One week down, lots, more to go. As it sinks in that schools probably won’t re-open until September, parents of young children are finding it difficult to keep-up with home schooling and trying to work out the best way to cope.

Staff at 74 universities walked out on Thursday on the first of 14 days of unprecedented industrial action over a long-running dispute over pay, pensions and working conditions.

An Ofsted report has revealed that the majority of secondary schools are increasing class sizes to save money.

A study by researchers at University College London looked at the activity levels of 4,257 12- to 16-year-olds and has found that children who spend lots of time sitting still are more likely to develop depression by the age of 18.

The US has launched investigations into Harvard and Yale universities over suspicions they received undisclosed funds from foreign countries, including Saudi Arabia and China.

Schools are being told they do not need to close or send people home if there is a suspected case of coronavirus.