Teachers: find DfE guidance on the full opening of schools, covering curriculum, behaviour and supporting pupils.

Huge memorial sculpture remembering #coronavirus victims featuring thousands of steel leaves to be set up in #Kent cathedral buff.ly/3izDkDM

Plans to build new Romford special school take hit as council faces education funding gap romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/education…

Teachers, we've published new guidance to support your remote education planning.

Check your own local area alert level and restrictions Our Apex staff are continuing to work at home or the office; we are always around for phone or email contact. KEEP POSITIVE - STAY NEGATIVE #staynegative #Covid19UK gov.uk/find-coronavir…

We are keeping schools open during lockdown because the education and wellbeing of pupils is a national priority and they have already lost crucial learning time. Read more about the importance of keeping schools open in our blog dfemedia.blog.gov.uk/2020/11/04/why…

Mass exodus of students is expected as lockdown starts bbc.in/2I3fjbk

Covid-19: All pupils and staff must wear masks in secondary school corridors bbc.com/news/education…

Three mass vaccination sites to be set up in Kent and care staff to be priority for Covid jab kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/mass…

If numbers don't drop its very probable Kent will be placed in tier 3. Stay safe everyone.

Up to three UK households can meet indoors during a five-day Christmas period of 23-27 December, government leaders agree bbc.in/3nW33IK

If you work in our key services; please take this opportunity to stay safe

On the advice of our Chief Medical Officers after a comprehensive review of the evidence, the self-isolation period will be reduced to 10 days from Monday across the UK. It’s essential we self-isolate when instructed to break the chain of transmission. gov.uk/government/new…

Ten new #Covid19 test centres to open in the county by the end of the month... buff.ly/3qa1nMX

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has signalled pupils could be told in a week's time if they will be returning to classrooms after the February half-term trib.al/8AVNnMn

Breaking: Novavax Covid vaccine shows 89% efficacy in UK trials. Half the cases on the trial were the new ‘Kent’variant so this is first vaccine to show it is effective against the new more contagious variant

Mysterious new tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore appears on #A289 Four Elms roundabout near #Wainscott buff.ly/3rCrc9p

The census builds a portrait of every community in England and Wales. Businesses can use census statistics to plan for the future. #Census2021

Parents and support bubbles of school children can now get rapid Covid-19 tests twice a week. Order yours now.

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