Guidance for schools, colleges, nurseries and other education and early years settings on the coronavirus, COVID-19, and information for members.
Sign .@CommunityUnion’s petition calling for all frontline staff to be given priority access to the vaccine once the elderly and the vulnerable have been vaccinated:https://t.co/Z2NLhoSwWG #vaccination #education #earlyyears
.@VoiceGenSec .@VoiceCymru .@VoiceScotland— Voice Community (@Voicetheunion) February 26, 2021
Updates 1 March 2021:
England (DfE): Face coverings in education: Updated Guidance on the use of face coverings for schools and other education institutions that teach people in years 7 and above in England.
Latest DfE updated guidance and information
Welsh Government:
Changes to the School Organisation Code: coronavirus Guidance
Registering temporary pupils: coronavirus Guidance
Changes to school session times: coronavirus Guidance
Updates 28 February 2021:
England:
From tomorrow, we will be offering households, and support and childcare bubbles, of school and college aged children regular #COVID19 testing.
Find out more 👇— Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) February 28, 2021
DfE: All households with children of school age to get 2 rapid COVID-19 tests per person per week
Wales:
Did you know?
The PDG Access grant has been extended to include additional school years and can be put towards the purchase of a laptop or tablet: https://t.co/oN6ULc82OT#HelpWithKit@childcomwales @CardiffFS @flyingstartnpt @Urdd @clybiauplant @EarlyWales @CardiffCFAS pic.twitter.com/XzMs8m1Qzk— WG Education (@WG_Education) February 28, 2021
Updates 26 February 2021:
UK: Voice Community: Vaccination decision deeply disappointing
Northern Ireland:
Children and Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Education Framework launched: An investment of £6.5million annually will be provided
Weir announces dates for CCEA 2021 examination results
COVID-19 Home Test Kits - National Testing Initiative - Replenishment of Kits Guidance literature
Updates 25 February 2021:
Voice Community: Updated COVID-19 FAQs
England: Blog: Assessment arrangements
Scotland: SNCT Teachers' Panel letter: COVID-19 Absence of effective mitigations in schools, February 2021 (pdf)
Letter from members of the Teachers’ Panel (which includes Voice Community Scotland) highlighting our concerns and discontent regarding the failures in implementation of mitigation measures that should already be in place in schools.
.@VoiceGenSec .@CommunityUnion .@Roy_Rickhuss
We were pushing for this and are pleased that ministers listened. https://t.co/T8V8wy6vlM— Voice Community (@Voicetheunion) February 23, 2021