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
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
Boris s lockdown D-Day: PM will decide TODAY whether to plunge ALL of England back into full lockdown – potentially for MONTHS – after Keir Starmer demanded tougher restrictions to stop out of control mutant Covid virus
Boris Johnson will decide whether to introduce stricter measures as he faces calls to bring in a lockdown
PM warned curbs were probably about to get tougher - and said he was considering further school closures
Cabinet sources said they expected the Government s Covid-O committee, which makes decisions on lockdown restrictions, would meet on Monday to decide on the next steps to take
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said mass testing in schools is a milestone moment ALL schools and colleges in England will be able to access rapid Covid-19 testing from January in a bid to keep staff and students safe, the Government has announced. Following a pilot in the first term of this school year, secondary schools, colleges, special schools and alternative provision can access weekly rapid tests. Star Academies Trust, which runs six schools in Bradford - including Tong and Laisterdyke Leadership Academies - was involved in the trial programme. Students will be eligible for daily testing for seven days if they are identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive. Current guidelines state a whole school bubble has to self-isolate if a student or staff member tests positive, but from January this won t be the case if they agree to be tested once a day.