Teaching unions push for an EVEN LONGER schools closure as they warn even March 8 could be ‘too early’ to return to the classroom

Teaching unions today blasted Boris Johnson’s decision to start reopening schools in March as they warned that coming out of the third lockdown ’too early’ could ultimately lead to a fourth national squeeze.  The PM told the Commons this afternoon that schools will not reopen until at least March 8, in a devastating blow for millions of children and parents struggling with balancing work and home-schooling. Though Mr Johnson also ruled out a phased reopening of schools after the February half-term, unions are calling for an even longer closure as they claim March 8 could be too soon for getting children back into classrooms without causing a spike in Covid cases. They jumped on the PM’s announcement fast progress was being made on vaccinations, with doses given to nearly seven million people and the NHS being on track for covering the four most vulnerable groups by February 15 – and the jabs giving them full protection three weeks after that. Unions claimed there are ‘too many unknowns, such as the effectiveness of the vaccine and the pace at which infections are falling’ to set a March 8 deadline for reopening schools and suggested that Mr Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown would… Read full this story

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