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Teaching unions call on Government not to lift requirement for pupils to wear masks when they return

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Teaching unions call on Government not to lift requirement for pupils to wear masks when they return to class after Easter NASUWT fears stopping measures would risk health of children and teachers Government said current safety measures would be reviewed at Easter time Survey of 4,000 members found 75 per cent support secondary pupils in … Read more

Two-metre social distancing for school pupils is ‘an aspiration, not an absolute requirement’

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Social distancing in classrooms is an ‘aspiration’ and not an ‘absolute requirement’, the head of Ofsted said yesterday. Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector of Ofsted, told Sky News that reducing the two-metre distancing rule would allow more pupils to return to school.  She added that schools are following a ‘hierarchy’ of infection controls, which emphasise … Read more