School bubbles and a raft of other Covid restrictions in education settings are set to be dropped from July 19, Gavin Williamson has announced.
Speaking to the Commons, the Education Secretary said that school bubbles are causing disruption to many children s education and will be replaced in order to allow children to get the education they deserve and need .Â
Mr Williamson announced that restrictions including staggering start and finish times, the recommendation of wearing face masks in school settings, and social distancing will be removed.Â
Headteachers will also no longer have to conduct tracing of contacts within schools when outbreaks do occur, with the responsibility handed to NHS Test and Trace. And from August 16, children will only need to isolate if they have tested positive.Â
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