Coronavirus and SEND
The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to specific issues in special schools and for SEND in mainstream schools.
Supporting social & emotional aspects of learning
Take a look at the five Cs which we think can help you to support students throughout the next academic year.
Coronavirus : AGENDA during Covid-19
Want to know more about supporting children’s emotional wellbeing? Get involved in this unique training delivered by Professor Emma Renold and the AGENDA team.
AGENDA
Supporting children and young people to make positive relationships matter.
Advice
Coronavirus: September opening - supplementary advice for peripatetic employees
This is supplementary advice for peripatetic staff who work across a number of schools and/or undertake home visits.
PRU and alternative provision checklist for September
Questions for union reps to ask about different aspects of plans for PRUs in September with the overall aim of making them as safe as they can be.
Coronavirus: checklist for continued opening
This checklist has been issued by the joint unions (GMB, NEU, UNISON and UNITE) for use from November 2020 onwards in schools and colleges.
Press release
Coronavirus: School Closure Data
The Government’s inability to provide what schools need to ensure they remain open for as long as possible is unacceptable and will affect not only children's education, but the wellbeing of staff and students.
NEU demands urgent action on testing
NEU tells Government that support for wider opening of schools should not be taken for granted, and demands urgent action on testing
PM failure to address school safety
NEU JGSs write to Government to underline urgent safety measures that must be in place to ensure education continues for all pupils.
Face Masks in Schools
Government revises its guidance on the wearing of face coverings in schools.
Coronavirus: Schools in September
The Prime Minister's hopes are not enough. He needs a plan for more teachers, to ask teachers who have left the profession to return, and he needs to be finding extra spaces in which they can teach smaller groups.