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A CGI of the proposed primary and pre-school in Stowmarket
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A new primary and pre-school with capacity for 270 pupils is set to open in Stowmarket next year after the scheme received the green light from planners.
Suffolk County Council outlined proposals to build the school to serve the housing development in Chilton Leys last year.
The Department for Education had initially planned to build a free school at the site, in Fuller Way, but the county council confirmed it would be overseen by a local authority due to the construction of housing developments in the area.
It was also revealed that the council would appoint an academy sponsor for the school at a later date.
A CGI of the proposed primary and pre-school in Stowmarket
- Credit: Concertus
A new primary and pre-school with capacity for 270 pupils is set to open in Stowmarket next year after the scheme received the green light from planners.
Suffolk County Council outlined proposals to build the school to serve the housing development in Chilton Leys last year.
The Department for Education had initially planned to build a free school at the site, in Fuller Way, but the county council confirmed it would be overseen by a local authority due to the construction of housing developments in the area.
It was also revealed that the council would appoint an academy sponsor for the school at a later date.
Philip Hurst, headteacher of Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham, said the preparations by staff were remarkable
Suffolk and north Essex headteachers have said schools are well-versed and prepared for a safe reopening as coronavirus lockdown measures are lifted on March 8.
Prime minister Boris Johnson announced earlier this week all students will return to classrooms next month in the first step of England s roadmap out of restrictions.
As part of the plans, students at secondary schools and colleges will be given Covid-19 tests three times in the first two weeks.
But the National Education Union (NEU) has said the government is not following scientific advice and has called for students to return in phases to prevent future closures.
Teachers in Suffolk will be able to be tested more regularly
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Primary school teachers in Suffolk have welcomed increased coronavirus testing as a way of relieving anxiety for staff.
Under revised rules, the Government has suggested that all primary school teachers be tested for the virus twice a week with what is known as lateral flow tests.
The tests are designed to detect the virus in people who show no outward symptoms but could be contagious.
Secondary schools were recommended to begin testing at the start of the school term but for many primary schools testing will begin next week.