A source said Mr Khan is continuing to consult with health experts to ensure that London is following the most up-to-date advice and will do so ahead of children returning to schools.

Face masks in schools: Mayor 'consulting with experts' over safety

A level students celebrate outside the Department for Education in London 

Hundreds of A-level students in London are set to see their grades increased after a humiliating U-turn by the Government. Grades will now be based on teachers’ assessments rather than the controversial algorithm devised by regulator Ofqual.

Scrapping A-level downgrading system 'only option' says London student

Around 100 demonstrators, including pupils who received their results on Thursday, expressed anger and disappointment outside Downing Street as they called for the Education Secretary to be sacked.

Students demonstrate outside Downing Street after A-levels downgraded

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Charlie Heron, from Shenfield High School in Essex, said he will not be allowed to appeal so will sit exams in October.

Essex student criticises A-level system after disappointing grades

A father from Essex is campaigning against the way A-level grades are being calculated after this year's exams were cancelled. Students will get computer-generated results based on teacher assessments and the past performance of their school.

Father campaigns against 'unfair' computer-generated exam results 

School sign (Taken from Unsplash website/Oliver Hale)

Thousands of students will receive their A-level and GCSE results this month after exams were cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic.

How will exam grades be decided and how can students appeal?

Anti-racism campaign group Hope Not Hate said a rise in the combined number of fixed-term and permanent exclusions for racism is a concern but that schools are clamping down on the behaviour.

School suspensions because of racism reach record high

The Black Lives Matter movement has shone a spotlight on the UK's education system, with calls for Britain's colonial history to be made a mandatory part of the curriculum. 

Rethinking the curriculum: Calls to make black history mandatory at school

Is the Covid-19 pandemic opening up a damaging educational divide? With students learning from home, access to laptops and broadband is crucial.

Bobby Seagull: How much is your child's learning being damaged?

At the school gates parents told ITV News London they were confident the school had done enough to keep children safe.

Temperature tests and sanitiser stations: Pupils get to grips with new rules

This week, during half term, instead of preparing lessons many teachers are instead drawing up plans to keep pupils as safe as possible.

What does a socially distanced classroom look like?

Hackney mums Charlotte Pearson and Kiesha McInnis set up the charity AS1 to support other families like theirs.

Charity helps 'forgotten parents' homeschooling children with special needs

The team of volunteers, who are all staff members at the university, are now able to make 13,000 visors a week.

University uses laser cutters and plastic sheets to make PPE

A teacher fears study claiming school closures will have minimal impact on the virus could send out mixed messages to students and families.

Teacher 'angry' after study claims school closures have minimal impact on virus

Staff at William Martin took the decision after a teacher came back from Northern Italy where there have been a number of confirmed cases.

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