Clare Flintoff
Asset Education head Clare Flintoff Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN
As pupils prepare to return to class tomorrow, Clare Flintoff, of the Asset Education Trust, has admitted there are concerns about children and staff being back on the front line .
As primary school children and staff return to their classrooms after the Christmas break for the start of the January 2021 term we find ourselves at probably the most challenging point of the pandemic so far, as we are confronted by ethical, as well as operational, issues and dilemmas about how to proceed.
We know how important education is and none of us want to see primary children entirely learning from home again. But there are some worrying statistics about transmission in the 0-9 age range and a new variant of the virus that is reportedly up to 70% more infectious. We are told to continue with safety measures that were proving pretty reliable before the new variant made an appearance but there is no new guidan