Government guidance

Get help with technology during coronavirus (COVID-19) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

For advice on reconfiguring devices and routers, repairing or replacing faulty devices and device ownership.

Protective measures for holiday and after-school clubs, and other out-of-school settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

Children of critical workers and vulnerable children who can access schools or educational settings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

School attendance: guidance for schools - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Covers registers and attendance codes (including circumstances due to coronavirus (COVID-19)), school hours and term dates, and improving school attendance

Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak Responsibilities, Risk and controls

Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support for education, early years and children’s social care - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Funding and financial support available for education, childcare and children’s social care organisation.

Process in the event of local outbreaks

The tiers of restriction for education and childcare, summarised in annex 3 of the contain framework and in guidance on higher education, work alongside the local COVID alert level framework.

At all local alert levels, the expectation is that education and childcare provision should continue as normal. The government has been very clear that limiting attendance at schools and other education settings should only be done as a last resort, even in areas where a local alert level is ‘high’ or ‘very high’.

Decisions on any restrictions necessary in education or childcare settings are taken separately on a case-by-case basis in the light of local circumstances, including information about the incidence and transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19).