He said: “Seeing young people finally able to return to school is an incredibly reassuring first step. “It’s been clear that the pandemic has had a tremendous impact on young people, with both their mental wellbeing and their learning impacted by not being at school. “Although there are now additional steps in place to protect teachers, other school staff, young people and their families, such as testing, I must remind residents that it is inevitable that, with schools going back, it is likely that we will see a small spike in cases once more. Oxfordshire County Council director of public health Ansaf Azhar
He said: “Seeing young people finally able to return to school is an incredibly reassuring first step. “It’s been clear that the pandemic has had a tremendous impact on young people, with both their mental wellbeing and their learning impacted by not being at school. “Although there are now additional steps in place to protect teachers, other school staff, young people and their families, such as testing, I must remind residents that it is inevitable that, with schools going back, it is likely that we will see a small spike in cases once more. Oxfordshire County Council director of public health Ansaf Azhar
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