First pupils to arrive back at school in Ascot are sent home within minutes after positive Covid test amid schools testing confusion as No 10 insists students with false positives CAN return to class
Children at LVS in London Road arrived this morning by bus but were sent home within minutes of arriving
One pupil tested positive for coronavirus so they and 24 students on their bus were sent home to isolate
Comes amid confusion over whether or not children with false positives are allowed to return to school
Teacher described apprehension at students going back to school amid chaos over non-compulsory testing
Professor Calum Semple, an expert at Liverpool University and SAGE adviser, pointed to studies that have shown primary school pupils are half as likely to catch and fall ill with Covid as adults.
Teacher described apprehension at students going back to school amid chaos over non-compulsory testing
Most primary schools have reopened this morning, while secondary school students will head back in phases
3 Covid tests will be conducted in school as a union boss says on-site testing facilities look like field hospital
But Covid tests are voluntary, with teachers describing the struggle of getting parental consent beforehand
And face covering critics, including parents and MPs, say the rules will impact students learning
Friends celebrated their long-awaited reunion with a bottle of champagne as they met for the first time in months after the first easing of lockdown restrictions came into place this morning.
The pair embraced the morning chill to enjoy a celebratory drink and a picnic on a bench in Clapham Common, south London, as Britons across the country reunited with their loves ones in the nation s outdoor spaces.
Elsewhere a pair of friends were seen enjoying a chat and a coffee as they took a stroll through in Hyde Park, central London, while others were spotted sitting down for a picnic in a park in Leeds.