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Union warns primary school teachers it is unsafe to return to classrooms
The National Education Union (NEU) has said primary schools should remain closed for the first two weeks of January and move to remote learning due to the pandemic
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Williamson under growing pressure to keep all schools in England closed as union launches legal action Ashley Cowburn
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Gavin Williamson is coming under intensifying pressure to delay the reopening of all schools in England, as one of the country’s largest education unions hit out at what it described as the government’s “reckless” strategy.
On Saturday, a series of high-profile unions issued statements calling for an immediate switch to remote learning – just days before primary schools outside London are set to reopen their doors after the Christmas holidays.
The National Association of Headteachers urged all schools to move to home learning for a “brief and determined period” as it announced legal action against the Department for Education (DfE) over the scientific advice the government is drawing on and Covid testing arrangements for institutions.