Sally Weale, Guardian education correspondent, looks at the backlash against this drive to return some year groups to school
The government has said it wants children in nursery and reception and years 1 and 6 to begin a phased return to schools from early June, with other years following soon after, so primary children are in school for a month before the summer holidays, as long as
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Government rows back on 1 June English primary schools reopening planJustice secretary says 1 June not fixed date as councils and teachers air safety concerns
Read more »
LIVE: Johnson promises 25,000 'track and tracers' by June 1Labour Leader Keir Starmer presses Boris Johnson on whether care homes have been 'protected' during the coronavirus crisis. In response, the PM accuses the Labour leader of being 'ignorant of the facts' on care homes. Read more here:
Read more »
UK plans for contact-tracing in doubt as app not ready until JuneDeputy chief scientific adviser suggests track-and-trace stopped in March due to lack of capacity
Read more »
Coronavirus - all you need to know as death toll 'could drop to zero by June'The latest figures show an increase by 545 across hospitals and care home - the largest in a week, however the death toll continues to trend downward overall
Read more »
Coronavirus deaths in Britain could stop by end of June, scientists sayNumber of deaths on Monday was 545, down from 627 a week ago, and seven-day average is now 378
Read more »
Up to 1,500 English primary schools to defy 1 June reopening planCoronavirus rebellion by councils forces government to say it will not sanction them
Read more »