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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.

Published 17 June 2020
Last updated 24 July 2020 — see all updates

• From: Department for Education

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

1. Early years and childcare: coronavirus (COVID-19)
   • 17 June 2020
   • Collection
2. Further and higher education: coronavirus (COVID-19)
   • 2 July 2020
   • Collection
3. Local authority children’s services: coronavirus (COVID-19)
   • 2 July 2020
   • Collection

Day-to-day running of a school

1. Guidance for full opening: schools
   • 6 August 2020
2. Managing school premises during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
   • 7 July 2020
   • Guidance
3. Providing free school meals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
   • 15 July 2020
   • Guidance
4. COVID Summer Food Fund
   • 13 July 2020
   • Guidance
5. School attendance: guidance for schools
   • 6 August 2020
   • Guidance
6. Changes to the school exclusion process during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
   • 29 May 2020

Safe working and protective measures

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): implementing protective measures in education and childcare settings
   • 1 June 2020
   • Guidance
2. Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care
   • 21 July 2020
   • Guidance
3. Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer travel guidance for passengers
   • 25 July 2020
   • Guidance

Special educational needs and disability (SEND)

1. Guidance for full opening: special schools and other specialist settings
   • 2 July 2020
   • Guidance
2. Supporting children and young people with SEND as schools and colleges prepare for wider opening
   • 24 July 2020
   • Guidance
3. Education, health and care needs assessments and plans: guidance on temporary legislative changes relating to coronavirus (COVID-19)
   • 17 July 2020

Remote education and online learning

1. Get help with technology during coronavirus (COVID-19)
   • 7 August 2020
   • Guidance
2. Teaching during coronavirus (COVID-19)
   • 22 May 2020
   • Guidance
3. Online education resources for home learning
   • 24 June 2020
   • Guidance

Finance and administration

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19) catch-up premium
   • 4 August 2020
   • Guidance
2. Changes to the admission appeals regulations during the coronavirus outbreak
   • 22 April 2020
3. Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support for education, early years and children’s social care
   • 9 July 2020
   • Guidance
4. Coronavirus (COVID-19): assessment processes for selective school admissions
   • 24 July 2020
   • Guidance
5. Coronavirus (COVID-19): changes to faith school admission arrangements
   • 24 July 2020
   • Guidance

Accountability and data collections

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): reducing burdens on educational and care settings
   • 3 August 2020
   • Guidance
2. Coronavirus (COVID-19): school and college performance measures
   • 8 April 2020
   • Guidance
3. School governance update
   • 17 July 2020
   • Correspondence

Exams and assessments

1. Taking exams during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
   • 13 July 2020
   • Guidance
2. Awarding qualifications in summer 2020
   • 30 July 2020
   • Guidance
3. School reports on pupil performance: guide for headteachers
   • 18 June 2020
   • Guidance

Residential settings

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on isolation for residential educational settings
   • 20 July 2020
   • Guidance

Teacher training

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): initial teacher training (ITT)
   • 14 July 2020
   • Guidance
2. Induction for newly qualified teachers during the coronavirus outbreak
   • 1 May 2020
   • Guidance

Changes to regulations or legislation

1. Disapplication notice: school attendance legislation changes
   • 30 July 2020
   • Decision
2. Disapplication notice: school inspections legislation changes
   • 30 July 2020
   • Decision
3. Modification notice: school registration legislation changes
   • 30 July 2020
   • Decision

Published 17 June 2020
Last updated 24 July 2020 + show all updates

1. 24 July 2020

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

2. 20 July 2020

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

3. 2 July 2020

   Added links to guidance on full opening from September 2020.

4. 30 June 2020

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

5. 17 June 2020

   First published.