In the last hour

Councils order masks in schools to stem Covid absence Times Educational Supplement12:22

In the last 2 hours

Secondary school pupils and staff in Suffolk to be asked to wear face masks again Mirror.co.uk12:09

Suffolk joins string of councils to adopt Covid-fighting measures amid spike in cases Mail Online12:07

Hackett v Hull Daily Mail Independent Press Standards Organisation11:59

77 East Riding pupils were off school due to coronavirus on Tuesday, council figures show Bridlington Free Press11:38

In the last 4 hours

IPSO upholds privacy complaint against blackpoolgazette.co.uk Blackpool Gazette10:59

After Catholic football coach was fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine, lawyer alleges… Catholic Herald10:55

School closes over ‘worst’ outbreak of Covid-19 cases The Down Recorder10:21

New advice for Calderdale parents about when to keep kids off school as coronavirus rates rise Hebden Bridge Times09:43

Take care during half-term North Lincolnshire Council (Press Release)09:36

In the last 6 hours

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Advisory Sub-Group on Education and Children's Issues - advice on mitigations in schools… The Scottish Government09:06

Carry on testing this October half-term City Of Wolverhampton Council (Press Release)09:05

Pupils told to wear face masks in school again as local health officials bring in Covid restrictions The Telegraph09:02

Masks in schools, meeting outdoors and care homes visitor bans... this is what Greater… Manchester Evening News08:59

How the Wicomico County Public School District Kept Community Service Alive During COVID FE News.co.uk08:49

77 East Riding pupils off due to Covid-19 as 156 schools report cases since September Hull Live08:35

North East health chiefs relieved after 12 to 15s allowed to book Covid vaccine outside school Chronicle Live08:17

Future of Asfordby school’s pool is in the balance Melton Times08:08

In the last 8 hours

Thousands out of work, millions of kids miss months of school and Melburnians still can't shop Mail Online06:30

Public health bosses urge for caution over half term as Covid rates remain high Grimsby Live06:08

Concern over jab delay for pupils in England as age group COVID cases soar Education Executive06:07

Huge rise in Covid cases at Southampton schools since the start of new academic year Daily Echo06:05

Education / Covid disruption could cost pupils in England up to £46,000, finds report The Guardian06:02

Schools blame Brexit and Covid for struggle to recruit cleaners and kitchen staff This is Oxfordshire05:23

Earlier today

Hull's free school meal vouchers confirmed for October half term Hull Live05:12

Two more Bristol secondary schools bring back face coverings after covid rise Bristol Live05:09

New Zealand government sending thousands back to school during worsening COVID-19 outbreak World Socialist Web Site03:57

Red blood cells play a much larger role in the immune system than previously thought News-Medical.Net01:27

ASCL comment on EPI report into lost learning during pandemic and call for significant funding at Spending Review Association of School and College Leaders00:02

Yesterday

Former Washington State Coach Will Sue School Over 'Unlawful' Firing for Refusing Vaccine Newsweek22:52 20-Oct-21

Covid vaccine rollout to teenagers in schools is paused Dorset Echo22:15 20-Oct-21

Soaring Covid cases prompts calls for schools to bring back mask wearing Slough Observer20:57 20-Oct-21

Unvaccinated children 'could be spreading Covid' across Walsall Express & Star20:38 20-Oct-21

Schools should stay open as greatest risk of Covid transmission is in households, research finds The Guardian20:36 20-Oct-21

Students receive school awards in first post-Covid face-to-face event East Lothian Courier19:20 20-Oct-21

Covid costs put pressure on school budgets BBC18:48 20-Oct-21

Covid cases rip through Essex schools as council says it is seeing 'increase' in outbreaks Gazette News18:41 20-Oct-21

Biddulph High School students taught online after 20% of year group catches Covid Nub News, Biddulph18:10 20-Oct-21

'We can't blow it now' Sky News18:10 20-Oct-21

Swadlincote: Gresley vicar warns Covid measures are about to be re-introduced for churches and schools Nub News, Swadlincote17:45 20-Oct-21

Children told to get tested as Covid-19 case identified at primary school Echo News17:28 20-Oct-21

Woodroffe School celebrates ‘highs’ amid the challenges of coronavirus pandemic Lyme Online17:06 20-Oct-21

Covid vaccine rollout to teenagers in schools paused due to staffing issues Bournemouth Daily Echo16:39 20-Oct-21

12- to 15-year-old COVID-19 vaccination during half-term Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (Press Release)16:37 20-Oct-21

‘The rich access quality education as the poor suffer’: Learning crisis as Filipino schools stay closed The Telegraph16:34 20-Oct-21

Suffolk schools bring back face masks as Covid-19 cases rise Suffolk News16:07 20-Oct-21

Whole year group sent home after coronavirus outbreak at Staffordshire school Stoke-On-Trent Live15:51 20-Oct-21

School sends home two year groups after six per cent of students test positive for covid Somerset Live15:44 20-Oct-21

Additional measures including face masks to be reintroduced to Suffolk schools Sudbury Mercury15:22 20-Oct-21

Additional measures including face masks to be reintroduced to Suffolk... Ipswich Star15:17 20-Oct-21

More kids under 15 have Covid in Cornwall than ever as school spike continues Cornwall Live15:10 20-Oct-21

The Dane Valley nursery ‘going strong’ one year after determined mum saved it from closure The Isle Of Thanet News15:07 20-Oct-21

The huge numbers of pupils missing school in Wales for Covid and unauthorised absence Wales Online15:05 20-Oct-21

Face masks back as additional measures brought in to reduce Covid-19 transmission in Suffolk schools and education… Suffolk County Council (Press Release)14:56 20-Oct-21

Deaths, masks and ventilators: Teesside's current Covid picture - and the numbers behind it Teesside Gazette14:49 20-Oct-21

Police called to Plantsbrook School in Sutton Coldfield as pupils targeted by covid anti-vax… Birmingham Live14:49 20-Oct-21

Covid jabs for teens in Dorset schools paused BBC14:37 20-Oct-21

Children ages five to 11 will soon be able to get Covid shot, White House says The Guardian14:21 20-Oct-21

Munira Wilson: Ministers are burying their heads in the sand over rising Covid cases Liberal Democrat Voice (Weblog)14:11 20-Oct-21

Covid: Entire year group at Gloucestershire school to stay at home after cases 'double' Gloucester Live13:46 20-Oct-21

California school district said kids forced to eat lunch in the rain due of Covid-19… Mail Online13:43 20-Oct-21

Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner questions government amid alarm at the ‘scale of Covid-19 infection ripping through… Cambridge Independent13:32 20-Oct-21

Inside the country with the lowest Covid vaccination rate in the world ITV13:28 20-Oct-21

Wreaking havoc: Staff Covid-related absence hitting teaching and learning SecEd Magazine13:14 20-Oct-21

Covid wave in young children and teenagers as rates highest in Scotland - full list Daily Record13:03 20-Oct-21

Home testing kits guidance: schools and further education providers Welsh Government (Press Release)12:57 20-Oct-21

Primary school closes class due to Covid cases Grantham Today12:41 20-Oct-21

The latest number of Covid cases in your neighbourhood as infection rates climb Watford Observer12:31 20-Oct-21

Shortage of school nurses hampering sluggish roll-out of jabs for 12 to 15 year olds in England i News12:30 20-Oct-21

Covid Fife: Schools see Hallowe'en party ban over restrictions on gatherings Fife Today12:28 20-Oct-21

Parents threatening to take kids out of school in Covid jabs row Express & Star12:26 20-Oct-21

Covid outbreak forces Staffordshire high school to send whole year group home Staffordshire Live11:58 20-Oct-21

Teddington: Push to get children jabbed as covid outbreaks hit schools across the borough Nub News, Teddington11:56 20-Oct-21

Schools advised to reintroduce mask wearing ITV11:45 20-Oct-21

The latest number of Covid cases in Hertsmere as infection rates climb Borehamwood Times11:35 20-Oct-21

Welsh council warns of 'severe difficulties' with school transport as drivers and staff test… Wales Online11:26 20-Oct-21

Hundreds of schools scrap assemblies and bring back masks across England amid Covid spike Mail Online11:20 20-Oct-21

Letter to Headteachers to Manage Covid-19 Transmission in Schools Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (Press Release)11:09 20-Oct-21

Only one on six school pupils have first virus jab Sunderland Echo10:58 20-Oct-21

Only one on seven school pupils have first virus jab Shields Gazette10:57 20-Oct-21

Third of schools in South East forced to make budget cuts ITV10:44 20-Oct-21

Richmond: Vaccination plea as rising virus rate hits children and schools Nub News, Richmond10:23 20-Oct-21

Supply teacher shortage could shut schools BBC10:13 20-Oct-21

New Public Health England guidance for Cornwall as Covid cases rise in schools Cornwall Live09:24 20-Oct-21

Huge increase in Covid-19 cases among school pupils in Leicestershire Nub News, Ashby-de-la-Zouch09:21 20-Oct-21

Additional COVID-19 measures for York school pupils City of York Council (Press Release)09:03 20-Oct-21

COVID-19 safety measures in Scottish schools to remain Education Business08:16 20-Oct-21

Mask wearing in schools to be extended Grampian Online, Scotland07:43 20-Oct-21

Harrogate schools urged to bring back masks after sharp rise in Covid cases Greatest Hits Radio06:05 20-Oct-21

Australian state Labor government accelerates schools’ reopening in Melbourne, pandemic epicentre. World Socialist Web Site05:42 20-Oct-21

Stoke-on-Trent's low Covid jab take-up among school pupils to be investigated Stoke-On-Trent Live05:25 20-Oct-21

School reopenings in Manaus, Brazil gave rise to COVID’s Gamma variant, study shows World Socialist Web Site05:09 20-Oct-21

'Logistical problems' blamed for low uptake of Covid jabs by Sunderland pupils Sunderland Echo04:57 20-Oct-21

Concerns raised over Covid vaccination in schools programme after 'lower-than-hoped-for uptake' among South Tyneside… Shields Gazette04:56 20-Oct-21

Covid and The Chamomile by Eva Lama Gumley House Covent School FCJ This Is Local London04:30 20-Oct-21

Coronavirus, The Energy Crisis & The Universal Credit Cut: How Have Food Banks Been Coping? –… This Is Local London04:30 20-Oct-21

Romanian health care system collapsing under COVID-19 surge World Socialist Web Site01:38 20-Oct-21

Emergency Covid powers are extended for ANOTHER six months Mail Online01:37 20-Oct-21

Children In Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Face Greater Risk Of Recruitment By Armed Groups Save the Children International (Press Release)01:32 20-Oct-21

Record 111,000 pupils off school as cases soar Mail+00:58 20-Oct-21

Study reveals the importance of COVID-19 testing in reopening of schools News-Medical.Net00:54 20-Oct-21

In the last 7 days

Australia / Row erupts over air purifiers at NSW schools as parents fear Covid spread The Guardian22:51 19-Oct-21

Entire year group at Dorset school sent home due to Covid Dorset Echo21:49 19-Oct-21

Daily covid test recommended for York’s school age children who have been in contact with covid YorkMix20:52 19-Oct-21

How to talk to your child about a COVID diagnosis ... and share the news with others The Conversation (UK)20:22 19-Oct-21

NYC public schools have Covid test positivity rate ten times lower than city-wide average Mail Online19:20 19-Oct-21

Covid: Masks to stay in high schools as more cautious approach is taken Clydebank Post18:31 19-Oct-21

Nearly 900 Hull pupils currently off school due to Covid Hull Live18:27 19-Oct-21

School Covid-19 cases rocket to almost 7,000 Leicestershire Live18:09 19-Oct-21

Students will be able to get Covid jabs outside school Times Educational Supplement17:06 19-Oct-21

Why Covid guidance for Birmingham schools isn't changing despite the rise in cases Birmingham Live17:05 19-Oct-21

Schools encouraged to re-introduce facemasks as concern grows over sharp rise in Covid cases The Northern Echo16:59 19-Oct-21

Wokingham secondary school pupils urged to wear masks in classrooms and communal areas as Covid-19 cases rise The Wokingham Paper16:54 19-Oct-21

Covid concern as Harrogate has one of highest infection rates in England ITV16:48 19-Oct-21

Pupils to be able to access Covid jabs outside school Times Educational Supplement16:45 19-Oct-21

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