of holyrood on tuesday. the welsh government is also expected to say more about its thinking in the coming days. there are new covid rules for schools in england too. on one day, more than 6a1,000 children missed school because of covid restrictions. the education secretary told mps that whole bubbles, or classes, of children will no longer be sent home to isolate after one person tests positive. we recognise that the system of bubbles and isolation is causing disruption to many children's education. that is why we'll be ending bubbles and transferring contact tracing to the nhs test and trace system for early years settings, schools and colleges. from the 16th of august, children will only need to isolate if they have tested positive for covid—19. labour said ministers couldn't wish away the challenges of the pandemic.