Main points from today
- Ofqual have confirmed that exam boards must make exams available in all GCSE, AS and A level subjects in the additional autumn series and varying the normal rules that allow exams only to be held in May and June, (see below for full announcement).
- First local lockdown imposed in Leicester. Jamie Vardy will not be having a party. Leicestershire coronavirus lockdown: areas and changes
- 689 new cases yesterday. 43,730 total deaths with 155 deaths yesterday.
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)
Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do until 4 July
Updated 24 June 2020
Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do after 4 July
Updated 24 June 2020
Schools
Consultation on an additional GCSE, AS and A level exam series in autumn 2020
Change made- Consultation decisions and analysis of responses documents added to page. 11:52am, 30 June 2020
Providing free school meals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Change made – We have added Company Shop Group and Iceland, including The Food Warehouse Stores, to the list of supermarkets you can order eGift cards for. 2:08pm, 30 June 2020
What parents and carers need to know about early years providers, schools and colleges during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Change made – We have added content on summer provision, school uniform and a package of support worth £1billion to support pupils to catch up. We have updated content on school meals and the Covid Summer Food Fund. 1:32pm, 30 June 2020
Ofqual publishes more details on appeals and confirms autumn exam arrangements
Our consultation on draft statutory guidance on exam boards’ arrangements for appeals this summer and decisions on GCSE, AS and A level autumn exams.
First published. 11:56am, 30 June 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
