The Prime Minister has said the Government wants secondary school pupils to return to lessons in a staggered way in the new year if they “possibly can”.
He said the “commonsensical thing to do” was to follow the path of the epidemic.
Labour’s letter to the Education Secretary calls on the Government to publish scientific evidence on the spread of the virus in schools and colleges – and the risk this poses to students, staff and the community.
It demands that the Government puts in place plans to safeguard vulnerable children in the event that schools and colleges close.
Last week, the Government announced that most secondary school and college pupils’ return to class in England would be staggered in the first week of January to help roll out the mass testing of students.
The Prime Minister has said the Government wants secondary school pupils to return to lessons in a staggered way in the new year if they “possibly can”.
He said the “commonsensical thing to do” was to follow the path of the epidemic.
Labour’s letter to the Education Secretary calls on the Government to publish scientific evidence on the spread of the virus in schools and colleges – and the risk this poses to students, staff and the community.
It demands that the Government puts in place plans to safeguard vulnerable children in the event that schools and colleges close.
Last week, the Government announced that most secondary school and college pupils’ return to class in England would be staggered in the first week of January to help roll out the mass testing of students.
The Prime Minister has said the Government wants secondary school pupils to return to lessons in a staggered way in the new year if they “possibly can”.
He said the “commonsensical thing to do” was to follow the path of the epidemic.
Labour’s letter to the Education Secretary calls on the Government to publish scientific evidence on the spread of the virus in schools and colleges – and the risk this poses to students, staff and the community.
It demands that the Government puts in place plans to safeguard vulnerable children in the event that schools and colleges close.
Last week, the Government announced that most secondary school and college pupils’ return to class in England would be staggered in the first week of January to help roll out the mass testing of students.
Vaccinations against COVID-19 are getting underway in England and will soon follow elsewhere. This is great news, but just the start of a long programme that could extend well into the middle of 2021 - and beyond. In the meantime, the number of people protected from symptomatic COVID will steadily grow as more people are vaccinated.
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The economy won’t suddenly restart with the first injections on December 8, but could it slowly reopen, perhaps allowing those who have been vaccinated to return to a normal life?