obviously we all want children back in school, we want children learning and we want them with their friends but we want to do it safely. masks are an additional layer of protection and with omicron raging around the country is this important to make sure we do everything to help children learn safely but it is unfortunate the government has failed to heed the warnings from sage, last may, not even 2021 by 2020, that ventilation in schools is vital because i haven't addressed that. it is also important they address the other factors involved in the spread of omicron so that children can get back to learning as safely as possible. here we are one year on from skills being told one thing and then another right at the end of school holidays just about to go back to school, so whilst i am pleased that children will be able to continue learning in person because learning at home is not good for their mental well—being and it is deeply unsafe and unsatisfactory,