Guidance

School support recovery offer: coronavirus (COVID-19)

How school leaders can get help from system leaders to overcome challenges they have faced following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 9 November 2020
• Last updated: 15 February 2021
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  1. 15 February 2021

     Updated section on 'support availability' to clarify that support funded through this programme will come from someone external to the school or trust receiving support.

  2. 9 November 2020

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 31 January 2022

This time-limited school-to-school recovery support offer has now closed.

Applies to England

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School support recovery offer: coronavirus (COVID-19)

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This guidance is for schools facing educational issues or closure, and covers:

• primary, middle, secondary and all through local authority maintained schools
• academies and free schools
• local authority maintained special schools
• special academies and free schools
• pupil referral units
• alternative provision (AP) academies and free schools

It explains how school leaders can apply for free support from an experienced system leader.

A system leader is either a National Leader of Education, MAT (multi-academy trust) CEO, or teaching school lead who has experience in supporting schools.