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Schools will be allowed to shut a day early so staff have a “proper break” from identifying potential coronavirus cases ahead of Christmas.

Wales has cancelled all GCSE, AS level and A level exams in summer 2021 as a result of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the disruption it is causing to learning, education minister Kirsty Williams has announced.

Downing Street is under increasing pressure to re-open schools before May half term following a shattering forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility which indicates that the UK economy will shrink by 35% as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.

Two thirds of CGCSE and A-Level students do not believe they will get a fair grade this summer after exams were scrapped due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

As schools across the UK close to most pupils, parents are being urged to keep their children at home unless it is deemed “absolutely necessary”.

Hammersmith and Fulham (H&F) council has launched a pilot scheme which gives all pupils free breakfast and lunch irrespective of their background.