The “student travel window” has opened allowing students to start heading home for Christmas.
Tag: Education
Covid in Scotland: No extension to Scottish school Christmas holidays
The country’s education secretary confirms that the Christmas holiday dates will not change.
Top teacher wins $1m and gives half away
An Indian village school teacher wins the Global Teacher Prize and shares the award with runners-up.
GCSEs and A-levels: Extra measures ‘to ensure fair exams next summer’
There will be more generous grading in next year’s GCSEs and A-levels in England to help those age groups.
Covid: Some students not back until February next term
Universities in England are staggering the return of students after Christmas over five weeks.
Christmas: How will university students get home in time?
Everything you need to know about Covid testing and getting home safely from university.
Ofsted points to total school disruption in some areas
Regional Ofsted bosses say schooling has been ‘completely disrupted’ by Covid-19 in some areas.
Vulnerable children in lockdown ‘national concern’
Ofsted’s annual report warns of children out of sight and in danger during the pandemic.
Covid: How might GCSE and A-levels work this summer?
An announcement about plans for next summer’s exams in England is expected later this week.
Covid: Single parents ‘struggling’ as children forced to self-isolate
Parents whose children are having to isolate after cases in their schools say they are going without pay.
Student Covid testing begins for Christmas exodus
Universities open mass testing centres for students so they can travel home safely for Christmas.
Scotland starts mass testing of students
Two new mass testing programmes are under way in a bid to drive down infection rates before Christmas.