by the teaching unions. if this is a short term fix as the government says and one of a number of different measures including ventilation and moving ofsted to the sidelines, if that s going to do what we all want and keep young people in their school or in their college, that, i think, will be a price worth paying. no one wants to return to remote learning where children were isolated, some put at risk. but headteachers are looking at contingency plans in case staff are hit covid when schools return next week. sanchia berg, bbc news. thangam debbonaire is labour s shadow leader of the house of commons. what do you make of this move with facemasks being required in classrooms? facemasks being required in classrooms? , ., ., ., classrooms? obviously we all want children back classrooms? obviously we all want children back in classrooms? obviously we all want children back in school, classrooms? obviously we all want children back in school, we - classrooms? obviously we all wan