Resources for schools and parents to help the return to school
With schools set to reopen in September, Public Health England has a produced a range of free resources for schools and parents to reassure families about the return to school and to help ensure it happens safely.
31 August deadline for 30 hours funded childcare
If you’re a working parent and have a 3 or 4-year-old child, and your income has changed, you could still be eligible for 30 hours of early learning and childcare per week from September.
More libraries reopen from today
Our libraries started reopening earlier this month, and from today, Monday 20 July, more libraries will be opening to public access with the expected rules around social distancing.
Kooth mental wellbeing support for young people
With the end of term approaching, we wanted to remind you that young people in Devon can access free and confidential mental health support over the summer at Kooth.com.
Return to school in September
School attendance will again be mandatory from the beginning of the new academic year. Read the latest guidance on what you need to know about the return in the autumn term.
Summer holiday provision and other childcare
It’s been confirmed that out-of-school provision for children will be able to operate this summer. So you can now find out which schemes are intending to open during the holidays.
Phased reopening of libraries
Libraries will begin to reopen with a limited number of services from Monday 6 July.
New guidance about out-of-school settings
The government have published new guidance for parents and carers covering changes to out-of-school settings for children and young people.
Update for colleagues from Jo Olsson – 19th June
As we move into the next phase of coronavirus (COVID-19), we want to give colleagues an overview of the current situation and our future plan.
Return to schools update from Dawn Stabb
Dawn Stabb, Devon County Council’s Head of Education and Learning, has set out Devon’s response to the Government’s plans for a wider return to school in an open letter to parents and carers.