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Evidence summary: COVID-19 - children, young people and education settings

DfE papers summarising evidence in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly around children, young people and education settings.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
22 February 2021
Last updated:
24 November 2022
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  1. Added 'Analysis on the use of face coverings policies in secondary schools and COVID-19 absence rates' PDF, and an Excel and Open Document which contain the underlying data for the analysis.

  2. Added 'Evidence summary: COVID-19 - face coverings in education settings January 2022'.

  3. Added the 'Evidence summary: COVID-19 for July 2021' publication.

  4. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Evidence summary: COVID-19 - children, young people and education settings February 2021

Ref: DfE-00026-2021

PDF, 255 KB, 20 pages

Evidence summary: COVID-19 - children, young people and education settings July 2021

PDF, 294 KB, 22 pages

Evidence summary: COVID-19 - face coverings in education settings January 2022

PDF, 466 KB, 19 pages

Analysis on the use of face coverings policies in secondary schools and COVID-19 absence rates

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-424-7 , RR1239

PDF, 710 KB, 17 pages

Underlying data: analysis on the use of face coverings policies in secondary schools and COVID-19 absence rates

ODS, 90.7 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Underlying data: analysis on the use of face coverings policies in secondary schools and COVID-19 absence rates

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 119 KB

Details

The paper should be viewed in context. It is the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing.

The picture is developing rapidly and the Department for Education regularly reviews data, analysis, evidence and advice from a number of different sources.

These include:

  • the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE)
  • the UK Health Security Agency
  • the Office for National Statistics
  • other relevant sources

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