Further and higher education: coronavirus (COVID-19)

What colleges and universities and other providers need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Guidance for students

There’s a separate student guide to coronavirus from the Office for Students.

What providers need to do

• Further education (FE) autumn term guidance
  • 18 September 2020
• Actions for FE colleges and providers during the coronavirus outbreak
  • 18 September 2020
  • Guidance
• Actions for HE providers during the coronavirus outbreak
  • 21 May 2020
  • Guidance
• Providing apprenticeships during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
  • 1 September 2020
  • Guidance
• Higher education: reopening buildings and campuses
  • 10 September 2020
  • Guidance

Funding and finance

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support for education, early years and children’s social care
  • 9 July 2020
  • Guidance

Safe working and protective measures

• Use of the NHS COVID-19 app in schools and further education colleges
  • 22 September 2020
  • Guidance
• Face coverings in education
  • 26 August 2020
  • Guidance
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): test kits for schools and FE providers
  • 22 September 2020
  • Guidance
• Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care
  • 21 July 2020
  • Guidance
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on isolation for residential educational settings
  • 20 July 2020
  • Guidance

Special educational needs and disability (SEND)

• Guidance for full opening: special schools and other specialist settings
  • 17 September 2020
  • Guidance
• Changes to the law on education, health and care needs assessments and plans due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • 26 August 2020
  • Guidance

Accountability and data collections

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): reducing burdens on educational and care settings
  • 21 August 2020
  • Guidance

Exams and assessments

• Taking exams during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
  • 27 August 2020
  • Guidance

Published 17 June 2020
Last updated 22 September 2020 + show all updates

1. 22 September 2020

   Added ‘Use of the NHS COVID-19 app in schools and further education colleges’ to the ‘Safe working and protective measures’ section.

2. 26 August 2020

   Added ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): home test kits for schools and FE providers’ to the ‘Safe working and protective measures’ section.
3. 26 August 2020

   Added ‘Face coverings in education’ guidance in ‘Safe working and protective measures’ section.

4. 2 July 2020

   Added links to guidance on full opening from September 2020.

5. 17 June 2020

   First published.

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