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Boris Johnson has urged parents to send their children back to primaries that are set to reopen tomorrow
PM said he had no doubt that schools were safe but refused to rule out full shutdown in the weeks to come
Mr Johnson warned that harsher lockdown measures will probably be needed due to the mutant Covid strain
Ofsted boss Amanda Spielman has delivered stark warning that children s learning cannot be furloughed
Left-wing councils join revolt against Government plans as National Education Union says schools are not safe
Boris Johnson today urged parents to send children back to primary schools but refused to rule out a full shutdown to control the mutant coronavirus strain - as Keir Starmer demanded a new national lockdown within 24 hours.
The head of England s schools watchdog today warned that education cannot be furloughed as Left-wing councils joined the revolt against Government plans to keep schools open.
Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman said school closures should be kept to the absolute minimum , revealing that the first lockdown disrupted children s learning and wider development.
Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, she said Ofsted had found some younger children had forgotten how to hold a pencil or use a knife and fork, and had regressed in basic language numbers .
In older children, Ms Spielman said the schools watchdog had noted increases in eating disorders and self-harm, and anti-social behaviour at some schools during the coronavirus crisis.
Boris Johnson warned harsher lockdown measures will probably be needed due to the mutant Covid strain
Keir Starmer condemned the PM for delaying and insisted national lockdown should happen within 24 hours
Mr Johnson has urged parents still to send their children back to primaries that are set to reopen tomorrow
PM said he had no doubt that schools were safe but refused to rule out full shutdown in the weeks to come
Ofsted boss Amanda Spielman has delivered stark warning that children s learning cannot be furloughed
Left-wing councils join revolt against Government plans as National Education Union says schools are not safe
Head teachers are calling on the Government to scrap this summer s GCSE and A-level exams amid outrage over Gavin Williamson s plans to keep schools open.
Most primaries in England are expected to re-open their doors tomorrow, while secondary schools will reopen on a staggered basis later this month with plans to test every student weekly.
Yesterday, however, the UK s largest teaching union advised members it was not safe to return to the classroom - with several left-wing councils demanding their primary schools move to online teaching only.
And in another blow to the Education Secretary s plans, UK head teachers are now calling for this year s exams to be scrapped to prioritise wider public health, pupil and staff safety .
Keep them at home : Headteacher in Berkshire tells parents not to send their children to school amid soaring Covid cases as more councils look set to defy orders to open primaries despite assurances from Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has urged parents to send their children back to primaries that are set to reopen tomorrow
PM said he had no doubt that schools were safe but refused to rule out full shutdown in the weeks to come
Headteacher Gil Denham said she can t guarantee that pupils or staff will not be exposed if they return
Insisted in a letter that parents should only send their children in if they feel the risk is not too high