Leaders lay out only way pupils can safely return amid warning schools will be significant vectors of Covid transmission without changes manchestereveningnews.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from manchestereveningnews.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Confusion as some nursery workers given Covid vaccine, while others are turned away
Nursery staff were mistakenly told they are eligible for the vaccine
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Confusion over eligibility for the Covid vaccine is causing anger and frustration among nursery workers.
After receiving guidance that they fall under the social care sector last Friday, nurseries in Greater Manchester and across the country told staff to book in using the self-referral system.
And while some managed to get their vaccine at the weekend and earlier this week, others have been turned away and told that nursery staff do not qualify.
The problem seems to have arisen from a list on the government s National Careers Service website, which features nursery managers and workers among the many roles.
Children aged five to 12 now in one of most common groups for Covid manchestereveningnews.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from manchestereveningnews.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
They deserve a medal - the teachers and schools praised by parents for support in pandemic
Families have been telling us the schools and teachers they want to thank for supporting pupils
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Thank you posters outside Oak Tree Primary in Cheadle Hulme (Image: Vicky Moran)
Schools across Greater Manchester have been thanked by families for all they have done to support them during the pandemic. In an article last week about executive headteacher Chris Hanson praising families and staff at Corpus Christi RC Primary in Chadderton, Oldham, for pulling together amid the pandemic, we asked parents to tell us who they wanted to thank.
Children s tsar backs longer school days amid fears some pupils will never catch up manchestereveningnews.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from manchestereveningnews.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.