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Coronavirus: Cabinet minister promises to ‘comfort’ unions as tensions grow over schools plan

A cabinet minister has said the government will work with unions to provide “as much comfort as we possibly...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Unions urge government to ‘step back’ from June 1 school reopening plan

Unions representing hundreds of thousands of school teachers, leaders and support staff have called on the government to “step...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: 8 things we learned from Gavin Williamson on plans to reopen schools

Gavin Williamson has defended plans to begin the phased reopening of schools on June 1, hitting out at the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: School attendance rate climbs to 2.4%

The proportion of pupils attending school rose to 2.4 per cent in the middle of last week, new figures...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Largest heads’ union says it wasn’t consulted over June 1 return plan

The country’s largest headteachers’ union was not consulted on the government’s proposal to allow certain year groups to return...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Tests for pupils with symptoms, no PPE needed and classes of 15

Pupils eligible to return to school on June 1 will have “access” to coronavirus testing, the Department for Education...

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Freddie Whittaker
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ONS figures reveal 65 COVID-related deaths in education workforce

At least 65 education sector workers with COVID-19 have died, new statistics show. Data published today by the Office...

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Coronavirus: Heads can refuse to reopen schools if they don’t think it’s safe, say leadership unions

Headteachers can refuse to reopen their schools to more pupils if they don’t believe they can do so safely,...

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Coronavirus: Government wants all primary school pupils back before summer

The government wants all primary school pupils to return to school for a month before the summer “if feasible”....

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Freddie Whittaker