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Guidance for schools: coronavirus (COVID-19)

What school leaders, teachers and school staff need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 17 June 2020
• Last updated: 4 October 2021 — See all updates

Guidance for parents and carers

• What parents and carers need to know about attending nurseries, schools and colleges
• Supporting your children’s education during coronavirus (COVID-19)

Guidance for other providers

• Early years and childcare: coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • 24 March 2021
  • Collection
• Further and higher education: coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • 22 February 2021
  • Collection
• Local authority children’s services: coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • 22 February 2021
  • Collection

Day-to-day running of a school

• Actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak
  • 27 September 2021
  • Guidance
• Providing school meals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
  • 5 October 2021
  • Guidance
• School attendance: guidance for schools
  • 27 September 2021
  • Guidance
• How to complete the educational setting status form
  • 30 September 2021
  • Guidance
• Changes to the school suspension and permanent exclusion process during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
  • 9 September 2021

Safe working and protective measures

• Use of PPE in education, childcare and children’s social care
  • 20 July 2021
  • Guidance
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer travel guidance for passengers
  • 29 September 2021
  • Guidance

Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for staff and pupils

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): test kits for schools and FE providers
  • 27 September 2021
  • Guidance

Special educational needs and disability (SEND)

• Special schools and other specialist settings: coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • 27 September 2021
  • Guidance

Remote education and online learning

• Help with accessing and buying resources for remote education
  • 23 November 2020
  • Guidance
• Get help with remote education
  • 3 December 2020
  • Guidance

Finance and administration

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support for education, early years and children’s social care
  • 22 October 2021
  • Guidance
• Changes to the admission appeals regulations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
  • 22 September 2021
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): assessment processes for selective school admissions
  • 27 September 2021
  • Guidance
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): changes to faith school admission arrangements
  • 29 June 2021
  • Guidance
• Supplier relief for schools
  • 3 February 2021
  • Guidance

Accountability and data collections

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): school and college performance measures
  • 19 July 2021
  • Guidance
• School governance update
  • 15 July 2021
  • Correspondence

Exams and assessments

• Awarding qualifications in summer 2022
  • 30 September 2021
  • Guidance
• Awarding qualifications in summer 2021
  • 20 April 2021
  • Guidance
• Responsibility for exams
  • 27 September 2021
  • Guidance
• School reports on pupil performance: guide for headteachers
  • 10 June 2021
  • Guidance

Teacher training

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): initial teacher training (ITT)
  • 1 September 2021
  • Guidance
• Induction for newly qualified teachers during the coronavirus outbreak
  • 21 June 2021
  • Guidance

Research about coronavirus (COVID-19) and children and young people

• Evidence summary: COVID-19 - children, young people and education settings
  • 7 July 2021
  • Research and analysis

Changes to regulations or legislation

• Disapplication notice: school attendance legislation changes
  • 9 February 2021
  • Decision
• Disapplication notice: school inspections legislation changes
  • 23 July 2021
  • Decision
• Modification notice: school registration legislation changes
  • 26 March 2021
  • Decision

Published 17 June 2020
Last updated 4 October 2021 + show all updates

1. 4 October 2021

   Added 'Awarding qualifications in summer 2022'.

2. 5 March 2021

   Added 'Awarding qualifications in summer 2021' and 'Quarantine arrangements for boarding school students from red list countries' to the collection.

3. 22 February 2021

   Added 'Evidence summary: COVID-19 - children, young people and education settings' to the collection.

4. 3 February 2021

   Added 'Supplier relief for schools'.

5. 18 December 2020

   Added 'Asymptomatic testing in schools and colleges'.

6. 17 December 2020

   Added a link to 'Schools and childcare settings: return in January 2021'.

7. 3 December 2020

   Added 'Guidance to support the summer 2021 exams' to the 'Exams and assessments' section.

8. 23 November 2020

   Added 'Help with accessing and buying resources for remote education' to the remote education section.

9. 22 September 2020

   Added 'Use of the NHS COVID-19 app in schools and further education colleges' guidance to the 'Safe working and protective measures' section.

10. 7 September 2020

    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.

11. 26 August 2020

    Added 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): home test kits for schools and FE providers' to the 'Safe working and protective measures' section.

12. 26 August 2020

    Added 'Face coverings in education' guidance in 'Safe working and protective measures' section.

13. 24 July 2020

    Added 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): assessment processes for selective school admissions' and 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): changes to faith school admission arrangements'.

14. 20 July 2020

    Added 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) catch-up premium'.

15. 2 July 2020

    Added links to guidance on full opening from September 2020.

16. 30 June 2020

    Added guidance about the COVID Summer Food Fund to the collection.

17. 17 June 2020

    First published.