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Council urges school children to take Covid tests before new half term

Pupil taking a Lateral Flow Test

Coronavirus

Owen Sennitt

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Secondary school students have been urged to get tested for Covid-19 before they return to school after the October half term break.
MP George Freeman visited the school on Friday, October 8 following concern.

MP and parents concerned over traffic and parking chaos outside school

Sarah Hussain

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Emma Jane Kao with her son Luk

Special needs children miss school as parents face 'shambolic' transport

Simon Parkin

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Diss Junior Academy

Half of Norfolk parents still have back to school worries, EDP survey finds

Simon Parkin

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Children arrive at school

What are Norfolk school term dates for the next year?

Simon Parkin

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Pupil; wearing mask on bus

Pupils told to continue wearing face masks on school buses

Simon Parkin

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Here's what you need to know as children across East Anglia head back to school.

Back to school myth busting: What will new Covid measures actually involve?

Simon Parkin

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Children arriving at school

Poll

Parents: tell us what YOU think about the start of the new school year

Simon Parkin

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Walking to school

Coronavirus

Covid surge ‘inevitable’ when schools return, expert warns

Simon Parkin

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Pupils wear protective face masks

Covid testing means pupils face staggered start to new school year

Simon Parkin

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Archbishop Sancroft High School, Harleston - 09072019. Picture: James Bass Photography

School place appeals drop to six-year low - with just 66 successful

Simon Parkin

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More pupils in Norfolk are relying on free lunches than this time last year. 

Data

Demand for free school meals 'rises sharply' in pandemic

Simon Parkin

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Pupils receiving their GCSE results at Archbishop Sancroft High School.

South Norfolk pupils’ GCSE success proves ‘tenacity and resilience’

Simon Parkin

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GCSE students at Smithdon High School in Hunstanton.

GCSE pupils ‘great tenacity’ praised after region sees rise in top grades

Simon Parkin

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Dereham Neatherd High School students celebrate their GCSE results. Picture: Dereham Neatherd High S

Can you pass these 10 GCSE questions designed for 16-year-olds?

Emily Thomson

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Students celebrating A Level success at Open Academy in Norwich.

A-level students face race for university places after record results

Simon Parkin

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Julia Vlckova and Brier Wycherley with their A-Level results at Thetford Academy Sixth Form

Norfolk A Level results

A-Level results: Wait finally over for students in south Norfolk

Thomas Chapman

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Students celebrating A Level success at Open Academy in Norwich.

Norfolk Live News | Live

A Level results 2021: Live list of results from Norfolk and Waveney

Simon Parkin

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Students receiving their A Level results at Thetford Academy.

Expected rise in students getting top A-levels not a 'devaluing of grades'

Simon Parkin

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Students At King Edward VII High School in King's Lynn compare "A" Level results yesterday(thurs).

Are you in our A-level results day pictures of the past?

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Pupils in classroom

How many school exclusions were there in your area?

Simon Parkin

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Archbishop Sancroft High School, Harleston

The 57 Norfolk and Waveney schools offering summer holiday catch-up classes

Simon Parkin

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Students getting exam results

When are GCSE and A-level results out and how fair will grades be?

Simon Parkin

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Neatishead Primary School celebrating after achieving an ‘outstanding’ ranking from Ofsted in 2019. 

Every Norfolk primary school rated as 'Outstanding'

Simon Parkin

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children stood in front of adults

Education News

Headteacher 'delighted' as new space created for primary school

Grace Piercy

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Chief inspector Keith Philpot with some of the organisers of the event at the former Hethersett Old Hall School.

Ex-pupils and staff reunite at former village school

Peter Steward

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Mulbarton Primary Books

Books

Primary pupils thrilled by book donation

Chris Bishop

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Teacher wearing mask in class

My child’s education has suffered in pandemic, parents tell survey

Simon Parkin

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Norfolk children and parents have sent thank you messages to schools and teachers.

Thank you! YOUR messages to teachers after extraordinary year

Simon Parkin

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Pupils in Fry class at Caston C of E Primary Academy raised more than £100 for Watton food bank through a sponsored walk

Pupils inspired by civil rights activists raise funds for foodbank

Thomas Chapman

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