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This week the government issued its new health and safety guidance for schools and having taken the view that 150 pages was simply too much, the new guidance runs to a mere eight.
This is not the first piece of guidance the Department for Education has scaled back – draft guidance on the use of force and searching pupils saw a similar approach.
Rather than support the efforts to reduce red tape, the teaching unions have been critical, referring to the approach as “potentially reckless” and question the need for change.
One key area on which the guidance focuses is school trips. It aims to make educational visits easier to organise and provide teachers with more confidence to do so. The HSE went further, saying that the new guidance “out those who hide behind red tape” when considering educational visits.
It should be noted that there is no change in the law here, the guidance simply seeks to clarify the existing position and promote a sensible balance.
Guidance for students returning to, and starting higher education, in spring term 2021 requires universities to set a clear expectation that all students should access Covid-19 testing on their return to university.
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Lateral flow testing is underway in schools across England to provide rapid Covid-19 testing of staff and students in secondary schools and colleges.
Our FAQ has been put together to assist you in decision-making on school opening.
The government has issued guidance on how University students will return and resume blended learning after the Christmas break - what does this mean for HE providers?
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