Chair of the Education Select Committee, Robert Halfon calls for a taskforce to be setup in order to support schools with “teacher absences” and “health issues”, as pupils return for the new term amid the rise of Omicron cases. Read more here:
Paul Whiteman, the head of school leaders' union NAHT, welcomed the moves over masks and air filtration systems, and said"the best place for children to learn is in school".
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said:"If the choice is between having masks at schools or children missing schools in huge numbers, of course we want to keep pupils learning. That's got to be the priority. He said:"While there are obvious drawbacks to the use of face coverings in classrooms, it is clear that thevariant poses a very significant additional risk to education with the potential for further widespread disruption of schools, colleges, and young people."
It comes as six trade unions for education workers have urged the government to offer improved financial support for schools and colleges to help cover the costs of supply staff.
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