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BBC News Published image captionThe union wants to see mass testing in schools A teaching union has called for a combination of online learning and mass Covid testing in Scotlands schools to ensure a safe return in January. Its members are concerned that socialising over Christmas will drive up rates of Covid-19, putting staff and pupils at risk. NASUWT has asked Education Secretary John Swinney to consider the move. The Scottish government said pilot schemes to test asymptomatic staff would...

Scotland’s opposition leaders have backed plans to impose tighter restrictions over Christmas, but called on Nicola Sturgeon to close schools immediately and publish the evidence for the decision. The First Minister announced that indoor household gatherings would only be allowed on Christmas Day and a “strict travel ban” would be imposed between Scotland and the rest of the UK. Schools will continue to open as normal until the start of the Christmas break, with the holiday being extended...

BBC News By Hannah Richardson Published image copyrightPA Media The return to secondary school in January will be staggered in England, with some pupils starting online rather than in class, says the government. It will allow schools to set up a Covid testing scheme - but exam-year pupils will start term as usual. The National Education Union said making the announcement right at the end of the school term showed "panic". Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said testing would "clamp down" on t...

A teaching union has sabotaged the governments plans to roll-out mass coronavirus testing to secondary schools and colleges and told members not to work on them over Christmas. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said the last minute announcement of the testing proposals before the festive break made the scheme undeliverable.  Furthermore, another education sector body warned the plan could see headteachers working on Christmas Day in order to put everything in place.  Minist...

Teachers slam outrageous decision allowing volunteers to test for Covid-19 in schools without DBS check Schools minister Nick Gibb has confirmed the tests will be administered by volunteers and agency staff, rather than teachers Updated Further details on how it will work will be published next week (Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the ...

A headteachers’ union has said it will not be possible to recruit and train all the volunteers needed to carry out Covid-19 tests for students. The Government has announced that secondary school and college pupils’ return to class in England will be staggered in the first week of January to help headteachers roll out mass testing of students. Schools minister Nick Gibb said the tests will be administered by volunteers and agency staff, rather than teachers, and further details on how it wil...

A headteachers’ union has said it will not be possible to recruit and train all the volunteers needed to carry out Covid-19 tests for students. The Government has announced that secondary school and college pupils’ return to class in England will be staggered in the first week of January to help headteachers roll out mass testing of students. Schools minister Nick Gibb said the tests will be administered by volunteers and agency staff, rather than teachers, and further details on how it wil...

A headteachers’ union has said it will not be possible to recruit and train all the volunteers needed to carry out Covid-19 tests for students. The Government has announced that secondary school and college pupils’ return to class in England will be staggered in the first week of January to help headteachers roll out mass testing of students. Schools minister Nick Gibb said the tests will be administered by volunteers and agency staff, rather than teachers, and further details on how it wil...

Volunteers carrying out Covid-19 tests in schools will not need DBS check Schools minister Nick Gibb has confirmed the tests will be administered by volunteers and agency staff, rather than teachers Updated Further details on how it will work will be published next week (Image: Getty Images/BananaStock RF) There are always big stories on WalesOnline - dont miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the in...

TEACHING unions warned today that mass-testing plans for secondary schools in January are “undeliverable” without the volunteers to carry them out. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) argued that it would not be possible to recruit and train all the volunteers needed to carry out the Covid-19 tests for students. In England, secondary-school and college pupils’ return to class will be staggered in the first week of January to help headteachers roll out mass testing. Scho...