What’s New In UK Education?

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• Coronavirus: Students angry at empty rooms rent charge
  on April 9, 2020 at 12:38 am

  Students away from universities shut down by coronavirus want to stop paying rent.

• Coronavirus: The impossibility of home-schooling a nation
  on April 7, 2020 at 11:37 pm

  Two weeks after the school shutdown, are parents and teachers lowering expectations?

• Coronavirus: 'I was asked for £430 a month for my shut nursery'
  on April 7, 2020 at 7:26 pm

  Many nurseries are closed, but some are still asking parents to continue to pay a monthly fee

• Coronavirus: Scientists question school closures impact
  on April 6, 2020 at 11:41 pm

  Countries should now question whether keeping schools shut is justified, says one team of scientists.

• Free school meal vouchers to continue over Easter holidays
  on April 6, 2020 at 4:35 pm

  Teacher unions say the move will help alleviate the risk of children going hungry in the holidays.

• Families in lockdown feeling the strain
  on April 6, 2020 at 8:57 am

  When families are locked down together what are the pressures on relationships?

• Coronavirus: 'I know my life will not be saved in this pandemic'
  on April 6, 2020 at 12:49 am

  Lucy Watts has a life-limiting condition and fears her life will not be saved if there is a shortage of ventilators.

• Coronavirus: Domestic abuse calls up 25% since lockdown, charity says
  on April 6, 2020 at 12:35 am

  The figures follow warnings victims could find it harder to escape their abusers during lockdown.

• Teachers to grade students for cancelled exams
  on April 3, 2020 at 4:31 pm

  Teachers' predictions will be used for grades in exams stopped by the coronavirus outbreak.

• Coronavirus: Worst-hit communities to receive charity boost
  on April 3, 2020 at 10:34 am

  A trust set up after the Grenfell fire aims to raise millions for the communities worst-hit by the virus.

• BBC offers biggest online education push 'in its history'
  on April 3, 2020 at 9:08 am

  Schoolchildren will be offered online videos, quizzes, podcasts and articles on core subjects.

• Coronavirus: Big Issue sellers struggle for cash in lockdown
  on April 1, 2020 at 11:55 pm

  With street sales banned, the homeless magazine's sellers have lost their income.

• Coronavirus: Special needs parents in 'survival mode'
  on April 1, 2020 at 5:53 am

  Tim Clarke, whose daughter Molly has complex needs, describes the impact of lockdown on his family.

• Coronavirus: Free school meals children to get food vouchers
  on March 30, 2020 at 11:45 pm

  Ministers say the vouchers could be available to families in England as early as Tuesday afternoon.

• Coronavirus: So how did day one of homeschooling go?
  on March 23, 2020 at 6:02 pm

  As schools closed, millions of parents became instant homeschoolers. What happened on day one?

• Which children are still going to school?
  on March 23, 2020 at 5:48 pm

  As schools close their doors across the UK, we look at what will happen next.

• Coronavirus: The school of Mum and Dad
  on March 21, 2020 at 1:10 am

  There are plenty of online resources to help children keep learning while schools are closed.

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