The Guardian view on helping children recover: education is not enough
Whether or not schools reopen to all pupils in March, ministers must address wider concerns about the pandemic’s impact on the young
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English schools face tighter mask rules in government plan to reassure parents
Pupils will have to wear masks outside classroom bubbles amid plans for mass use of lateral flow tests
Read moreSupport migrant NHS and social care staff
Workers from overseas have risked their lives during the pandemic and should be given indefinite leave to remain, writes Mictin Janardhanan Ponmala, urging people to sign his petition
Read moreHungary approves Sputnik V jab – as it happened
Researchers say approach to pandemic needs to shift after news Oxford/ AstraZeneca jab does not stop mild or moderate illness with variant
- Oxford vaccine less effective against South Africa variant
- When will Britain’s Covid lockdown be lifted? Three scenarios
- Freedom and fairness: vaccine passport plans cause global unease
- ‘Another wave is possible’: Paris braces for UK variant
- Mexico’s vaccine program sees disastrous launch
‘All the markers of youth are being extended’: higher education, Covid and the debt burden
With graduate employment at a low ebb and some degrees costing more, young people are starting their adult lives with onerous debt
- Read how the pandemic is shaping a generation here
Wales to reopen schools for children up to age 7 from 22 February
Decision follows Scottish plans for return to classrooms while schools in England will not reopen before March
Read moreBCPD Trust launches free schools shopping App
BCPD Trust a Luton based registered charity is inspiring young people into Education, Career, Business and Sports. The Trust has developed an online Free Schools shopping App, supporting families with children struggling to cover the costs of school uniform and other essentials. BCPD Trust have been supporting the community in Luton and surrounding area since 2011 and know how hard
Read moreYoung Entrepreneurs Competition
BCPD Trust Young Entrepreneurs Competition is now launched. The Trust inspires young people into Education, Careers, Business and Sports. If you have a brilliant business idea, why not enter the Young Entrepreneurs Competition to see its full potential. The competition is open to UK residents aged between 16 and 25 years. Simply create a quick video explaining your idea using
Read moreYouth services suffer 70% funding cut in less than a decade
Parts of England and Wales receive nothing from local government, YMCA reveals
Read moreUrban populations in south-east at greatest risk from air pollution
More than one in 19 deaths in UK’s largest towns and cities linked to exposure to toxic air
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