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On 4 June, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds.
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Yesterday the DfE announced that, from 17th May, they will no longer recommend that secondary school age pupils wear face masks in classrooms.
The latest guidance from the Department for Education (DfE), March 2021, recommends that staff, pupils and students in year 7 and above should wear face coverings.
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Public Health England (PHE) and NHS Test and Trace (NHSTT) have published a position statement to recommend that daily contact testing in schools will be paused.
Lateral flow testing is underway in schools across England to provide rapid Covid-19 testing of staff and students in secondary schools and colleges.
The government decision on lockdown and the subsequent DfE guidance vulnerable children and the children of critical workers and actions for schools to take during lockdown.
The Department for Education’s (DfE) updated its guidance to explain that where a child can remain at home rather than attend school, they should.
Throughout 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic brought problems on holiday and travel plans. The pandemic has also affected countless school trips, giving rise to legal issues such as schools’ financial exposure.
As the current situation around Covid-19 is evolving and new measures are constantly being implemented by Government, we provide a summary of considerations for education.
Our FAQ has been put together to assist you in decision-making on school opening.
As students and staff become embedded into the ‘new normal’ of campus life we take a look at some of the practical issues affecting the Higher Education sector during the pandemic.
Understanding how we can work with staff to ensure they are comfortable on site without impacting the quality of education is a key issue for most schools.
As schools reopen for pupils and staff, a number of questions are being raised concerning steps that must be taken should an individual who has been on the school site be confirmed positive for Coronavirus.
Live panel discussion on how schools and trusts have navigated the disruption, opportunities for the future and a Q&A session.
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To assist schools and academies with re-opening issues around health & safety, employment and HR, parents and pupils and governance planning.
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Employers need to consider whether they genuinely need to reopen or whether work can continue remotely.
Further guidance has emerged from the HSE in relation to carrying out thorough examination and testing of lifting equipment and pressure equipment.
Employers must quickly get to grips with understanding when to report issues relating to Covid-19.
How to ensure safeguarding standards remain high and compliant for the duration of these measures.
There are plenty of jobs that cannot be undertaken from home and there have already been press reports of employees raising health and safety concerns.
We set out some answers to some of the most commonly asked questions from our education clients.
As the World Health Organisation raise its global risk assessment of COVID-19 from high to very high, we are now seeing an increasing number of cases of coronavirus in the UK.
With the cases of coronavirus in the UK on the increase, we’ve rounded up some answers to some of the most commonly asked workplace queries.
ACAS has issued guidance for employers in order to deal with sick pay, quarantined staff and staff who are reluctant to come into work due to fears of catching coronavirus.