New guidelines mean face coverings must be worn in council venues and a range of other new locations from Saturday 8 August 2020. The list of places where face coverings are needed has been extended by the Government to include indoor venues such as museums, galleries, heritage sites and libraries. Cinemas, theatres and community centres […]
Cases of Covid-19 are increasing in the city and county To stop the spread, Public Health directors urge everyone to play their full part by following government guidance Warnings against gatherings at home with more than one household People needing to share car lifts urged to follow full guidance on face covering and distancing Continue […]
Nottingham City Council Leader Cllr David Mellen has praised the way schools, parents, and children and young people have responded to the Covid-19 crisis and lockdown. Speaking on the last day of the school year, Cllr Mellen said he was proud of the way people in Nottingham have pulled together to cope with the disruption […]
A positive case of Covid-19 has been confirmed at Seely Primary School in Nottingham. A member of staff tested positive on Friday 17 July. They had previously self-isolated at home as soon as they felt unwell and did not return to the Sherwood school. Parents have been informed and two class ‘bubbles’ of children are […]
Nottingham City Council has published data that shows the number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19. For the first time today (17 July) all local authorities are highlighting the number of confirmed cases across different neighbourhoods and communities in a Covid-19 Surveillance Report. These are broken down into two types: Pillar 1: people […]
A scheme that gives free books to children has reached a major milestone in Nottingham. A total of 250,000 books have now been delivered to children aged 0-5 in Nottingham through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The book-gifting charity was introduced in the city in 2009 and now has more than 5,600 children registered to have […]
A plan for how future outbreaks of coronavirus will be managed and controlled in Nottingham City has been published. The Local Outbreak Control Plan sets out the framework for how Nottingham City Council will work with partners, businesses and citizens to contain the spread of the virus, working with the NHS Test and Trace service. […]
Pupils in Nottingham schools will discuss ‘Books I Love about Love’ during this year’s Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) Day. Taking place in classrooms and homes through online distance learning on Thursday 25 June 2020, RSE Day will feature online creative workshops exploring healthy relationships; with poetry, visual arts, music and dance online lessons, creative […]
Nottingham City Council is to support primary schools to reopen for more pupils from Monday 22 June. Following the successful, phased return of more Year 6 pupils in Nottingham this week, the council is confident that primary schools have the right measures in place to begin the gradual increase of small groups of children from […]
Nottingham City Council is to support primary schools to reopen for more pupils from Monday 15 June. Following discussions with education unions, head teachers and public health officials, the City Council is supportive that primary schools should prepare for a gradual increase in Year 6 pupils for the remainder of the summer term. Schools will […]