Original document : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evidence-summary-covid-19-children-young-people-and-education-settings

Change description : 2022-01-05 14:00:00: Added ‘Evidence summary: COVID-19 – face coverings in education settings January 2022’. [Coronavirus (COVID-19)]

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Evidence summary: COVID-19 - children, young people and education settings

DfE paperpapers summarising evidence in relation to the coronavirusCOVID-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, particularly around children, young people and education settings.

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The paper should be viewed in context. It is the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing (February 2021).writing.

The picture is developing rapidly and the Department for Education regularly reviews data, analysis, evidence and advice from a number of different sources.

These include:

  • the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE)
  • Publicthe UK Health EnglandSecurity Agency
  • the Office for National Statistics
  • the Joint Biosecurity Centre
  • other relevant sources
Published 22 February 2021
Last updated 5 January 2022 + show all updates
  1. Added 'Evidence summary: COVID-19 - face coverings in education settings January 2022'.

  2. Added the 'Evidence summary: COVID-19 for July 2021' publication.

  3. First published.

Update history

2022-11-24 14:00
Added ‘Analysis on the use of face coverings policies in secondary schools and COVID-19 absence rates’ PDF, and an Excel and Open Document which contain the underlying data for the analysis.

2022-01-05 14:00
Added ‘Evidence summary: COVID-19 – face coverings in education settings January 2022’.

2021-02-22 19:17
First published.