Estimates put 39% of teachers and school leaders and 51% of teaching assistants and other staff are working on-site in open settings in the current lockdown
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UNISON meets Department for Education and NHS test and trace officials to discuss the end-of-term announcement about mass testing in English schools in January

National schools committee describes UK government’s announcement, made on the last day of term, that some secondaries will be expected to start next term online, as “jaw-dropping”

UNISON survey reveals huge rise in numbers doing higher-grade work as teachers fall ill or fail to get tests

‘Headline-catching announcements’ are not dealing with the practicalities needed to ensure pupils can return to school safely, says union
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