200,000 schoolchildren off due to Covid as more detail on free testing promised

School leaders have warned the issue could get worse when free lateral flow testing stops.

School leaders have also expressed concern over “worrying” reports of a recent rise in Covid cases in schools, warning that the issue could get worse when families have to pay for tests.

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