COVID-19 Updates
September 1, 2020
** This information is received from the Government and regularly updated
28/08/2020
Guidance on recording attendance in the autumn term and the educational settings status form
School attendance will be mandatory from the beginning of the autumn term and the usual rules on school attendance will apply.
There may, however, be circumstances where pupils cannot attend school due to coronavirus (COVID-19), such as if they are required to self-isolate.
It is therefore vital that schools resume taking their attendance registers as normal and:
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The information you provide is essential to enable us to support all children to return to education. The questions we are asking schools in the form have changed from those you were previously asked to complete.
The new set of questions that will be asked of all educational setting are:
Setting status
Is your setting open today to all pupils or students on roll?
‘No’ should be selected if one or more of the following statements applies to your setting:
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The following factors do not need to be taken into consideration when answering this question:
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Pupils or students on roll
How many pupils or students are on roll at your educational setting? Of those pupils or students on roll:
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Pupils or students present in the educational setting today
How many pupils or students are attending your educational setting today? Of those pupils or students attending your educational setting today:
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Classroom teacher absences
How many classroom teachers are unable to attend your educational setting today?
Further school attendance guidance is available explaining how they should record circumstances where pupils cannot attend school due to coronavirus (COVID-19) and how to complete the educational setting status form.
Updated guidance on taking exams during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
We have updated guidance on taking exams during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak to include information on the arrangements for the autumn series of GCSE, AS and A level exams in 2020.
The deadlines for entering autumn exams are 4 September for A and AS levels and 18 September for GCSEs (except English and maths, for which the deadline is 4 October). It is the responsibility of the exam centre that has entered the student for exams in the summer to enter them in the autumn, if they wish to sit exams, even if the student is no longer enrolled at the centre (apart from maths and English).
Further information can be found in the responsibility for autumn exams guidance.
Students will also have the option to take their exams in summer 2021, in line with usual practice. Further details on the arrangement for exams and assessments in summer 2021 have been added to the guidance on taking exams during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Exam Results Helpline now available until 18 September
The Exam Results Helpline, delivered by the National Careers Service, has been extended and will now be available until 18 September to provide additional support to students and their parents as they consider their next steps. Callers to the helpline will have direct access to experienced careers advisers who can advise on the different options available to them including T levels, A levels, GCSEs, BTECs, apprenticeships and other vocational options. Support will also be available on topics such as clearing, university, gap years and the autumn exam series.
Phone: 0800 100 900
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday from 8am to 10pm
Department for Education coronavirus (COVID-19) helpline
The Department for Education coronavirus (COVID-19) helpline is available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care. Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline by calling:
Phone: 0800 046 8687
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.
Monday 31 August (Bank Holiday) from 10am to 4pm.
Categories:
COVID-19