Main points from today
- Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has confirmed that it will be mandatory to wear a face covering in shops and supermarkets from 24th July. A failure to comply could result in a £100 fine.
Latest Guidance (employment and business)
No new guidance today.
CJRS guidance can be found here:-
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme guidance is here:-
Check if you can claim a grant through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
Latest Guidance (health)
No new guidance today.
Schools
Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: 23 March to 9 July 2020
The summary from the DfE is as follows:-
- We estimate that 16.9% of pupils (1,608,000) were attending schools and colleges in England on 9 July, the same as on 2 July and 25 June.
- Approximately 91% of schools and colleges were open in some capacity on 9 July, down from 93% on 2 July. These figures include independent schools and further education (FE) colleges, many of which have now closed for the summer holidays. We estimate that over 93% of state-funded primary and secondary schools were open in some capacity on 9 July.
- We estimate 87% of primary schools were open to nursery, reception, year 1 and/or year 6 on 9 July, slightly down from 88% on 2 July. These figures include independent schools and we estimate over 89% of state-funded primary schools were open to these year groups on 9 July.
- Attendance was highest in year 6, with approximately 43% of all year 6 children in attendance on 9 July, slightly down from 44% on 2 July. Attendance was around 37% in year 1 and 39% in reception, slightly down from 2 July (38% and 40% respectively).
- From 15 June, secondary schools, sixth form and further education colleges were asked to begin providing face-to-face support to students in year 10 and 12 to supplement their learning from home, alongside full time provision for students from priority groups. We estimate 73% of schools were open to at least one of these year groups on 9 July, excluding FE colleges and special post-16 institutions, down from 75% on 2 July. These figures include independent schools and we estimate over 80% of state-funded secondary schools were open to at least one of these year groups on 9 July.
- Approximately 13% of year 10 students were in attendance on 9 July, slightly down from 14% on 2 July. Approximately 12% of year 12 students were in attendance on 9 July, excluding students in further education (FE) colleges and special post-16 institutions, the same as on 2 July. The Department’s guidance states that schools and colleges are able to have up to a quarter of their year 10 and year 12 cohort in attendance at any one time to reduce the risk of transmission.
- Around 27% of children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or a social worker were attending an education setting on 9 July, up from 25% on 2 July.
- Early years settings were also asked to begin welcoming back all children from 1 June. We estimate that on 9 July, 414,000 children were attending early years setting – about 25% of the number of children who usually attend in term time.
12:00pm, 14 July 2020
The collections are:-
Guidance for schools: coronavirus (COVID-19) – What school leaders, teachers and school staff need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Early years and childcare: coronavirus (COVID-19)
Further and higher education: coronavirus (COVID-19)
Early years and childcare: coronavirus (COVID-19)
General Guidance
The general coronavirus guidance starts here:-
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
