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Rapid flow coronavirus tests are being rolled out to Year 11 to 13 students and school staff.

A mum who is raising money to buy food vouchers for vulnerable secondary school children says she now wants 'the government to stand up and take notice'.

Parents are being told to wear a mask when dropping off and collecting their children from school in Jersey from today.

Health services at Overdale are due to be moved to the old Les Quennevais school building as part of the plan for building Jersey's new hospital.

A teaching union claims that some Jersey pupils are being told to bring blankets to school and some teachers are leading lessons in hats and coats because classrooms are so cold.

The Assistant Education Minister says early indications show the return to school today has been safe and successful.

The Children’s Commissioner has called for a ‘clear and unified message’ from Jersey’s politicians about the decision to reopen schools this week.

GCSE and A-level exams are going to be replaced by school-based assessments this summer.

Jersey's government-run schools will not reopen until Monday 11th January.

School holidays in Jersey have been extended by two days so school staff have more time to prepare for a safe return to the classroom.

The NASUWT teaching union has called on the government to delay January's return to schools in Jersey so all pupils can be tested for coronavirus.

Four cases of coronavirus in two Victoria College year groups have been detected today (Wednesday 16 December).

A request to extend the school meal pilot project to all primaries in Jersey from September 2021 has been rejected by the States Assembly.

6,248 Jersey students at States-run schools are currently working from home.

A JCG student, Samares student, and a member of staff at Hautlieu have tested positive for Covid-19, with more school year groups and classes sent home to isolate.

Eight more students and three more staff from ten Jersey schools have tested positive for coronavirus during the latest tests.

Three classes at Mont a l'Abbe school and 'a small number' of Beaulieu students are currently isolating because a staff member at each school has tested positive for coronavirus.

A proposition to ask the Education Minister to take the steps necessary to close States-run schools at the end of this week has been rejected.

Four more Jersey students and two more members of school staff have tested positive for coronavirus.

An emergency States sitting could be called for politicians to debate whether Jersey's state-run schools should close at the end of this week.

17 Jersey students across 13 schools have tested positive for coronavirus since Thursday 3 December, but the Education Minister says the advice still states 'no compelling case' for schools to close early.

Reform Jersey has urged the government to consider a phased early close down of primary schools in Jersey.

The government says schools will not close before the end of term, following calls for them to shut a week early so families could choose to isolate before Christmas.

Free schools meals could be offered in all States-funded primary schools.

Hundreds more children are isolating today following confirmed coronavirus cases at five Jersey schools.

Three new cases of coronavirus in Jersey schools have been identified.

Another case of coronavirus has been identified at JCG, and a student at St Michael's has also tested positive.

Another case of coronavirus has been found in Victoria College's Sixth Form after 200 students were sent home to isolate.

Hundreds of primary school children are better on their bikes thanks to a new training programme being delivered in schools.

Six more JCG pupils and another three Victoria College students have tested positive for coronavirus.