Government and Ofsted updates
Critical workers and vulnerable children who can access schools or educational settings.
List of critical workers (key workers) and vulnerable children and young people who can access full-time education provision in the case of future restrictions on education during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Updated ‘Critical workers’ section to clarify that parents and carers who are critical workers should keep their children at home if they can.
Guidance for parents and carers of children attending community activities, holiday or after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.
What parents and carers need to know about early years providers, schools and colleges.
Information for parents and carers about going back to schools, nurseries and colleges in January 2021.
Updated to reflect the new national restrictions that were introduced on 5 January 2021.
Protective measures for providers of community activities, holiday or after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings offering provision to children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support for education, early years and children’s social care.
Application of coronavirus (COVID-19) support for businesses and government funding for the education, early years and children’s social care sectors. The guidance has been updated to reflect the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to 30 April 2021.
Ofsted: coronavirus (COVID-19) rolling update.
Ofsted guidance and information relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) for schools, early years, children’s social care and further education and skills providers (last updated 12 January 2021).