Army testing help not enough One of the UKâs biggest teaching unions calls for schools to remain closed
Association of School and College Leaders wants schools to stay shut until testing has been set up properly
Updated
The video will auto-play soon8Cancel
Play now
Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.
Sign up here!
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes theyâll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Whitty and Vallance MUST show us the evidence for shutting schools : Top Tory demands answers on mutant strain s risk to children as Hancock and Gove push for delay return of classes while parents beg for clarity
SAGE has told PM that a new tougher lockdown in January with schools closed is only way to take R below 1
Michael Gove confirmed staggered reopening of schools in England from Monday - but primaries will open
But in more uncertainty for parents and children, he said the plan remains under review amid union pressure
All secondary schools will be shut apart from for children in Year 11 and 13 and for key workers children
School leaders have slammed frankly ludicrous government plans to roll-out rapid mass Covid testing across the country s 4,200 secondary schools in just days.
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said government guidance on rapid tests doesn t take us much further forward because it ignores the fact that this plan and timescale are totally unrealistic .
Meanwhile the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) warned the chaotic and rushed nature of the Government s announcement, the lack of proper guidance, and an absence of appropriate support means that most tests will not be in a position to carry this out in safe and effective manner .