NAHT comments on government plans to remove safety
requirements in schools
Commenting as the Prime Minister announces that school isolation
requirements, or 'bubbles', will be removed from 19th July, Nick
Brook, deputy general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT,
said:
“To maintain public confidence the government need to explain
clearly to parents and schools alike why arrangements we were
told were critical to maintaining pupil safety until now, are no
longer needed going forward, despite the soaring infection rates
in schools. No school wants to see restrictions in place any
longer than they have to be, but we must ensure that in relaxing
rules now we do not create further longer term disruption in the
months to come.”
ASCL comment on PM’s statement on step 4
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s statement on step 4 of the
roadmap in England, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the
Association of School and College Leaders, said:
“We are pleased that the Prime Minister has confirmed that the
government’s current set of rules over Covid management in
schools and colleges will change as part of the easing of
restrictions under step 4 of the roadmap. The current requirement
for close contacts of positive cases to be traced and asked to
self-isolate is resulting in significant educational disruption
on top of the disruption that children and young people have
already experienced over the past 15 months. Given the rollout of
the vaccine programme to the adult population it is no longer
acceptable that children and young people should continue to pay
such a heavy price in managing transmission of the virus.
“We look forward to the Education Secretary’s statement tomorrow
about exactly how the rules for schools and colleges will change.
We will be studying these plans in detail to ensure that there is
absolute clarity, to raise any concerns from our members, and to
ensure that any practical implications for schools and colleges
are ironed out as soon as possible.”
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