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School closures happen because of an emergency like severe weather - check whether your child's school is closed on your local council website.
A summary of the closures of state-funded schools in England during the 2023 teacher strikes.
A note on school closures prepared by the scientific pandemic influenza group on behaviours (SPI-B) and modelling (SPI-M) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
Paper prepared by the University of Warwick.
Effects of Parental Investments on Learning Outcomes and Avoidance of Hysteresis in Education
This Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) COVID-19 page provides important advice and updates for service parents.
Paper prepared by the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis (MRC GIDA), Imperial College.
Academic paper prepared by University College London (UCL) for SAGE.
This Insight Note analyses how Vietnam's schools responded to the COVID-induced closures in 2020
How the Thames Barrier works, and when it is scheduled to close.
Documents about making significant changes to schools (for example, expansion), closing schools and opening new schools.
A summary of the closures of government-funded schools in England during the 5 July 2016 national teacher strike.
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