Parents in England: Latest Coronavirus guidance from the Department for Education

Parents will be only-too aware that the measures for combatting the spread of Coronavirus, and the knock-on effects on schools and education, is rapidly changing and can be difficult to keep on top of.

We have compiled below the latest and essential information from government, as well as contact details for every local authority (council), to help you quickly find the answers you need. 

Department for Education Coronavirus advice

See the following guidelines:

• Guidance and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19) in educational settings for staff, parents and carers, pupils and students
• Extra support for schools and parents to help cope with coronavirus
• Online educational resources for schools and parents to help children to learn at home
• Guidance for schools and colleges to support them keeping children safe, including online
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on vulnerable children and young people
• What schools will need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
• COVID-19: free school meals guidance
• How GCSEs, AS & A levels will be awarded in summer 2020
• Guidance on exams and grades and the cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A-levels in 2020.
• Guidance from Ofqual for parents on summer 2020 GCSE and A-Level grades. 
• Information for schools, students and parents on how qualifications will be graded and awarded in summer 2020.
• Ofqual statement on how exams will be graded in 2020.
• Guidance on Isolation for Residential Education Settings 
• Q&A for Parents and Carers. 

Contact your local authority

See the Local Government Association's A-Z of contact details for every LA (council) in England and Wales.