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Covid-19: Government schools decision 'beggars belief'

The government is taking "reckless decisions" on coronavirus safety measures in schools, the National Education Union has said.

"The government should be doing far more to ensure that education is safe," said Paul Shellard, secretary of the union's Brighton and Hove branch.

3 January 2021

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