in schools in england, covid restrictions such as social distancing and bubbles have been lifted by the government. here at honley high, because of the increase in cases, open evenings have now been moved online. assemblies are cancelled, and the wearing of masks is being encouraged. yeah, it s very stressful when you have to isolate. this group of pupils are worried about catching covid and missing more time in a school. gcse mocks are next year, and then i have missed so much, and instead of revising stuff i have already done, to scramble everything together, teachers have said we re trying to rush through it a little bit to get everything done. i m going to throw it over to you. many in the teaching profession are also feeling the pressure. at this school, nearly a fifth of staff are off with covid. you might have two or three people off in your department. then you re definitely going to feel that pinch for the day. trying to ensure that any supply teacher has got as much support a
weeks after that last purchase, bhs went under, there was an outcry, and sir philip later agreed to put £363 million into the pension scheme. we approached both of them but they declined to comment or answer our questions, saying that these were private matters. questions, saying that these were private matters. andy, thank you, andy verity- a number of schoolchildren absent from school is about two thirds to covid related absences. elaine dunkley reports. so as soon as they start to crystallise. at honley high in west yorkshire, a science class. these pupils are glad to be in school. it s much more fun now. the lessons are funner than what they was before. back at home, we couldn t actually do the practicals, we just had to write down the method and what they d make, but now we can actually do them. you can be more interactive, yeah, like actually see - the experiments happen. for these pupils, a sense
There have been calls for rigorous enforcement of mask-wearing on school buses after scores of children were sent home from a West Yorkshire school. A dozen pupils at Honley High School near Holmfirth, Kirklees, have tested positive for coronavirus in the last week, leading to around 120 more being sent home for a ten-day isolation period. Parents say school transport is at fault as no-one in authority travels on buses to ensure youngsters are abiding by the guidelines. What s more parents say the company responsible for drop-offs is not providing extra cover - with the school advising parents to find alternative transport to reduce numbers.