It’s not quite school as they know it but thousands of children have returned to the classroom for the start of the school year.

The region looks set to bask in September sunshine with temperatures rising back into the mid-20s promising an mini-Indian summer.

Thousands of children across Norfolk and Waveney return to school on Monday. For the majority, it will be the first time they have been in class for six months. SIMON PARKIN reports on what schools are doing to help get pupils’ education back on track...

School children across Norfolk are returning to classrooms next week after a six-month hiatus as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Families are facing back to school uncertainty after being warned they may miss out on places on a school bus scheme.

Extra ‘child only’ bus services are set to be introduced and commuters urged to avoid school rush-hour in order to give priority to pupils when Norfolk schools reopen next week.

First-day of the new school term is likely to be like no other this year, with nerves for both parents and children.

Almost half of parents remained concerned about sending children back to school for the start of the new term, an EDP survey has found.

Householders are being asked to record sightings of three species of finches as part of a survey that will help shed light on population numbers.

School fields are being turned into thriving allotments to be tended by pupils, with produce used in lessons and handed out in the local community.

An uninsured driver was clocked at 99mph on the A47 while using a spare tyre.

Parents anxious about sending their child back to school in September have been urged to discuss their concerns with headteachers amid calls for fines for absences to be scrapped.

Schools that relaxed strict uniform requirements amid the coronavirus lockdown will expect pupils back in blazers and ties from September, as suppliers see the usual pre-term rush.

A campaign has been launched to support Norfolk parents as they prepare children for a full time return to the classroom.

Schools are preparing to welcome all pupils back into the lessons in a fortnight - many for the first time since March.

Thousands of Norfolk students face uncertainty over BTEC exam results.

Pupils celebrated GCSE results as the number of students awarded top grades surged to record high after a U-turn meant results could be based on teachers’ estimated grades amid cancelled exams.

After a school year like no other and confusion over how grades will be calculated, the anxious wait will finally be over today for those expecting their GCSE results in Norfolk and Waveney.

Hundreds of Norfolk and Suffolk students face further exam disappointment today, after schools and colleges were told not to issue BTEC results to students following a last-minute U-turn on grading.

After a challenging year which has seen pupils unable to sit their exams, thousands of Norfolk students are set to receive their GCSE results today.

Students have been told their A-level grades will now be based on teachers’ assessments - if they were higher than the moderated grades they received.

A-level and GCSE students will have their results based on teacher assessments after a Government U-turn.

After the release of this year’s A-level results, many students will be pondering their futures.

Hundreds of students around Norfolk and Waveney are finding out their all-important A-level results today.

Headteachers have hit out at 11th-hour changes to the way A-level grades will be assessed less than 48 hours before students were due to receive their results.

The question of what to do with A-level and GCSE students in a year when exams have been cancelled has been a tricky equation to solve.

Preparations are underway in schools in readiness for all pupils returning to different looking classes next month.

Schools and colleges across Norfolk are preparing for an unusual set of A-level results.

A cyclist who suffered serious injuries when she was hit by a bus on a pedestrian crossing has pleaded for the driver not to lose her job over the accident.

An official heatwave could hit Norfolk this weekend with temperatures expected to soar to 35C in places.