Support and advice for education settings during COVID-19

COVID-19 remains a health risk, and our schools continue to stay cautious and protect their pupils. We know that the exceptional measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 present an unprecedented challenge for schools and the communities they serve. We also know the challenge is not over yet. We appreciate the dedication that you continue to show to the children and young people of Milton Keynes and their families. Thank you for all that you have done and all that you continue to do.

Accountability

Information for schools about the way that accountability measures are different as a result of the Covid-19.

Attendance

Information about attendance requirements during COVID-19.

Complaints

Information about handling complaints during the pandemic.

Death and bereavement

Information to help you support staff, pupils, families and the wider school community following death and bereavement during COVID-19.

Education recovery funding

Information about the DfE education recovery package, including funding amounts and how funding should be spent.

Support for finance

Information to support schools to maintain appropriate financial controls during the COVID-19 pandemic and to raise awareness of increased risks and how to mitigate these.

Keeping schools open safely

Information about keeping our schools open and the local authority’s approach to supporting schools to do so safely.

Safeguarding

Supporting education settings to ensure that safeguarding requirements continue to be met during the pandemic.

Remote education

To provide advice and support to schools to help children learn at home and to ensure that schools and parents understand how to use online resources safely to safeguard children and families.