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Although the UK formally left the EU at the end of January 2020, it has remained in an 11-month transition period during which it has continued to comply with all EU legislation.

As we reported previously, a new three-level system of Covid restrictions has applied in England since 14 October (see Tougher Covid restrictions with more details to come).

In its first report looking at how schools are managing pupils’ return to education under the Covid-19 restrictions, Ofsted finds that school leaders are working hard to make sure pupils are catching up with their education in difficult circumstances.

Education Secretary John Swinney has told the Scottish Parliament that National 5 exams are to be cancelled in Scotland in 2021 and replaced with teacher assessments and coursework.

A recent large poll by a trade union has found that the mental health of two in every three workers has been negatively affected by the coronavirus crisis.

Exams will go ahead next summer but most AS, A levels and GCSEs will be held three weeks later to help address the disruption caused by the pandemic.

As coronavirus infection rates rise across the country, together with increased hospital admissions, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the House of Commons to explain the Government’s latest plans for tackling the second wave of the virus.

In an extension to the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS), which is due to begin on 1 November 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that businesses across the UK are to be given support if required to close their premises due to coronavirus restrictions.

Schools, colleges, teachers and pupils across England will benefit from new remote education support to help children learn at home if they have to self-isolate, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced.

Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2020, the Mental Health Foundation has shared new research showing how adults in the UK have successfully been managing stress during the pandemic — strategies which may be of interest for managers to share with workers.