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Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Michael Gove leading ‘Covid-O’ committee tasked with reviewing restrictions as infections soar across UK

Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Boris Johnson rules out return to classrooms just 24 hours after insisting reopening was safe

Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Icelandic study finds children are about half as likely as adults to transmit the virus

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Reports from Germany, Norway and the WHO conclude schoolchildren are not vector of infection

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 30 September

Thousands of teachers are self-isolating - but the government is determined not to order new closures

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 2 September

Education secretary mulling 2021 exams delay amid warnings that pandemic has boosted inequality

Increased hygiene measures and staggered starting times to become the new normal

Largest study of its kind details risk to children just days before schools reopen

Charity says ‘modern life’ and ‘exam pressure’ is driving down life satisfaction

Dr Jenny Harries addresses parents’ fears as Boris Johnson says odds of pupils contracting the virus are ‘very small’

History and biology results among the hardest hit subjects

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 21 August

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 20 August

Government to roll out #backtoschoolsafely campaign as pressure mounts on education secretary

Institutions asked to hold places for A-level students appealing grades in England following results row in Scotland

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 6 August

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 28 July

Headteachers and analysts say funding falls well short of what is needed

Paediatricians fear that children will suffer the effects of lockdown for years to come

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 12 June

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 1 June

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Up to 1,500 primary schools set to remain closed on 1 June in coronavirus rebellion

Researchers are divided over the risk posed by Covid-19 to children

Scientists warn against reopening schools after new evidence about the infectiousness of children

The coronavirus pandemic will have a lasting impact on children in the UK and around the world

Scandinavian country reopens schools for younger students