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Keep face masks in the classroom for another month, urge unions and scientists

Lifting the recommendation that face coverings be worn in secondary classrooms this month will have “consequences” for the health...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE continues to recommend face coverings in secondary classrooms after Easter

Face coverings will continue to be recommended in secondary school classrooms until May 17 at the earliest, the Department...

James Carr
James Carr
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School backs down on face masks refusal following DfE pressure

A school whose headteacher vowed to defy official advice on face masks in secondary classrooms has quietly reversed its...

James Carr
James Carr
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DfE and PHE not on same page over school face masks evidence

A teaching union is demanding to see the “clear scientific evidence base” behind any government decision on face masks...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government to U-turn on masks in schools

Staff and older pupils will be expected to wear face coverings in schools in England from September following a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE confirms U-turn over masks in schools

Pupils and staff in secondary schools in high-transmission areas will be required to wear face coverings following a U-turn...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pressure mounts on government over face coverings in schools

The government is under growing pressure to review its guidance on the use of face coverings in schools, as...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker