Greenwich Council backs down on closing schools early after legal threats The leader of Greenwich Council has said he has “no choice” but to ask schools to remain open following threats of legal action from the Government, the latest in a national saga. The local authority has agreed to withdraw its advice to schools in the south-east London borough to move to online learning for the last few days of term amid rising Covid-19 rates in the capital. The decision comes after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told the Labour-run council on Monday evening to keep schools open to all pupils until the end of term or it will face legal action.
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Greenwich Council backs down on closing schools early after Government s legal threats
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has ordered the Labour-run council to keep schools open
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The leader of Greenwich Council has said he has “no choice” but to ask schools to remain open following threats of legal action from the Government.
Greenwich council backs down over school closures schoolsweek.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from schoolsweek.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
THE leader of Greenwich Council has said he has “no choice” but to ask schools to remain open following threats of legal action from the Government. The local authority has agreed to withdraw its advice to schools in the south-east London borough to move to online learning for the last few days of term amid rising Covid-19 rates in the capital. The decision comes after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told the Labour-run council on Monday evening to keep schools open to all pupils until the end of term or it will face legal action. Statement from Cllr Danny Thorpe, Leader of the Council on our response to the Government regarding school closures due to COVID-19…https://t.co/nXni5cqjAY#COVID#COVID19