Absence of guidance causing anxiety and confusion
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Government must row back from reckless ditching of Covid rules, say education unions
Scrapping all safety requirements in schools could cause further Covid surge
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Government guidance for schools increases Covid risk and threatens learning, warns UNISON
Unsafe practices and inappropriate arrangements to cover for teachers aren’t the way to protect education.
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Extra Covid measures should have been introduced weeks ago
Air filters and masks welcome but nowhere near enough
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Education unions call for additional safety measures in schools
UNISON among unions calling for action to halt rising rates
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Face mask mistakes have left parents and children “high and dry”, says UNISON
Coverings should not have been hastily ditched
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Ending school bubbles and isolation will be dangerous, says UNISON
Rolling back safety measures risks spread
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Bring back face coverings to limit school Covid disruption
Education unions issue joint statement
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Government data on Covid variant cases linked to schools should be published immediately, say education unions
More information needed due to growing concerns
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Removing the need for masks in schools “too much, too soon”, says UNISON
Return to normality must be done safely
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Decision to keep face coverings is the right move, says UNISON
Important measure to stop infection spread
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Education unions need answers from education secretary
Safety concerns for staff about increased pupil numbers
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Close nurseries to all except vulnerable and key-worker children
Vaccine priority must be extended to nursery and school staff
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Ministers must delay school reopening by a fortnight, says UNISON
Goverment must act immediately for primary schools
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Reopening delay is sensible to make school mass testing work, says UNISON
Primary opening should also be held back
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Government must do more to keep schools open and safe, education unions say
Joint unions for school staff write to education secretary
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School staff should be allowed to wear face coverings, says UNISON
Commenting on the government’s decision to allow secondary pupils to wear face coverings in school corridors in local lockdown areas of England, UNISON head of education Jon Richards said today…Read more…
School staff must be allowed to wear masks for safe reopening, says UNISON
Chief UK medical officers’ views show staff need face coverings
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Clearer guidance still needed on face coverings in schools in England, says UNISON
Ruth Levin says government should allow school staff and pupils to wear masks if they want to
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Staffing, safety and vulnerable children must be priority for schools’ return, says UNISON
Jon Richards says test and trace must improve, teaching assistants mustn’t become substitute teachers and vulnerable pupils should be priority
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