Government’s “alarming” approach abandons children to the risks of Covid

Responding to the announcement from the education secretary today (Tuesday) that school bubbles and self-isolation are to be scrapped from 19 July, UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards said:
“The government’s alarming approach abandons children to a highly transmissible virus spreading at a record pace through schools.
“Safety measures like bubbles and self-isolation are proven to reduce the spread of the virus.
“With around one in ten pupils reportin