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Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
Staffing, transport and logistics
Transport - general arrangements
Settings should consider ways to minimise children and young people’s use of
public transport to get to and from school at peak times, in consultation with
local authorities where appropriate. Parents, children and young people should
be encouraged to walk or cycle to their educational setting where possible.
Educational settings, parents and young people should follow the guidance on
how to travel safely when planning their travel, particularly if
public transport is required.
Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
Attendance of vulnerable children and young people
Attendance of children and young people who have a social worker
This group includes children and young people in all year groups who have been
assessed as being in need under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 including
those who have a child in need plan, a child protection plan or who are a
looked after child.
Being at an early years setting, school or college can be an important
lifeline for children who need or have needed a social worker, and this group
also have worse educational outcomes at every stage, which is why it is vital
that they continue to attend educational provision at this time.
These children and young people are expected to attend provision unless
shielding or clinically vulnerable (see the advice set out by Public Health
England on households with possible coronavirus
infection, and shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as
clinically extremely
vulnerable). In circumstances
where a parent or carer does not want to bring their child to an educational
setting, the social worker and educational setting should explore the reasons
for this directly with the parent or carer. These discussions should focus on
the welfare of the child and the benefits of attending educational settings
for this group.
Where these children and young people are already attending nursery, school or
college, educational providers should:

continue to encourage their attendance across all year groups
notify their social worker if they stop attending

Where these children and young people are not attending nursery, school or
college, educational providers should:

notify the child or young person’s social worker
work together with the local authority/social worker to follow up with the parent or carer to explore the reason for absence, discussing their concerns using supporting guidance
work together with the local authority/social worker to strongly encourage the child or young person to attend educational provision, where the social worker agrees that the child or young person’s attendance would be appropriate
consider how to keep in touch with the child or young person, including through the provision of remote education, particularly where the social worker agrees that attendance would not be appropriate
Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
Staffing, transport and logistics
Transport - arrangements for children and young people who are accessing an educational setting that is not local
We expect local authorities to review transport arrangements and make
appropriate provision for relevant vulnerable children and young people to
reach their educational setting safely. We will work closely with local
authorities to put the necessary arrangements in place including between now
and the week commencing 1 June.
Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
Attendance of vulnerable children and young people
Balancing vulnerable children and young people’s attendance alongside returning year groups
As outlined in actions for education and childcare settings to prepare for
wider opening guidance, in the coming weeks, educational providers will be asked to
invite increasing numbers of children and young people to return to on-site
provision.
Educational providers should continue to prioritise vulnerable children and
young people across all year groups for on-site provision, where their
attendance is appropriate. This provision should be full-time or the number of
hours they normally attend.
Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
Attendance of vulnerable children and young people
Summary of attendance expectations for vulnerable children and young people
Vulnerable children and young people’s attendance is expected, where it is
appropriate for them (that is, where there are no shielding concerns for the
child or their household, and/or following a risk assessment for children with
an EHC plan) so that they can gain the educational and wellbeing benefits of
attending. Vulnerable children and young people - regardless of year group -
that have not been attending in the recent period are expected to return to
nursery, early years, school or college provision where this would now be
appropriate for them to do so. A brief summary of attendance expectations
across the different groups of vulnerable children and young people is as
follows:

For vulnerable children and young people who have a social worker, attendance is expected unless the child/household is shielding or clinically vulnerable (see the advice set out by Public Health England on households with possible coronavirus infection, and shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as clinically extremely vulnerable).
For vulnerable children and young people who have an education health and care (EHC) plan, attendance is expected where it is determined, following risk assessment, that their needs can be as safely or more safely met in the educational environment.
For vulnerable children and young people who are deemed otherwise vulnerable, at the school, college or local authority discretion, attendance is expected unless the child/household is shielding or clinically vulnerable (see the advice set out by Public Health England on households with possible coronavirus infection, and shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as clinically extremely vulnerable).

For all these groups, educational providers, local authorities, social
workers, parents/carers and other relevant professionals (where applicable)
should work together closely to consider factors, such as the balance of risk,
including health vulnerabilities, family circumstances, risks outside the
home, and the child or young person’s assessed special educational needs,
where relevant. The sections below set out specific considerations that these
partners may wish to consider when determining whether attendance is
appropriate.
Parents will not be penalised if their child does not attend educational
provision. We expect educational providers and other relevant partners to work
with and support the relevant families and pupils to return to school, where
attendance is appropriate.
*[EHC]: education, health and care
Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
Supporting vulnerable children and young people’s learning
Supporting vulnerable children and young people’s learning via on-site education
Educational providers are free to determine the type of provision they offer
children and young people during this period. Further information can be found
at Coronavirus (COVID-19): implementing protective measures in education and
childcare settings.
In cases where vulnerable children and young people are returning to
educational provision, including where they have previously been absent,
educational providers should:

consider their pupils’ mental health and wellbeing and identify any pupil who may need additional support so they are ready to learn
assess where pupils are in their learning, and agree what adjustments may be needed to the curriculum over the coming weeks
identify and plan how best to support the education of high needs groups, including disadvantaged pupils, SEND and vulnerable pupils
support pupils approaching transitions (such as those in year 6 moving to year 7, or later year groups) and examinations, including in years 10 and 12

*[SEND]: special educational needs and disability
Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
Staffing, transport and logistics
Staffing - ensuring there are enough staff in educational settings
Local authorities will need to work closely with educational settings - and in
particular, special schools and other specialist provision - to ensure
sufficient provision is available across the local area.
Local authorities and educational settings may need to redeploy staff (whether
teachers, support staff or other workers) to ensure specialist schools and
specialist colleges have sufficient workforce to operate safely with safe
ratios and may need to do this across the usual boundaries of maintained,
academy, college or other status to ensure staff are where they are most
needed.
Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
Supporting vulnerable children and young people’s learning
Specific considerations for educational provision for children and young people with EHC plans
Due to the unprecedented circumstances presented by the coronavirus outbreak,
the duty to secure the special educational provision specified in EHC plans
has been temporarily modified so that local authorities must use ‘reasonable
endeavours’ to secure the provision. We have published detailed guidance
alongside these temporary
changes.
Local authorities and educational providers will need to work closely together
to consider what can reasonably be provided to support children and young
people with EHC plans. This will include work with health partners to ensure
services for additional support and early help, for example around anxiety,
mental health, behaviour, social care, or changes to mobility, will be
available, being mindful that these considerations could apply to pupils and
students who they did not previously affect. Similarly, they should work
together to ensure key support services - in particular home-to-school
transport - are available.
*[EHC]: education, health and care
Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
Attendance of vulnerable children and young people
Additional considerations for vulnerable children and young people not attending their regular setting
For children and young people with an EHC plan, the original institution
should do whatever they reasonably can to provide the receiving institution
with any relevant information. As a minimum, this would include their EHC plan
and essential health and care needs. This should ideally happen before a child
or young person arrives or, where that is not possible, as soon as reasonably
practicable. The educational setting should seek consent to this disclosure
from the child or young person, or where the child does not have sufficient
age or understanding to allow him or her to consent, the child’s parent/carer
may give consent on the child’s behalf. If it is not possible to obtain
consent, the information should still be disclosed as the disclosure will be
in the interests of the child or young person. It is important that teachers
or other educational professionals working closely with the child or young
person have full knowledge of the child or young person’s EHC plan.
For children and young people who have a social worker, additional
safeguarding information would be required. See safeguarding in schools,
colleges and other
providers for further details.
While educational settings must continue to have appropriate regard to data
protection and General Data Protection Regulations, they do not prevent the
sharing of information for the purposes of keeping children and young people
safe. Further advice about information sharing can be found in paragraphs 76
to 83 of the Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory
guidance.
*[EHC]: education, health and care
Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
Staffing, transport and logistics
Personal budgets and access to respite care for children and young people with EHC plans
For children and young people with an EHC plan, the duties relating to
personal budgets remain in place. These are detailed in paragraphs 9:95 to
9:124 of the SEND code of
practice.
A child’s parent, or a young person, has a right to request a personal budget
when the local authority has completed an education health and care needs
assessment and confirmed that it will prepare an EHC plan. They may also
request a personal budget during a statutory review of an existing EHC plan.
Services for disabled children provided under section 17 of the Children Act
1989 typically include short breaks for parent carers. The local authority
remains under a duty to provide these in such circumstances. We recognise that
this may prove challenging during the coronavirus outbreak, but ask local
authorities to ensure every effort is made to continue to provide this
important support for families who need it.
Where it is not possible for local authorities to arrange respite care for
families as a result of circumstances related to coronavirus, we would
encourage parents, carers and young people to discuss this with their local
authority and agree what alternative arrangements can be made. This could
include, for example, local authorities considering whether making a personal
budget available on a temporary basis may enable the family to secure
alternative respite care arrangements.
[EHC]: education, health and care
  [SEND]: special educational needs and disability
Guidance Supporting your children's education during coronavirus (COVID-19)
Advice on helping children continue their education during coronavirus
Help children aged 2 to 4 to learn at home during coronavirus (COVID-19)
Information on making child development a part of everyday life and play.

Help primary school children continue their education during coronavirus
(COVID-19)
How to provide support and feedback and structure the day.

Help secondary school children continue their education during coronavirus
(COVID-19)
How to help your child organise their time.

Help children with SEND continue their education during coronavirus
(COVID-19)
Resources designed to support special educational needs and disabilities.
Guidance Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19)
When you return to the UK: protect yourself and others
The rules for entering or returning to the UK are changing on 8 June.
Until 7 June
When you return to the UK from a flight from another country, go straight
home, avoiding public transport where possible. If you can, wear a face
covering if you need to use public transport, and see safer travel guidance
for passengers. Only people living in your
household should collect you on arrival.
If you are remaining in England:

stay safe and alert and only go outside for food, health reasons, exercise and recreation, or work if you cannot work from home
when you go out: always stay 2 metres (6 feet) away from other people, do not touch your face, and wash your hands frequently, including as soon as you get home

If you are travelling on to Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, follow the
relevant devolved administration guidance:

Welsh Government guidance and see transport advice
Scottish Government guidance and Traveline Scotland advice
Northern Ireland Executive guidance and Translink advice

If you start to have symptoms
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness. However if you
start to have any of these symptoms:

continuous cough
high temperature
loss of or change in your sense of taste or smell

you must go straight home, self-isolate for 7 days and arrange to have a
test to see if you have coronavirus.
See the guidance for households with a possible
infection and call NHS 111 if your symptoms worsen. For further guidance,
visit gov.uk/coronavirus or visit
nhs.uk for specialist medical advice.
From 8 June
From 8 June, there will be new rules for entering or returning to the UK. You
will:

need to provide your journey and contact details when you travel to the UK
not be allowed to leave the place you’re staying for the first 14 days you’re in the UK except in very limited situations (known as ‘self-isolating’)

If you are planning to arrive back in the UK on or after 8 June, you must read
the guidance on entering the UK from 8 June.
Guidance Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19)
Our travel advice and consular support
Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) travel advice
Foreign & Commonwealth Office travel advice is constantly under review, so
that it reflects our latest assessment of risks to British people. Find out
more about how our travel advice works.
Consular help
We publish all our Travel Advice on GOV.UK. Our consular officers cannot provide any additional
information by phone. Read more about the consular support we
provide.
Guidance Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19)
If you are waiting to return to the UK
If you cannot leave return to the UK at this time, you should:

follow the advice of local authorities, to help minimise your risk of exposure to coronavirus. Your safety and security is the responsibility of the local authority where you are
stay in accommodation that’s suitable for your needs and keep in regular contact with family and friends at home
keep up-to-date with our travel advice
contact your travel insurance provider: the Association of British Insurers says most providers will look to extend single trip cover for up to 60 days if you are making every effort to return home

Read more guidance if you are waiting to return to the
UK.
If your visa is running out
Some countries have set up new processes to help foreign nationals extend
their visas, and we have negotiated with local authorities in some countries
to automatically extend visas if you cannot return. Check the ‘staying during
coronavirus’ section of the travel advice for the country you are
in and make sure you comply with
the local requirements.
If you have immigration enquiries, you need to contact either the local
immigration authorities in the country or their UK-based
embassy.
Quarantine while you are abroad
If the local authority where you are proposes to quarantine you for your own
protection, you should follow their advice.
If there are suspected cases of coronavirus where you are, you may need to
remain in your hotel room or accommodation for 14 days, move to quarantine
facilities, take tests for coronavirus and, if positive in some cases, be
hospitalised abroad.
You should also contact your airline or travel company, and your insurance
provider as soon as you can. We only organise assisted departure in
exceptional circumstances.
Guidance Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19)
Returning to the UK if you’re travelling abroad
Return travel and your health
It is a personal decision whether to travel back to the UK. You should
consider your individual circumstances and the range of information available
to you, including travel advice,
to decide what is right for you.
If you are concerned about risks to your health, for example you are following
UK or local guidance to shield or self-isolate, you may wish to seek
professional health advice locally or from your usual doctor in the UK.
Read further advice on avoiding infection during your journey home and
preventive measures to take on your
return.
Guidance Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19)
Returning to the UK if you’re travelling abroad
Getting flights back to the UK
The government is working in partnership with the airline
industry to help British people
travelling abroad to return to the UK.
If you are in a country where UK-bound flights are still available, book or
rebook your flight and return home as soon as possible. Airlines are
responsible for getting their passengers with pre-booked tickets home from
countries where commercial flights are still operating.
Where commercial flights are not available, you may be eligible for a special
charter flight. You should check the ‘Return to the UK’ section of your
country’s travel advice page to
see if a flight is available. See also our general guide to the booking
process for special charter flights.
If there are no commercial or special charter flights for the country you’re
in, follow the guidance in the ‘Staying during coronavirus’ section of that
country’s travel advice and see
our guide to staying where you are if you cannot return
home.
If you cannot afford the cost of a flight to return, and have exhausted all
other funding options, you may be eligible to apply for an emergency loan from the
government:


to apply for a loan for a commercial flight, find out who to contact about emergency loans


you can request a loan to pay for a special charter flights, when you are asked to pay. See the travel advice ‘Return to the UK’ section for the country you are in


You should also sign up for Travel Advice email alerts, to get our latest
advice if the situation changes.
Guidance Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19)
Returning to the UK if you’re travelling abroad
If you are currently travelling abroad, you should return to the UK as soon as
possible if commercial flights are available. If you cannot return home at
this time, read our guidance on waiting to return to the
UK.
If you’re travelling abroad, you should:

contact your airline or travel company now
keep up-to-date with our travel advice pages. Our advice on returning to the UK from each country will be updated as soon as information is available
for real-time updates, follow our embassy or high commission’s social media for the country you’re in
Guidance Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19)
Future travel abroad
You should not travel abroad unless it is essential. Be aware that all
countries may restrict travel without notice.
To change or cancel your travel plans, follow these steps:

contact your airline, travel company, cruise line or other transport and accommodation providers
get in touch with your insurance provider

The FCO was already advising against all but essential travel or all travel to
some areas or countries due to risks that do not relate to coronavirus. This
advice remains in place. Check FCO travel advice
pages for the latest information.
Essential travel
If your travel is essential, see our guidance on international
travel.
International freight transport is an essential activity in the context of
travel advice. Read the Department for Transport guidance for the freight
transport
industry.
Guidance Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19)
If you live abroad permanently
As a permanent resident overseas, you should consider your own personal
circumstances and take into account all of the information available:


if you stay, follow the advice of the local authorities where you are. Further information on measures that countries have taken is available in the ‘staying during coronavirus’ sections of our travel advice pages


if you wish to return to the UK, you should make arrangements to return now. This includes planning for where you will stay and how you will travel there


We are only advising British people travelling overseas to return is because
it may be more difficult for them if they cannot get back to the UK.