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SCHOOLS in Oxfordshire are preparing to ‘unmask’ and move away from the bubbles system within the next two weeks. Both the legal requirement to wear a face covering and bubbles system are set to come to an end on July 19. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said wearing a mask will be a matter of ‘personal responsibility’ – although the removal of Covid restrictions is still subject to confirmation on Monday. However, headteachers in Oxfordshire have said they will keep bubbles as the term draws to a close. Rob Pavey, headteacher at Cheney School in Headington, said: “We went back to wearing masks in class two or three weeks ago when we saw cases rising.
EDUCATION experts in Oxfordshire have derided the decision to keep secondary schools closed for an extra two weeks. Yesterday, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced that secondary schools across most of England would remain closed for an extra two weeks due to rising cases of Covid-19. Secondary schools and colleges should only allow vulnerable children, children of critical workers and exam students to attend. Remaining students are expected to go back on January 11. Primary schools will return as planned on Monday – aside from those in some London boroughs and areas of the South East. Oxfordshire pupils will return as normal. Mr Williamson’s announcement, designed to allow time for mass testing plans in secondary schools and colleges, has been met with scepticism in Oxfordshire.