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

Teacher wearing mask in class

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Two thirds of Norfolk parents feel their children’s education has been negatively affected by school disruption, a snapshot survey has found.
Diss Junior Academy pupils with Emma Conway, headteacher Jo Cerullo and teacher Mrs Gooch, with their T.rex model.

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School children to get creative with mini T.rex models

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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

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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

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Pupils picked up from school

When do Norfolk and Waveney schools break up and when do they go back?

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Swaffham Junior Academy pupils and teacher

Your chance to send a thank you message to teacher

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Pupils in face masks

Poll

Parents: Tell us all about this strange year of Covid schooling

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Diss Infant Academy teacher and pupils

Send a thank you message to your child’s school and teachers

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School lunch time

Schools fear missing out on £5m over free school meal deadline change

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Pupils at Diss Junior Academy

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Heads welcome end of school 'bubbles' to prevent further disruption

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Swaffham CofE Primary Academy reception pupils Joey and Arianna in their graduation gowns.

School’s first ever reception class given graduation ceremony

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Nurse with Covid jab

Poll

Are you in favour of giving your children the Covid vaccine?

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Primary pupils sanitising their hands

‘Scrap bubbles to keep pupils in school’ calls over increased isolation

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Students collecting their GCSE results at Ormiston Victory Academy in Costessey. Rachel de SouzaPh

School bubbles and pupil self-isolation should end, says commissioner

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Current and former school pupils have spoken out about their experiences of sexual abuse while they were students.

38 Norfolk schools and university named in students' accounts of sex abuse

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Flegg High School prom in 2017

Rush to save school proms from being axed

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Classroom and Graham White of NEU.

Revealed: The school academy chains paying bosses over £150k a year

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Pupils wear protective face masks as they arrive at school.

Schools in 'precarious' Covid outbreak situation, teaching leader warns

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Sixth form students

All you need to know about £1.4bn Covid catch-up for children

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The children from Happyfeet Nursery in Watton with their watering cans.

Nursery children get gardening at new homes site

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More than 10,000 pupils at Norfolk schools have benefitted from government Covid laptop and tablet scheme.

Norfolk pupils get over 10,000 laptops and tablets in government scheme

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An online bank of Norfolk videos and resources is to be released to support teaching in schools.

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Stephen Fry backs schools project to inspire children with Norfolk stories

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Almost 500 children were taken out of Norfolk schools to be home-educated in the last academic year, figures show.

Big rise in Norfolk children being home-schooled

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A group has urged formal tests for primary school pupils be paused to give them time to catch-up.

Ministers 'should pause primary school tests to allow children to catch up'

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Pupils at Diss Junior Academy part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust.

Norfolk schools turn to Essex to find governors

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Attendance at Norfolk primary schools is higher than the national average.

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School attendance 'highest it has been at any point during pandemic'

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Students will get GCSE and A-level results earlier this summer.

How will exam grades and primary school tests work this summer?

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Students in secondary schools and colleges will still have to wear face coverings after the Easter break.

Why will secondary pupils still have to wear face masks after Easter?

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Sexual harassment and misogynist abuse are an every day occurrence for pupils, a Norfolk charity has warned

Sexual harassment daily occurrence in schools, warns charity

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Norfolk teachers Louise Wright and Rebecca Guy-Ragan who are a step closer to becoming headteachers.

Norfolk teachers top of the class in bid to become school heads

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