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• Coronavirus: Consider pausing university return, says Labour
  on September 27, 2020 at 10:50 am

  The party also calls for a guarantee from ministers that students will be allowed home at Christmas.

• Covid-19: Prince Charles highlights coronavirus impact on young people
  on September 27, 2020 at 2:50 am

  The coronavirus pandemic means it is a "particularly difficult time to be young", says Prince Charles.

• University entrance: The ‘taboo’ about who doesn’t go
  on September 26, 2020 at 11:56 pm

  How have white working-class boys been so left behind in getting university places?

• University students: Tips and tricks to help you cope in a pandemic
  on September 26, 2020 at 11:09 pm

  From embracing awkward Zoom chats to persevering with annoying flatmates, experts give some advice.

• Coronavirus: Students 'scared and confused' as halls lock down
  on September 26, 2020 at 8:27 pm

  Thousands of students are made to isolate following outbreaks, amid a "shambolic" return to university.

• Lockdown learning 'gulf' sparks call to treble pupil premium
  on September 25, 2020 at 11:21 pm

  Academy leader Steve Chalke says the government must act before poor children suffer "irrevocable damage".

• 'Don’t scapegoat students over Covid outbreaks'
  on September 25, 2020 at 8:01 pm

  Students should be able to cancel accommodation and study from home, says lecturers' union.

• Covid-hit university students: 'Why have they sent us here?'
  on September 25, 2020 at 11:43 am

  Students caught up in a spate of Covid outbreaks question why university residences were allowed to open.

• Coronavirus restrictions: Students on their 'last night of freedom'
  on September 25, 2020 at 8:27 am

  Freshers week is a rite of passage for students across the country - but coronavirus restrictions are on the horizon.

• Covid: Scottish university students told not to go to pubs
  on September 25, 2020 at 6:51 am

  Students are told not to socialise outside of their accommodation this weekend in a bid to stem Covid.

• Hancock refuses to rule out Christmas student lockdown
  on September 24, 2020 at 4:11 pm

  Matt Hancock refuses to rule out stopping students returning home, to limit spread of coronavirus.

• Covid in Scotland: 172 test positive in Glasgow University outbreak
  on September 24, 2020 at 1:19 pm

  More than 600 students are told to stay in their rooms after outbreaks at two Glasgow University halls of residence.

• Quadrupling in schools sending pupils home in Covid cases
  on September 22, 2020 at 1:53 pm

  School attendance figures for England show big rise in pupils sent home because of Covid-19 incidents.

• Coronavirus: What are the rules for face masks or face coverings?
  on September 22, 2020 at 12:07 pm

  The Prime Minister has announced new rules for England to help combat rising coronavirus rates.

• Coronavirus restrictions: 'I'm going to struggle at university because of my ADHD'
  on September 22, 2020 at 9:47 am

  Aberystwyth student Lacey Small writes about her worries for those at university with ADHD.

• One-in-20 pupils at home with lockdown-related issues
  on September 20, 2020 at 9:31 pm

  Children's Commissioner suggests hundreds of thousands pupils are at home with pandemic-related issues.

• Schools in poorer areas lack catch-up cash
  on September 18, 2020 at 12:08 am

  Schools in disadvantaged areas could be "badly placed" for funding, says Institute for Fiscal Studies.

• Coronavirus: Can my child go to school with a cold?
  on September 17, 2020 at 2:25 pm

  Schools are adopting measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus and keep pupils safe.

• Being a fresher during coronavirus
  on September 16, 2020 at 11:11 pm

  First year students describe their first impressions of university life, with Covid restrictions in place.

• Williamson defends use of calculated exam grades
  on September 16, 2020 at 3:18 pm

  Education secretary tells MPs replacement grades was right idea, but system had too many errors.

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