Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for schools and other educational settings

Guidance and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19) in educational settings for staff, parents and carers, pupils and students.

Published 20 March 2020
Last updated 8 April 2020 — see all updates

From:

Department for Education, Cabinet Office, and Public Health England

This guidance is to help schools and other educational settings provide advice for staff, parents and carers, pupils and students about coronavirus (COVID-19).

It includes information about:

• educational provision for vulnerable children and children of key workers

• the closure of educational settings

• free school meals arrangements

• the cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels

• travel guidance for educational settings

• social distancing in education and childcare settings

• financial support for schools

• online education resources

• school and college performance measures

Documents

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): maintaining educational provision

   • 19 March 2020

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   • Guidance

2. Coronavirus (COVID-19): Closure of educational settings: information for parents and carers

   • 7 April 2020

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   • Guidance

3. Coronavirus (COVID 19): online education resources

   • 7 April 2020

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   • Guidance

4. Coronavirus (COVID-19): school closures

   • 9 April 2020

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   • Guidance

5. Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support for schools

   • 7 April 2020

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   • Guidance

6. Coronavirus (COVID-19): free school meals guidance

   • 7 April 2020

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   • Guidance

7. Coronavirus (COVID-19): early years and childcare closures

   • 1 April 2020

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   • Guidance

8. Coronavirus (COVID-19): safeguarding in schools, colleges and other providers

   • 27 March 2020

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   • Guidance

9. Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on vulnerable children and young people

   • 1 April 2020

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   • Guidance

10. Coronavirus (COVID-19): implementing social distancing in education and childcare settings

    • 7 April 2020

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    • Guidance

11. Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for educational settings

    • 7 April 2020

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    • Guidance

12. Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on isolation for residential educational settings

    • 8 April 2020

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    • Guidance

13. Coronavirus (COVID-19): maintaining further education provision

    • 3 April 2020

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    • Guidance

14. Coronavirus (COVID-19): apprenticeship programme response

    • 6 April 2020

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    • Guidance

15. Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020

    • 3 April 2020

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    • Guidance

16. Coronavirus (COVID-19): school and college performance measures

    • 8 April 2020

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    • Guidance

17. Coronavirus (COVID-19): induction for newly qualified teachers

    • 1 April 2020

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    • Guidance

18. Coronavirus (COVID-19): initial teacher training (ITT)

    • 7 April 2020

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    • Guidance

19. Coronavirus (COVID-19): travel advice for educational settings

    • 25 March 2020

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    • Guidance

Published 20 March 2020