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A school has been sentenced for its failures to adequately manage the risks posed by a trip which resulted in a group of children having to be rescued by Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) from Helvellyn after they became stranded in wintry conditions.

After UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made it clear that he was anxious to see an end to Covid restrictions as quickly as possible (see Covid restrictions will end in England on 24 February), Scotland’s First Minister has said that some will remain in place for another month.

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has announced a non-urgent offer of Covid-19 vaccines to all children aged 5 to 11 in England, following updated advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

People with Covid-19 symptoms will be encouraged to exercise personal responsibility, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, after all legal restrictions in England are lifted on Thursday 24 February.

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has called for a GCSE on Natural History to be launched next year, and in place for students from September 2024.

When discussing issues such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the legacy of the British Empire or societal responses to racism, teachers need to be sure that they are working in a politically impartial way, according to Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi.

Students are being given access to information to help focus their revision for summer GCSE, AS and A level exams, as part of a range of adaptations introduced to maximise fairness following the disruption to learning caused by the pandemic.

Between August and October 2021, the Department for Education (DfE) ran a public consultation seeking views on the proposed revisions to the Teaching Regulation Agency’s guidance “Teacher misconduct: the prohibition of teachers”.

The Government has confirmed that, when its Levelling Up White Paper is published on 2 February, education will be at the heart of major new reforms intended to give every child the skills they need to fulfil their potential, no matter where they live.

Parliament’s Education Committee is holding an inquiry into how effectively post-16, level 3 education and qualifications (such as A Levels, T Levels, BTECs and apprenticeships) prepare young people for the world of work.