pressure think. i don t want to put more pressure on think. i don t want to put more pressure on teachers, but i think they re pressure on teachers, but i think they re such great role models to children they re such great role models to children and would have a good impact, children and would have a good impact, i children and would have a good impact, i think. children and would have a good impact, ithink. and maybe even children and would have a good impact, i think. and maybe even the same impact, ! think. and maybe even the same way impact, i think. and maybe even the same way teachers put on parents evenings same way teachers put on parents evenings and discuss school, all sorts evenings and discuss school, all sorts of evenings and discuss school, all sorts of things, if they concert informing sorts of things, if they concert informing parents as well, because i think we re informing parents as well, because i think we re all a bit nervous, this is all th
ithink to support that as well usually. and i think there is opportunity within the curriculum and school could even if it was the curriculum and school could even if it was a the curriculum and school could even if it was a short bit they can tackle if it was a short bit they can tackle this. this is a pandemic that it has tackle this. this is a pandemic that it has affected billions across the road, it has affected billions across the road. it it has affected billions across the road, it could not be any more newsworthy and important as a subject newsworthy and important as a subject in newsworthy and important as a subject in school right now, and i think subject in school right now, and i think if subject in school right now, and i think if schools are excited to carry think if schools are excited to carry out think if schools are excited to carry out vaccinations, there is some carry out vaccinations, there is some onus carry out vaccinations, there is some on
given that schools will be the venues where vaccinations will take place, this will be a scheme run by the health services. we have already heard from head teacher saying parents shouldn t put pressure on schools about vaccinations. they say it is health experts, not teachers, who decided this is a good thing. and whether or not a child is vaccinated, they would say, will not affect access to any other part of school life. it is also worth saying that a key aim of the vaccinations is to help more people stay in school and to actually reduce disruption. there are other regular vaccination programmes which go ahead each year in schools without controversy, and i think ministers will be hoping very much that when this rolls out in the next few weeks, it might be the same for the covid vaccination. that s our education correspondent sean coughlan. let s ask one young man who is heading up for the age of 12, when he makes of it all. let s talk to oliver broadbent, who will be 12 injanuary,
of, ultimately, there is a judgment here of. some ultimately, there is a judgment here of, some parents. it is a tricky area~ of, some parents. it is a tricky area~ otiver of, some parents. it is a tricky area. oliver has said on sundays, i don t area. oliver has said on sundays, i don t wanted, i am scared of having an injection, don t wanted, i am scared of having an injection, vaccination, needle, so we an injection, vaccination, needle, so we talked about lots of things and how so we talked about lots of things and how it so we talked about lots of things and how it can help the bigger picture and how it can help the bigger picture. with social media comes a lot of picture. with social media comes a lot of scaremongering as well, so i think lot of scaremongering as well, so i think parents and schools i ve got a responsibility to relate source the ti l ht responsibility to relate source the right information, stuff that is verified, right information, stuff that
will reduce disruption and children will have more chance to catch up. the advantages is about keeping schools open and keeping pupils inside. that is what this is about. we focus on schools but it is worth bringing on this question from david, who says, what arrangements are being made for those children educated at home? thea;r are being made for those children educated at home? are being made for those children educated at home? they are entitled to vaccines like educated at home? they are entitled to vaccines like everyone educated at home? they are entitled to vaccines like everyone else. - to vaccines like everyone else. there will be arrangements on a local basis of children can go into a school or a health centre or whatever. there will also be arrangements for pupils who miss out, even if they are at school and they are off sick that day, other places can be used to catch up. and there will be a mopping up exercise afterwards. . ~ there will be a mopping up exercise after