Responsibility for autumn exams'. This includes information about the DfE exams support service about paying for exam fees, booking alternative sites and booking exam invigilation.
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Added 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): home test kits for schools and FE providers' to the 'Safe working and protective measures' section.
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Added 'Face coverings in education' guidance in 'Safe working and protective measures' section.
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Added 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): assessment processes for selective school admissions' and 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): changes to faith school admission arrangements'.
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Added 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) catch-up premium'.
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Added links to guidance on full opening from September 2020.
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Added guidance about the COVID Summer Food Fund to the collection.
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First published.